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England’s Patchwork of All Hallows’ Eve: Souling, Nut‑Crack Night and the Rise of Regional Traditions

In this episode we trace how England’s Halloween was never a single national pattern but a mosaic of local customs—souling, nut‑crack night, apple bobbing—and explore how those traditions survived industrial change, media influence, and American marketing to shape the modern celebration we know today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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