Halloween History

de bene esse: literally, of well-being, morally acceptable but subject to future validation or exception

The idea of Halloween as a festival of supernatural evil forces is an entirely modern invention...

10 things you didn’t know about the history of Halloween

With the ‘trick or treat’-ing nearly season upon us, Dr David Clarke of Sheffield Hallam University, an expert on British folklore, investigates the origins of this eerie autumn festival…

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