In this episode we discuss the history of one of our favourite days, Halloween. We explore the history of the day, from who started it and where it began to finding out if candy always handed out and other interesting facts. We also share our own tales of haunted places and the story behind the ghost that lives there.
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Halloween (History.com)
History of Halloween (World History Encyclopedia)
Who Were the Celts (History.com)
Samhain Pronounced: “SAH-win” (History.com)
How Jack O’Lanterns Originated in Irish Myth (History.com)
The dark history behind Halloween is even more chilling than you realized (Business Insider)
A Feast With the Dead: How to Hold a Pagan Dumb Supper for Samhain (Learn Religions)
How To Make a Soul Cake for Samhain (Learn Religions)
Soul Cakes: Hallowed Offerings for Hungry Ghosts (NPR)
The Origins and Practices of: Samhain, Día de los Muertos, and All Saints Day (Boston Public Library)
How Trick-or-Treating Became a Halloween Tradition (History.com)
Halloween Was Once So Dangerous That Some Cities Considered Banning It (History.com)
Halloween in Canada (Canadian Encyclopedia)
Halloween Statistics (for Canada) (Finder.ca)
Fairmont Château Laurier’s Invisible Guests (M.A. Kleen blog)
Haunted Ottawa (Ottawa Life Magazine)
Charles Melville Hays (Encyclopedia Titanica)
10 Haunted Hotels in Ontario (Mysteries of Canada)
Haunted Houses by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (Poets.org)
UK vs USA Halloween Differences (American Vicountess; YouTube)