Show Notes
Do you celebrate Halloween? If so, what are some of your annual traditions? Maybe you dress up in costumes, carve a Jack-o'-lantern, go trick-or-treating? But have you ever wondered why we do these things? Or that they may be tied to rituals over 3,000 years old? We're discussing the unexpected origins of Halloween and the barrier between our world and beyond on this episode of Unspookable.
Host: Elise Parisian Written by: Ellenor Riley-Condit Created, Produced, Edited by: Nate DuFort Music Direction and Composition: Jesse Case Logo by: Natalie Khuen Special thanks this week to our guests Ava and Ayla. You might recognize Ayla along with her sister Calla from the podcast Scary Stories for Creepy Kids, short and spooky stories for kids by kids. You can get their amazing show wherever you get podcasts and keep an eye out as they also have three books available now on Amazon by searching Scary Stories for Creepy Kids.
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