Show Notes
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Lisa and Sarah celebrate Halloween by surprising each other with costumes and tracing the festival’s roots in Samhain, the Celtic fire-festival that marked summer’s end and the thinning of the veil. From guising and soul cakes to Margaret Hamilton’s poisonous green makeup, we explore how Samhain became Halloween, and Sarah fills us in on some of the scariest witch stories from around the world. Plus, in Show and Spell, we try a little apple-peel and candy divination to see if our true love’s initials appear.
Citations for Who, What, Witch, Where?
Library of Congress The Origins of Halloween Traditions CNN Style (2024), From Pagan Spirits to Wonder Woman: A Brief History of the Halloween Costume
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Keywords: witchcraft, halloween, trick or treat, costume, dress-up, Samhain Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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