The Great Halloween Podcast

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Have you ever wondered why we dress up in costumes and take candy from strangers on Halloween? Or where the name Halloween even came from? And have you even heard of Walpurgis Night?

Welcome to The Great Halloween Podcast, part 3, a deep dive into the weird and wonderful secrets of Halloween's mysterious origins. In this episode we’ll look at how Halloween grew from a simple Celtic harvest celebration to a worldwide phenomenon that took over the world.

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Have you ever wondered why we dress up in costumes and take candy from strangers on Halloween? Or where the name Halloween even came from? And have you even heard of Walpurgis Night?

Welcome to The Great Halloween Podcast, Part 2, a deep dive into the weird and wonderful secrets of Halloween's mysterious origins. In this episode we’re going to talk about where some of Halloween’s scariest monsters and haunts came from, including ghosts, witches and haunted houses!

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Welcome to The Great Halloween Podcast, a deep dive into the weird and mysterious origins of Halloween. We’ll answer questions like, why do we dress up in costumes and take candy from strangers? Where did the name Halloween even come from? And why do we carve scary faces into giant vegetables?

The Great Halloween Podcast is a companion to The Great Halloween Jigsaw Puzzle. The puzzle tells the history of Halloween, but the image on the box isn't quite the same as the image you build. As you put each piece into place, it reveals a new part of Halloween's crazy past, and the podcast gives you clues to help solve it.

You can listen to the podcast without doing the puzzle, and you can do the puzzle without listening to the podcast. But they’re designed to work together to create a totally unique —and super fun— Halloween experience.

Now let’s talk about the history of Halloween. In this episode we’re going to tell you where it came from, why we celebrate it, and where it got its name.