349: Episode 349 - SFGT | The History of Halloween - What is Halloween/Samhain and more!

HAPPY HALLOWEEN - Research Episode Send me your own suggestions: [email protected] Topic: #Halloween #Samhain #History Welcome listeners, and it’s Halloween! The time for celebrations across maaaany cultures. And today I share the story of Halloween itself. Today, I’m going to jump head first into what makes Halloween what it is today. It’s time for a research episode. I’m going to covering off some pretty key topics about what Halloween is, what it is to me, Halloweens cultural roots, and the merging of two key cultures Christianity and Celtic tradition that created what modern Halloween is right now. Alongside all of this, I’ll exploring Samhain, the Pagan Gods, and aspects of Halloween that we enjoy but may not really know where they originate from, such as trick or treating, pumpkins, and dressing up. Thank you so much for listening to the #podcast mates! References mega list: Death Rates: https://www.bestplaces.net/docs/studies/halloween_deadliest_day.aspx Expenditure: https://nrf.com/media/press-releases/halloween-spending-reach-9-billion Safety and Fears: https://journalstar.com/lifestyles/family/of-the-scariest-health-hazards-of-halloween/article_8284fefb-25a9-5f37-a5d1-ac8c33ffb448.html Poison Candy: http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/marijuana/sd-me-marijuana-poisoning-20181026-story.html Origins: https://www.history.com/topics/halloween/history-of-halloween All Souls Day: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All_Souls%27_Day All Saints Day: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All_Saints%27_Day Paganus: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paganism Religion Statistics: https://news.gallup.com/poll/187955/percentage-christians-drifting-down-high.aspx Deities by the Celts: https://www.thoughtco.com/gods-of-the-celts-2561711 Celtic Polytheism: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Celtic_polytheism#Common_Celtic_theonyms Gaelic and Christian Halloween Influences: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halloween#Gaelic_and_Welsh_influence Celtic God Muck Olla: https://www.flickr.com/photos/22361861@N07/6221473618 Immigration: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scotch-Irish_Americans Soul Cakes: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soul_cake Halloween Lore: https://www.irish-genealogy-toolkit.com/origin-of-Halloween.html Samhain Lore: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samhain Celtic Wicca: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Celtic_Wicca Australia Halloween: http://this.deakin.edu.au/society/should-we-really-be-celebrating-halloween-in-australia ***** Visit my website for those without Podcast apps: https://www.storiesfablesghost.wixsite.com/storiesfables ***** Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/StoriesFablesGhostlyTales Twitter: https://twitter.com/StoriesFablesGT Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjtTN-6a_PS38eO90wzcNew ***** Fantastic Music Links and Credit - Public Domain: CO.AG - goo.gl/hQZW8Z *****