Sunday, October 22, 2017

Genealogy Journey's Podcast #40: Origins, Traditions, & Superstitions of Hallowe’en

Hallowe'en Greeting. New York Public Library https://flic.kr/p/7bontz

It's time to look at Halloween and other Fall traditions.



Resources

May Day

http://www.history.com/topics/history-of-may-day
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_Day

Samhain

https://www.circlesanctuary.org/index.php/celebrating-the-seasons/celebrating-samhain
http://www.newgrange.com/samhain.htm
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samhain

Jack Tales

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_(hero)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack-o%27-lantern
https://www.ibiblio.org/bawdy/folklore/tales.html

Hallowe’en – traditions, history

http://www.history.com/topics/halloween/history-of-halloween
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halloween
https://www.livescience.com/16677-halloween-superstitions-traditions.html
http://mentalfloss.com/article/58341/origins-15-spooky-halloween-traditions
http://www.holidayinsights.com/halloween/facts.htm

--Jean Wilcox Hibben

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