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Unraveling Samhain: Tracing the Roots of Halloween Through Fragmented Evidence
This episode unpacks the puzzle of Samhain—the pre‑Christian Celtic festival that seeds Halloween—by tracing medieval manuscripts, archaeological alignments, linguistic traces, and early commercial imagery. We explore how historians weave these disparate strands into a coherent narrative and what that means for the modern celebration. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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