Halloween has had many faces throughout the years, but the Celtic traditions of Samhain is where it began. And some of those ancient traditions are still around today.
https://www.history.com/topics/halloween/history-of-halloween
https://www.druidry.org/druid-way/teaching-and-practice/druid-festivals/samhain/deeper-samhain
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I thought the tradition started with a woman sick of tricksters messing with her garden. Ha
I’ve learned a lot with this episode. My favorites were the apple while brushing hair while looking in a mirror and the fairies. Wow. These were all so awesome.
I forgot to say I thought it was interesting how there are some religious threads through some of the traditions too. So intriguing.
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