Witches and Mangelwurzels

Send us comments, suggestions and ideas here! Fashion your mask, grab a jack-o-lantern and let's get spoopy as we discuss everybody’s favorite Irish-Scottish tradition, Halloween. Join us as we trick-or-treat our way through each of Halloween’s most time-honored tropes and trace them back to the fae haunted hills of Olde World. Join us as we discuss: -How to pronounce Halloween like a fancy smart person. -Christmas stole everything from Halloween -What a Banshee does -Where the cat got nine lives. -Why black cats get a bad rap in Halloween -Hellhounds and Faery Dogs -The Revenge of the Sith -Why Crowley and Mathers took Scottish last names -Origin of the Jack-O-Lantern -Why we trick-or-treat -How to stop a cat from stealing souls To hear the extended version of this show visit www.Patreon.com/TheWholeRabbit where we discuss: -Irish bat folklore and “The Book of the Law” -The Accursed Hare -The Best Halloween Candy SOURCES: Irish animal folklore: http://irishhedgerows.weebly.com/folklore.html Bat Folklore: https://livinglibraryblog.com/the-bat-of-celtic-folklore/#:~:text=In%20Ireland%2C%20it's%20still%20said,will%20soon%20follow%5Bii%5D. Hair of the Dog: https://britishfairies.wordpress.com/2019/12/01/the-hair-of-the-dog-fairies-dogs/ Scottish Fairy Cat: https://www.scotclans.com/cat-sith-celtic-mythology/ Soul Cake: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soul_cake Pronunciation of Sidhe (sounds like ‘Shea’): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5gpyEhRciXQ Where to find The Whole Rabbit: iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-whole-rabbit/id1457163771 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0AnJZhmPzaby04afmEWOAV Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_whole_rabbit_/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/h4ckrabbit Support the show