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Reforming Halloween: How the 16th‑Century Church Shakeup Spun a Modern Celebration
This episode traces how the Reformation’s critique of indulgences and prayers for the dead upended Allhallowtide in England, creating a theological vacuum that pushed holiday rituals toward secular storytelling and community feasting. It examines the legal bans, economic collapse of monasteries, and the rise of folk practices like trick‑or‑treating that laid the groundwork for today’s Halloween culture. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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