The History of Halloween (Spooky Month #1)
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About the Episode
It’s the start of Spooky Month! We have FIVE special spooky episodes for you throughout the month of October 2020. And how could we kick off the season of pumpkin spice and Hocus Pocus without talking about the festival that surrounds it all – Halloween.
Learn about the history of Halloween, why we celebrate it, and where some of the traditions we celebrate today originate from.
Things you’ll learn in this episode:
- Ancient origins of Halloween
- All Saints’ Day
- Halloween’s transfer to America
- History of trick-or-treating
- Modern day Halloween
- Halloween matchmaking and lesser-known rituals
Links & Resources
- Halloween 2020 (History)
- Halloween (Historic UK)
- The history of Halloween – how it all started (BBC Newsround)
- The Fascinating History of Halloween And How the Fall Holiday Originated (Good Housekeeping)
- The dark history behind Halloween is even more chilling than you realized (Business Insider)
- Halloween by Robert Burns (1785)
