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Samhain to Jack‑O‑Lanterns: Tracing Halloween’s Celtic Roots

We follow the trail from the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain through Christian adaptation, Victorian revival, candy industry boom, and digital age to show how every pumpkin, costume, and trick‑or‑treat today has its roots in a harvest ritual that marked thresholds between worlds. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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