Episode 38: The Spooky Origins of Halloween

Happy Halloween everyone! Join me as I figure out just how in the world this spooky holiday came to be. SOCIALS: @therestoomuchtothinkpod on Instagram. SOURCES: Bachelor, Blane. “The twisted history transatlantic tale of American jack-o’-lanterns” The National Geographic, Oct 27, 2020. https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/the-twisted-transatlantic-tale-of-american-jack-o-lanterns?loggedin=true&rnd=1697329027939 Accessed Oct 14, 2023. Fire of Learning. “History of Halloween–Documentary,” YouTube, Oct 4, 2019. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iro229V4Wss [Video]. Accessed Oct 14, 2023. Odyssey, David. “The Bewitching History of Black Cats and Halloween” The Wildest, Oct 16, 2023. https://www.thewildest.com/cat-lifestyle/black-cats-and-halloween Accessed Oct 26, 2023. Rowe, Kaz. “What Were Halloween Parties Like in the Early 1900s?” YouTube, Oct 11, 2021. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1b-cD3-UnUA [Video]. Accessed Oct 14, 2023. Toner, Clare. “Bats and Halloween” Scottish Wildlife Trust, Oct 2019. https://scottishwildlifetrust.org.uk/2019/10/bats-and-halloween/ Accessed Oct 14 2023. The Hidden Passage. “Terror & Revelry | Pagan Roots of Halloween | Liminal Magic” YouTube, Sep 30, 2023. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eQWDYCTMLTo [Video]. Accessed Oct 14, 2023. Thomas, Heather. “The Origins of Halloween Traditions” Library of Congress, Oct 26, 2021. https://blogs.loc.gov/headlinesandheroes/2021/10/the-origins-of-halloween-traditions/#:~:text=Yet%2C%20the%20Halloween%20holiday%20has,costumes%20to%20ward%20off%20ghos Accessed Oct 14 2023.