Jack-o'-Lantern: The History of Halloween
Channel: Alliterative
Date: 2015-10-27

The etymology of Jack-o’-Lantern and the confused history of Hallowe’en. And you can find more spooky etymologies in our video on Ghost Words: https://youtu.be/Td5FtoKWWTI

#halloween #historyofhalloween #etymology
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Show notes & credits: http://www.alliterative.net/jackolantern
Transcript: http://www.alliterative.net/jackolantern-transcript
Related blog post: http://www.alliterative.net/blog/2015/10/27/the-many-faces-of-the-jack-o-lantern
Related podcast episode: http://www.alliterative.net/podcast/2016/10/25/episode-22-jack-olantern or https://youtu.be/GH7-hQTO4GA 

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