Origins of Halloween | Josh's Cemetery Chats
Channel: Josh Bearheart Hawk
Date: 2021-10-31

Halloween is my favorite holiday, but why do we celebrate the way we do? Let's take a look at the history of the traditions and where they come from!

Combining the Celtic festival of Samhain, the Catholic celebration of All Saints Day and many others, with just a pinch of Guy Fawkes, we wind up with one of the spookiest holidays of the year. I was fascinated with the reason we have trick or treat each year, and how one woman in small town Kansas changed the holiday as we know it.

Normally, these cemetery chats come out on Tuesday each week, but I couldn't help but release one to celebrate Halloween! As we move into November and the end of 2021 I have a lot of cool things planned so make sure to subscribe so you don't miss out! 


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Chapters:
0:00 intro
0:35 Welcome
0:45 The Roots of Halloween
1:26 Trick or Treat!
1:45 Guy Fawkes Role
2:57 Souling
3:37 Elizabeth Krebs
4:24 Jack-O-Lanterns and Stingy Jack
5:14 What Do You Think?
5:37 Closing