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020: Jack O' Lanterns and Samhain: A look at How Folk Lore and Tradition Have Shaped Our Halloween Tradtions
Hello! In todays episode, I take a look at how we got our modern day Jack O' Lanters. From legends such as Stingy Jack to children carving faces into turnips (horrifying), Jack O' Lanters can be traced back to the UK, Ireland, Scotland, and Whales.
Upon their arrival to the US, turnips were traded out for Pumpkins and the rest is history.
We can also trace many of our halloween tradtions back to ancient celtic tradtion of Samhain (Sow-wen). Dressing up in costume as well as the day for halloween itself both come from this celebration.
Sources for today's episode include: PBS, History.com…
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