I hope all my Darklings are having a very happy Halloween, however you celebrate it! 🎃🕸Samhain blessings to you all 🍂I'll be back to answer your comments tomorrow-right now, I need the warm embrace of my crypt! 🖤🦇💀 L x
I do so enjoy being a 'darkling'... I wonder if we 'darklings' have any super-powers? One thing I've noticed is that I learn something new every time I watch your videos. Many thanks! 😘☺
@@awegner6465 Ah, the crypt does have its charm, but be warned-it’s rather drafty and filled with curious relics of Halloween past! Thank you for the kind words, and I’m thrilled you enjoy my videos. 🖤💀
@@theseustoo I think darklings must have the power of curiosity and a knack for uncovering mysteries! Delighted you’re learning something new with each video-that’s exactly what I aim for. Thanks for all your support! 🖤🕸
Retired Prof. of applied linguistics here, 42 years living and teaching in Japan. Teaching the history of Halloween in Comparative Culture classes for college kids was among my favorite activities. I wish I had known some of the information provided in this EXCELLENT presentation. Well written, a great combination of historical research and authentic visuals, and all within such a short and easily digestible time of under 15 minutes. No filler. Bravo, for a job well-done.
Wow, thank you so much! That is high praise indeed, and I’m absolutely thrilled that you enjoyed it. It’s an honour to know this could have added to your cultural lessons! 🖤
I totally agree with you, and I could say that on every upload. there is something about this channel that captures history and mythology so beautifully 😊
I am 17 and love your videos. For some time I have researched old traditions so that, when I start a family, we can reestablish them in our family. My parents are regular but I want to be much more traditional. The practices of my ancient ancestors hold my interest the most as I feel they were more connected to our real selves. Thank you for your time and work on these videos . Happy Halloween 🎃 👻
It warms my heart to know that the traditions of the past will live on with you, Josie. Your commitment to honouring your ancestors is beautiful, and I'm thrilled to be a part of your journey to rediscover them! Wishing you a wonderfully traditional Halloween! 🎃🖤
I agree with these sentiments and have thought similarly. I think that we need more media created to spread the traditions and their messages. Animations, books, movies and everything that the next generations can consume and share in. We have allowed big corporations to shape our culture for too long, there’s so many rich customs and community festivities that we are missing out on.
@smith549371 I agree completely. Certainly if they made such wonderful material available, I would purchase them. There is plenty of sick and perverse media available. We need soul affirming, traditional materials. I have seen in my schools how they present things. That is why I will do better for my future family.
"Bobbing For Apples" was one of a few games that allowed Spirits to help (or hinder) the players. Toffee Apples hung, to be eaten by the player with their hands behind their backs, was another. There are so many traditions from so many places in the British Isles covering such a wide span of history that a much longer video would be needed to encapsulate it all. Congratulations on a beautifully crafted video.
You’re absolutely right! The British Isles hold such a rich tapestry of Halloween customs, each with its own unique spirit and history. I'm so glad you enjoyed this glimpse into them-thank you for watching! 🖤:)
Samhain fell on the halfway mark between the Autumn equinox and Winter Solstice, a cross quarter day, that today because of procession of the equinoxes actually falls on 5 November, and Bonfire Night is really part of the same festival of Halloween. The Romans often moved local festivals that relied on different calendars to the nearest calend, first of a month, of the Roman calendar. Jack o Lanterns are known from English folklore known as Spunkies, from Old English spunc, meaning ember, where i live Norfolk had the Lantern Men lurking in the fens, now mostly drained. Elsewhere there was Joan the Wad, Will o the Wisp, Robin Goodfellow, all basically the same phenomenon, the Romans called it Ignis Fatuus - false or foolish fire. A hollowed out turnip with a lighted candle in it was known in some parts as a Hunky Punk, again meant to represent this curious low level luminous phenomena. On Halloween children would go door to door singing the hunky punk song, "it's hunky punk tonight, it's hunky punk tonight, Adam and Eve could scarcely believe it's hunky punk tonight. It's hunky punk tonight, it's hunky punk tonight, give us a candle or give us a light or else you'll get a fright."
Love the story of Stingy Jack. I've not heard that one. My family, who are fully grown, still enjoy carving pumpkins with my husband and I. We make a night of it, with pizza and favorite Halloween movies.
Stingy Jack is a fun tale, isn’t it? And your family pumpkin-carving night sounds delightful! The simple traditions we keep often become the most cherished memories. 🖤 :)
For more years than I care to remember I've been mentally adding the lost apostrophe to Hallowe'en, where e'er it's seen. The missing 'v' deserves to have its passing marked. I deplore today's pidgin-English Merkinese spell-checkers, streamlining all of the subtlety, nuance and life out of the language. To the bone-fire with 'em all, say I! 🔥👀
@@MummaBear Another girl after my own heart! My English teacher from high-school, Mrs Hunter, once told our class (2M at that time!) that if we want to improve our writing style, one of the best things we could do was to completely drop the 'got' and 'gotten' from our writing. She said there's no such word in the English language, and that there was ALWAYS a much better, more descriptive word. She demonstrated this with a few questions to the denizens of 2M, like this: Mrs Hunter: What's the first thing you did this morning after you woke up? Student: "I got up!" Mrs H: "It sounds so much better to say, 'I arose...' And what did you do next?" Student: "I got dressed for school!" Mrs H: "I dressed for school!" Student: I got my breakfast... Mrs H: "I ate breakfast" I've never forgotten that lesson, and avoid using 'got' or 'gotten' like the plague. I think Mrs Hunter was quite right... it really does improve one's writing style enormously!
Halloween has never been observed in Australia but a few years ago it was introduced by the supermarkets selling their merchandise. So it is very slowly gaining momentum. I have no objection to it as it is good fun for the kids, but I despair for the cheap plastic 'Made in China' crap that will eventually end up in landfill. Same goes for Easter, Christmas etc.
I travelled from Downunder to UK and Ireland in the mid 70s and was in Ireland at Halloween. I was stunned that I knew nothing of Halloween and was informed by my Irish cousins of the traditions. I though the entire night was entertaining but very weird.
@@Lisa-x3n5x Yeah... Hallowe'en just doesn't seem quite right in spring, does it? And Christmas at the height of summer took a bit of getting used to (I'm a 'blow-in To'n'From'!) But on the other hand, if you enjoy Christmas that much, you can actually celebrate it twice a year here in the Wonderful Land of Oz, because we also celebrate 'Christmas in July', for those who understand that it's really all about the mid-winter solstice! 😉
I completely understand-while it’s wonderful to see these traditions spreading, the flood of cheap plastic merchandise can feel so wasteful. It’s one reason I find it so important to remember the history and traditions of the past, so we can inspire future generations to celebrate Halloween in ways that are both fun and meaningful! 🖤
@@theseustoo I can imagine Halloween’s dark, wintry atmosphere feels strange when it lands in the middle of spring! And celebrating Christmas in the summer would take a bit of getting used to! But 'Christmas in July' sounds like a wonderful way to capture that cozy, mid-winter spirit. Australia truly has the best of both worlds! 🖤
In The Netherlands Halloween isn't populair and wide spread. The children have a feast called Sint Maarten (Saint Martin) on the 11-11. They have a lantern and go from door to door, when they sing a song, they get a treat.
Brilliant research and analysis delivered, as always, in your beautiful voice with impeccable enunciation. Thank you. We always do a jack o'lantern for Hallowe'en and leave a lit candle on the window-sill to burn through the night :)
Love everything about your videos! Obscure information, haunting background music, and your own rich voice creates an ambiance worth every watch… much appreciate the many things I’ve learnt so far by watching your channel; so glad I subscribed so many moons ago.❤
As a kid, my friends and I always put so much effort into guising. One year we put on a full 10 minute long play we'd made up ourselves in every house we went to (we must have been insufferable xD). But when I mention to other people, even people my own age (34), about having to do a performance (it didn't have to be as much as we did, even just telling some jokes was enough), they seem baffled by the notion, why should you have to do anything to get your sweets? You've already dressed up! But I loved putting on a show xD
I'm from Sweden and I'm fascinated by all the interesting stories from England and, primary, Germany with the Grimm brothers you bring to us Darklings. Thank you
I used to love the smell of a carved turnip head slowly burning by candle. Bobbing for apples was annoying but it was made up for by eating parkin, black peas and potatoes thrown into a bonfire and eaten when they were a crispy black on the outside. Yum ! I'd never heard of mischief night till I married a Yorkshire lass and trick or treat was something American and Canadians did. However, knock and run was a nightly pleasure so I guess every night was mischief night in Lancashire.
We used to call 'knock and run' "Knockie-nine-doors" back when Tyne & Wear was still County Durham! But it wasn't associated with any particular festival... We just played it as and when the mood took us! We used to make 'Jack-O'-Lanterns' out of turnips too, but like yourself, we never went 'trick or treating'... However we DID make up for that on November 5th, on 'Guy Ffawkes' Night' when we'd go out with a 'guy' and demand, "Penny for the Guy, mister!" from passers by! It was a way to fund fireworks for display at our 'bonfire'! (Incidentally, we used to have veritable 'wars' over which part of town had the biggest bonfire. The best part of the month prior to November 5th was 'collecting' firewood... often stolen from a neighbouring suburb's bonfire! What fun! The stories I could tell about those 'Bonfire Wars'!
Such wonderful memories! The smell of a burning turnip head and crispy potatoes over a bonfire-those are the scents of a true Halloween past. It sounds like you’ve experienced the very heart of these old traditions. 🖤
I’m not sure how I found your channel when I finally started using UA-cam for more than just music, but I am so thrilled! Halloween is my favorite holiday & it has never been about any kind of bad mischief, only good fun. Thanks to your incredible videos, I always learn new, fascinating things. I even surprise myself when I know things I didn’t think I knew. When the ancient Celtic Samhain celebration was pronounced sao-in, my brain told me it’s spelled Samhain & I was right. I have no idea how I could have known that, but my brain never ceases to amaze me with its wealth of knowledge. I can’t even imagine the amount of time that is spent making these videos with all of the information & beautiful images because I just found out that AJ from The Why Files spent 100 hours of research for a 4 minute section of TWF’s latest video. Thank you so much for making such excellent, high quality, entertaining, informative videos! 💜😽💋
Welcome, darkling! I’m so glad you found your way here, and thrilled to have you along for the journey. I’m a big fan of The Why Files too-AJ’s dedication is truly inspiring! It does take hours upon hours to create each of my videos, but comments like yours make every bit of the hard work worth it. Thank you for bringing your curiosity and enthusiasm to our little corner of Halloween! 🖤:)
It’s true-the UK has always embraced Bonfire Night more than Halloween, but then it does echo some of the older ways of celebrating Halloween anyway. Those bonfires and gatherings are a wonderful link to past traditions! 🖤
@The-Resurrectionists yes indeed, mirror skrying, not sure of the spelling is still practiced in spiritual circles. Fascinating facts as always 💯 👌. I was just talking to my friend who took her grandchildren out trick or treating last night, she also said it was bonfire night 🌙 they celebrated, not Halloween.
Love your presentation of Halloween's history and traditions. Kale tossing is new to me (what a waste of a good vegetable!). I know in the UK Halloween is followed almost right after by Guy Fawkes day, and some of the Halloween traditions (eg, bonfires) seem to have migrated to Guy Fawkes. Hope you can do a video about Guy Fawkes day sometime!
Thank you so much! Kale tossing is certainly a unique custom! You're absolutely right-many Halloween traditions did find their way into Guy Fawkes celebrations. So happy you enjoyed the video! Thanks for your comment and ongoing support-it's really appreciated! 🖤
I knew about the jack o lanterns, but You have showed me so much more about Halloween. thank you. P.S. I could find nothing in Norse mythology that resembled Beauty and the beast. However, the Sigurd Saga reminds me of Cyrano de Bergerac.
Thank you so much for watching! I’m thrilled you enjoyed learning more about Halloween traditions. And what a fascinating connection you’ve made with Beauty and the Beast! I can really see the Sigurd Saga and Cyrano de Bergerac both explore the ideas of hidden beauty and longing-that's a great observation, thank you for sharing 🖤
A fascinating in-depth history of Halloween! I wasn't aware of the history of many of these, but I remember these traditions from my childhood in Yorkshire. There was a large public green area at the back of my street and the community came together to build bonfires and cook foil wrapped potatoes and spiced apples in the fire. It was always fun trying to poke them out with a stick, lol, and to see if you'd found a potato or an apple. Bonfire toffee and toffee apples were also on the menu, as well as any dishes locals brought to share. As kids we used to build a Guy Fawkes effigy using a carved pumpkin for it's head, and stuffing old clothes with newspapers. Then we'd cart it around the streets in a wheelbarrow or 'borrowed' shopping trolley/cart, asking people for "a penny for the guy." The poor stuffed bloke eventually got tossed onto the top of the fire on bonfire night (November 5th), but we appreciated the fireworks we could then buy - long before age restrictions. Miggy night "mischievous night" was fun, but we had to be sneaky. After all, residents don't really appreciate eggs and tomatoes splattered on their doors 😮😅 Local shops had to stop selling eggs and soft fruit to kids around Halloween, but toilet paper was a "tidier" alternative 😉 Where I lived us kids did our pranks on November 4th, rather than October 30th, with the understanding that we might not be allowed to trick-or-treat if we got caught the night before. The things we got away with in the 70's and 80's would be considered criminal damage these days, although we still got into big trouble if our parents found out - and they usually did!
I am very fascinated with the old tradition of Samhain. In America, during the 1800s, people would also perform seance to connect with the people on the other side I also find Banshees very intriguing as well. Thank you, my darkness, for this trip back to how our traditions were formed. ☠️☠️🖤🖤
The seances and Spiritualism are thought to have been due to the Civil War, when so many soldiers on the Union and Confederate sides were killed in battle and the bereft families of those soldiers wanted to communicate with them. 🤔
Samhain’s old traditions hold such power, don’t they? And séance customs brought a wonderful air of mystery to 19th-century celebrations. I’m so glad you enjoyed the video, dear darkling! 🖤
Interesting in the Netherlands we don't have Halloween, but we do have parts of it. Kids going door to door singing songs, while holding a lantern, in exchange for candy, is a celebration we do on the 11 of November. It is connected to the tale of Saint Martin, the saint who cut his cloak in half for a beggar. Mischief night, is called Luilak, and is done the Saturday before pentecost/whitsun
It’s lovely how Saint Martin’s Day brings that Halloween spirit to life with lanterns and songs! And Luilak is such a fun twist on Mischief Night. Thank you for sharing these charming Dutch traditions with us! 🖤
So much information I never knew before Bone Fire Immortal Jack. I am going to have to save that one. You are thorough. That mischief night being moved from May to October though, almost 6 months ; it sounds like another story is either lost or hidden their.
It's one of those curious quirks of history! I’m delighted you enjoyed the video. Thank you for your ongoing support, I really appreciate you being here 🖤
@ A theory that intuitively comes to me is that it originated in Europe and then was copied in other places, and that date modification to Halloween seemed more appropriate and so the originator changed the date, which is a pretty big modification. A theory.
Wow super interesting, love you're work. My nanny told me of the peeling the apple though not in relation to Halloween. Think I need to do nut test. Also wondering why horrors films don't feature bonfires much or guys...
My father is from Scotland, his father before him, born on the Orkney Isles. Emigrating to the US in the 1950s, brought continued traditions from up north our family celebrated even with my mother's AMA religious traditions. To hear how Scots caused mayhem up until the WWII era is humourous as we pulled pranks with my granddad during Samhain., causing riffs with his town neighbours. Many of what granddad taught us we all thought was normal. Same as celebrating Hogmanay and going first footing., that I do even today.
It's wonderful your family kept their Scottish traditions alive, even across the ocean. Mischievous pranks during Samhain must have added such fun to the season! Thank you for sharing these treasured memories 🖤
I carved 2 Jack’o’Lanterns and filled them with electricity , i.e. fake candles 🕯️ and then did a sage smudging all around my home 🏠 I feel better 💐 ❤ Thanks for the video, it was nice
It has only been in recent years that Halloween has gained a foothold in Australia. When I was a child during the 1960's, it was unheard of! We were avidly indoctrinated to never accept lollies (sweets/candy) from strangers, then near 40 years later, children are encouraged to ask strangers for lollies! I still do not observe this event. No loss to me or mine. It's not a holiday here. Thankyou for the history, your vids are brilliant!
As another commenter pointed out, perhaps it hasn’t taken as strong a hold there because of the weather-a dark, spooky celebration in the middle of spring must feel rather out of place! Thank you so much for watching and for the kind words! 🖤 :)
Over here we still have a tradition called "luilak", which usually is on the saturday before whitsunday. Children smudge windows with soap blocks, blow horns and participate in other mischief. While Halloween has been heavily Christianized and associated with a Christian saint who died on November 11th. Children carry lanterns that evening and sing strange songs for treats, like "saint Maarten, saint Maarten, the cows have tails!" As a kid we would be blind folded and try to catch ginger bread hanging on a string, usually on birthday parties.
‘Luilak’ sounds like such a lively tradition! And Saint Martin’s Day with its lanterns and songs brings such a festive charm. Are these customs from the Netherlands? Thank you for sharing them with us! 🖤
@@The-Resurrectionists yes, they are Dutch customs. Appel bopping we also do, but call it apple happen, and we also have a children's game called ezeltje prik where the kids get a donkey tail which they have to pin on the ass of a donkey blindfolded. Interesting customs we didn't think much of as a child.
Halloween has always been my favorite. We carve pumpkins, dunk for apples, tie an apple on a string with hands tied behind one's back while taking turns trying to bite it and make carmel apples. I had no idea how ancient apple customs were. Decorating the house and yard along with handing out candy is a beloved tradition too. It's always fun to see the costumes of children and adults alike. It's the one day and night the year when it's fun to be a little naughty which is likely the reason it only grows on popularity. Thank you for the delightful video.
Your Halloween sounds absolutely charming! The apple traditions are some of the most ancient and captivating customs, aren’t they? Thank you for sharing with us and I'm so happy you enjoyed the video 🖤:)
I was a kid in New England during the 70s and in my town we did our trick or treating on the 30th, it was known as "Beggars Night". The 31st was more for mischief, the tricks for all those places that didn't have treats for you before. If you were lucky you had a friend in a neighboring town that did trick or treating on the 31st and you could double up!
Beggars Night sounds like such a fun and mischievous tradition! Doubling up on trick-or-treating by visiting nearby towns is brilliant-thank you for sharing that bit of Halloween history! 🖤
i mark Samhain as a time of reflection and remembrance of those wo have passed on and also remember war victims especially children and animals, I am not especially religious but like the Samhain festival best of all and Imbolc. i love pumpkins in soup and bread and making lanterns and lighting candles, i mark the Samhain period up until advent. I love when children come round for trick and treat.
I think I might just be peeling an apple around midnight. I have 3 hrs left... (wish me luck 😉) You did such an amazing job gathering so much information. What an awesome way to close out Halloween month. 🎃 Thank you for all you do for us. 💙
Best of luck with the midnight apple peel! Thank you so much for joining me on this Halloween journey-it’s been a joy to share these traditions with you all! 🎃🖤 Thank you so much for all your support 🖤
OMG! That explains it. I’m from Vermont and Mischief Night was called, “Cabbage Night”. It rarely got out if hand here; it was more if the egging people and things and TPing houses. It was more of a night for the bigger kids to go out since they didn’t trick-or-treat anymore.
As a young teen in New Jersey, my friends and I would celebrate "Cabbage Night" on Oct 30th by toilet papering houses. Cabbage Night was also when eggs were thrown at strangers, trash cans were over thrown and Jack-o-Lanterns smashed. I would often ask why it was called "Cabbage Night" but never received an good answer - until now. (64 years later) Thank you Darkling High Priestess.
Fascinating traditions, explained charmingly and with interesting images. Once again, thanks for illuminating some of our customs, which most of us have no idea of the roots of them.
Frankly, I think animal feed is still the best use for kale. It's probably the only _Brassica_ that I actively dislike. I love cabbage, turnips, Brussels sprouts, cauliflower, broccoli, etc., but I just can't get into kale.
😂I know kale isn’t everyone’s cup of tea! I find it quite tasty baked in the oven and sprinkled with sea salt. It crisps up almost like crisps (or "chips", depending on which side of the pond you’re on)!
Growing up in Leeds, West Yorkshire through the early '80's. As Darklins, we used to go chomping for wood, fences, gates anything that would burn for Bonfire Night. When I spoke of this to friends in Nottingham they knew nothing about Mischievous Night on the 4th November. I thought it was just a Yorkshire thing until I watched this video. I've learnt something again from @The-Resurrectionists
I leave out three jack o lanterns outside my front door for Halloween and I blew out the candle until next morning to respect the spirits on the special night
Thank you! There are so many Halloween vintage postcards online, just do a google search :) I’m glad you enjoyed them-it’s always fun to bring nostalgic touches to Halloween! 🖤
I've often wondered about the Catholic church making November 1st all Saint's Day and then later, November 2nd All Soul's Day. I always thought the name Halloween or All Hallow's Eve (Hallow being old English for Holy) was just the eve of their Holy days. Very interesting. Thank you and Happy Halloween!!
You're right! The Catholic Church established All Saints' Day on November 1st and All Souls' Day on November 2nd as part of an effort to incorporate existing pagan traditions into the Christian calendar. This approach made it easier for newly converted pagans to adapt by aligning Christian observances with their familiar seasonal festivals. Halloween, or All Hallow’s Eve, became the night before these holy days, blending old customs with new meanings. Thank you for the thoughtful comment, and Happy Halloween to you too! 🖤:)
It's crazy that the Asian mid-autumn festival has exactly the same origin story: from ghosts coming back to wonder the earth, having to appease them with food and candles, to the mischief making of children that developed later, involving lighting bonfires out of household objects! (We still practice the bonfire one, lighting fires out of old homework, cardboard boxes, and even toilet rolls!) Sometimes, we make wishes over the fire, or drop in slips of paper with curses - at least in my community amongst friends and family. I'm from Singapore and people here are more westernised, so admittedly, some would combine Halloween and Mid-autumn into one celebration.
I’m so glad you enjoyed the video! Yes, isn’t it fascinating how A' Soalin' comes to life with a bit of history behind it? Thank you so much for watching! 🖤 :)
MY MATERNAL GRAND-MOTHER'S FAMILY IS FROM COUNTY CORK, THEY LEAVE A LIGHT IN A WINDOW TO GUIDE THE DEAD FAMILY MEMBERS TO THE HOME, AND THEY LEAVE BEER AND FOOD SYMBOLIZING GHOST FOOD THE DEAD CAN EAT) OUT ON A TABLE THAT NO ONE ELSE IS TO TOUCH IT UNTIL THE NEXT MORNING, THE GHOST FOOD NOURISHES THE DEAD
That’s a beautiful tradition from County Cork-leaving a light to guide the spirits and ghost food as an offering. Such customs show a deep respect for the presence of family, even in spirit. Thank you for sharing this! 🖤
We still used turnips in Yorkshire. I remember grazing your hands to bits carving them but the smell of them with the candle burning was unforgettable. We seem to have been taken over by the usa pumpkin . I suspect its cos they r so easy to carve.😅
Every culture needs a celebration where they can both face and ridicule that which frightens them and also don disguises to be someone else. Mardi Gras, Day of the dead, Carnival, etc. represents this--- as well as Halloween.
Very true! These celebrations, from Halloween to Mardi Gras, allow us to explore our fears and play with new identities. Such universal themes-thank you for the thoughtful comment! 🖤
Every Samhain I always leave a shot of whiskey and small porridge bowl to let the Aos Sidhe to pass by my humble abode. Happy Halloween and Samhain all.
Here is a rhyme that the girls sang at school while skipping , I remember that with fondness . Ding Dong Bell, Pussy's in the well. Who put her in? Little Johnny Flynn. Who pulled her out? Little Tommy Stout. What a naughty boy was that, To soak a Pussy cat, Who never did him any harm, But scared all the mice in the farmer's barn.
I hope all my Darklings are having a very happy Halloween, however you celebrate it! 🎃🕸Samhain blessings to you all 🍂I'll be back to answer your comments tomorrow-right now, I need the warm embrace of my crypt! 🖤🦇💀
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Thanks. Bless you.
Sooo... Do you need any company there???
Love all your vlogs!!!
I do so enjoy being a 'darkling'... I wonder if we 'darklings' have any super-powers? One thing I've noticed is that I learn something new every time I watch your videos. Many thanks! 😘☺
@@awegner6465 Ah, the crypt does have its charm, but be warned-it’s rather drafty and filled with curious relics of Halloween past! Thank you for the kind words, and I’m thrilled you enjoy my videos. 🖤💀
@@theseustoo I think darklings must have the power of curiosity and a knack for uncovering mysteries! Delighted you’re learning something new with each video-that’s exactly what I aim for. Thanks for all your support! 🖤🕸
Retired Prof. of applied linguistics here, 42 years living and teaching in Japan. Teaching the history of Halloween in Comparative Culture classes for college kids was among my favorite activities. I wish I had known some of the information provided in this EXCELLENT presentation. Well written, a great combination of historical research and authentic visuals, and all within such a short and easily digestible time of under 15 minutes. No filler. Bravo, for a job well-done.
Wow, thank you so much! That is high praise indeed, and I’m absolutely thrilled that you enjoyed it. It’s an honour to know this could have added to your cultural lessons! 🖤
The images you find , the detailed explanation of the traditions , the background ambience, the reading, and the research are just superb.
I couldn't agree more. I usually find myself commenting on this very thing with all the videos.
I totally agree with you, and I could say that on every upload. there is something about this channel that captures history and mythology so beautifully 😊
@@Taffy064 And narrated in such a beautiful speaking voice, too! 😊
Thank you so much for your kind words! It means a lot! 🖤 :)
But seriously your art is fantastic! I'd love to know the artist!
I am 17 and love your videos. For some time I have researched old traditions so that, when I start a family, we can reestablish them in our family. My parents are regular but I want to be much more traditional. The practices of my ancient ancestors hold my interest the most as I feel they were more connected to our real selves. Thank you for your time and work on these videos . Happy Halloween 🎃 👻
Just remember, human sacrifice is still frowned upon in some communities. 😂
It warms my heart to know that the traditions of the past will live on with you, Josie. Your commitment to honouring your ancestors is beautiful, and I'm thrilled to be a part of your journey to rediscover them! Wishing you a wonderfully traditional Halloween! 🎃🖤
@@The-Resurrectionists Thank you so very much!!!
I agree with these sentiments and have thought similarly. I think that we need more media created to spread the traditions and their messages. Animations, books, movies and everything that the next generations can consume and share in. We have allowed big corporations to shape our culture for too long, there’s so many rich customs and community festivities that we are missing out on.
@smith549371 I agree completely. Certainly if they made such wonderful material available, I would purchase them. There is plenty of sick and perverse media available. We need soul affirming, traditional materials. I have seen in my schools how they present things. That is why I will do better for my future family.
"Bobbing For Apples" was one of a few games that allowed Spirits to help (or hinder) the players. Toffee Apples hung, to be eaten by the player with their hands behind their backs, was another. There are so many traditions from so many places in the British Isles covering such a wide span of history that a much longer video would be needed to encapsulate it all. Congratulations on a beautifully crafted video.
You’re absolutely right! The British Isles hold such a rich tapestry of Halloween customs, each with its own unique spirit and history. I'm so glad you enjoyed this glimpse into them-thank you for watching! 🖤:)
Thanks again for keeping alive these fascinating traditions and ceremonies.
Thank you so much! Keeping our history and traditions alive is so important, we must never lose them! 🖤
Samhain fell on the halfway mark between the Autumn equinox and Winter Solstice, a cross quarter day, that today because of procession of the equinoxes actually falls on 5 November, and Bonfire Night is really part of the same festival of Halloween. The Romans often moved local festivals that relied on different calendars to the nearest calend, first of a month, of the Roman calendar. Jack o Lanterns are known from English folklore known as Spunkies, from Old English spunc, meaning ember, where i live Norfolk had the Lantern Men lurking in the fens, now mostly drained. Elsewhere there was Joan the Wad, Will o the Wisp, Robin Goodfellow, all basically the same phenomenon, the Romans called it Ignis Fatuus - false or foolish fire. A hollowed out turnip with a lighted candle in it was known in some parts as a Hunky Punk, again meant to represent this curious low level luminous phenomena. On Halloween children would go door to door singing the hunky punk song, "it's hunky punk tonight, it's hunky punk tonight, Adam and Eve could scarcely believe it's hunky punk tonight. It's hunky punk tonight, it's hunky punk tonight, give us a candle or give us a light or else you'll get a fright."
Your knowledge is astounding! These traditions bring such richness to Halloween. Thank you for sharing these fascinating insights 🖤 :)
@The-Resurrectionists that's high praise indeed coming from yourself.
Love the story of Stingy Jack. I've not heard that one. My family, who are fully grown, still enjoy carving pumpkins with my husband and I. We make a night of it, with pizza and favorite Halloween movies.
Hope it was
Pumpkin Pizza...😋😁
Stingy Jack is a fun tale, isn’t it? And your family pumpkin-carving night sounds delightful! The simple traditions we keep often become the most cherished memories. 🖤 :)
@@kennyharris2407 no but we baked pumpkin seeds. lol
For more years than I care to remember I've been mentally adding the lost apostrophe to Hallowe'en, where e'er it's seen. The missing 'v' deserves to have its passing marked.
I deplore today's pidgin-English Merkinese spell-checkers, streamlining all of the subtlety, nuance and life out of the language. To the bone-fire with 'em all, say I! 🔥👀
Eloquently put, Eleanor - I concur !
I despise the word got. 😢 There's no need for it ever.
A girl after my own heart! Hope you had a happy Hallowe'en! (Or 'All Hallows Eve' as it is also sometimes known!)
@@MummaBear Another girl after my own heart! My English teacher from high-school, Mrs Hunter, once told our class (2M at that time!) that if we want to improve our writing style, one of the best things we could do was to completely drop the 'got' and 'gotten' from our writing. She said there's no such word in the English language, and that there was ALWAYS a much better, more descriptive word. She demonstrated this with a few questions to the denizens of 2M, like this:
Mrs Hunter: What's the first thing you did this morning after you woke up?
Student: "I got up!"
Mrs H: "It sounds so much better to say, 'I arose...' And what did you do next?"
Student: "I got dressed for school!"
Mrs H: "I dressed for school!"
Student: I got my breakfast...
Mrs H: "I ate breakfast"
I've never forgotten that lesson, and avoid using 'got' or 'gotten' like the plague. I think Mrs Hunter was quite right... it really does improve one's writing style enormously!
Agreed! I, too, have a fondness for preserving these little quirks of language. 🖤
Halloween has never been observed in Australia but a few years ago it was introduced by the supermarkets selling their merchandise. So it is very slowly gaining momentum. I have no objection to it as it is good fun for the kids, but I despair for the cheap plastic 'Made in China' crap that will eventually end up in landfill. Same goes for Easter, Christmas etc.
Local Woollies didn't do very well. We had a thunderstorm and no trick or treaters. It's the wrong season here.
I travelled from Downunder to UK and Ireland in the mid 70s and was in Ireland at Halloween. I was stunned that I knew nothing of Halloween and was informed by my Irish cousins of the traditions. I though the entire night was entertaining but very weird.
@@Lisa-x3n5x Yeah... Hallowe'en just doesn't seem quite right in spring, does it? And Christmas at the height of summer took a bit of getting used to (I'm a 'blow-in To'n'From'!) But on the other hand, if you enjoy Christmas that much, you can actually celebrate it twice a year here in the Wonderful Land of Oz, because we also celebrate 'Christmas in July', for those who understand that it's really all about the mid-winter solstice! 😉
I completely understand-while it’s wonderful to see these traditions spreading, the flood of cheap plastic merchandise can feel so wasteful. It’s one reason I find it so important to remember the history and traditions of the past, so we can inspire future generations to celebrate Halloween in ways that are both fun and meaningful! 🖤
@@theseustoo I can imagine Halloween’s dark, wintry atmosphere feels strange when it lands in the middle of spring! And celebrating Christmas in the summer would take a bit of getting used to! But 'Christmas in July' sounds like a wonderful way to capture that cozy, mid-winter spirit. Australia truly has the best of both worlds! 🖤
I remember the apple peel throwing for the initials as a kid
It's amazing how these little customs can bring such magic to childhood memories 🖤
In The Netherlands Halloween isn't populair and wide spread. The children have a feast called Sint Maarten (Saint Martin) on the 11-11. They have a lantern and go from door to door, when they sing a song, they get a treat.
Thank you so much for sharing! Sounds like a lovely, charming tradition! 🖤
That was a superb presentation absolutely brilliant. I love how you do your research and then assembly it into a workable script.
Thank you so much for the kind words, James! It’s always a pleasure to share my research with fellow darklings-Happy Halloween! 🖤 :)
@@The-Resurrectionists You are so welcome Madam! It is a pleasure every time your videos appear on my feed! I look forward to the next one!
Your videos never disappoint, thank you!
Thank you so much! Your support means the world to me :)🖤
Thanks for making all of these awesome videos!! They mean so much to me because it explains the traditions that are a major part of my culture !!!
I'm thrilled to hear that! Thank you for your support 🖤:)
Must admit I never knew about ‘bone-fires’ 👍
A little-known but fascinating detail, isn’t it? Thank you for watching! 🖤
Brilliant research and analysis delivered, as always, in your beautiful voice with impeccable enunciation. Thank you. We always do a jack o'lantern for Hallowe'en and leave a lit candle on the window-sill to burn through the night :)
Thank you for the kind words! Lighting a Jack-o'-lantern is a perfect way to honour Halloween’s ancient customs and keep the night’s spirit alive. 🖤
Agatha Christie mentions quite a few of the Halloween traditions in her novel "Hallowe'en".
Lovely and well researched video!
You're absolutely right! Agatha Christie's novel Hallowe'en Party delves into various traditions. I'm a big fan! Thank you for your kind words 🖤 :)
Love everything about your videos! Obscure information, haunting background music, and your own rich voice creates an ambiance worth every watch… much appreciate the many things I’ve learnt so far by watching your channel; so glad I subscribed so many moons ago.❤
As a kid, my friends and I always put so much effort into guising. One year we put on a full 10 minute long play we'd made up ourselves in every house we went to (we must have been insufferable xD). But when I mention to other people, even people my own age (34), about having to do a performance (it didn't have to be as much as we did, even just telling some jokes was enough), they seem baffled by the notion, why should you have to do anything to get your sweets? You've already dressed up! But I loved putting on a show xD
That sounds absolutely wonderful! Your love for the tradition shines through-thank you for sharing such a lovely memory :) 🖤
Thank you for this wonderful video! 🖤 my Halloween is now complete 🎃🐈⬛
So happy to hear that! Wishing you a delightfully spooky Halloween! 🎃🖤
i remember playing tricks on Mischievous night in the late 1960's and early 1970's , in a Nottinghamshire mining town...
It’s wonderful to hear memories from the 60s and 70s when these pranks were at their peak! Thank you for sharing! 🖤:)
I'm from Sweden and I'm fascinated by all the interesting stories from England and, primary, Germany with the Grimm brothers you bring to us Darklings.
Thank you
I used to love the smell of a carved turnip head slowly burning by candle. Bobbing for apples was annoying but it was made up for by eating parkin, black peas and potatoes thrown into a bonfire and eaten when they were a crispy black on the outside. Yum ! I'd never heard of mischief night till I married a Yorkshire lass and trick or treat was something American and Canadians did. However, knock and run was a nightly pleasure so I guess every night was mischief night in Lancashire.
We used to call it "Kick't can an' 'op it"
I still associate halloween with the smell of of burnt turnups eeeeeek👻 😂🎃 🏴
Yes, burnt turnip flesh and candle wax ! ❤
We used to call 'knock and run' "Knockie-nine-doors" back when Tyne & Wear was still County Durham! But it wasn't associated with any particular festival... We just played it as and when the mood took us!
We used to make 'Jack-O'-Lanterns' out of turnips too, but like yourself, we never went 'trick or treating'... However we DID make up for that on November 5th, on 'Guy Ffawkes' Night' when we'd go out with a 'guy' and demand, "Penny for the Guy, mister!" from passers by! It was a way to fund fireworks for display at our 'bonfire'! (Incidentally, we used to have veritable 'wars' over which part of town had the biggest bonfire. The best part of the month prior to November 5th was 'collecting' firewood... often stolen from a neighbouring suburb's bonfire! What fun! The stories I could tell about those 'Bonfire Wars'!
Such wonderful memories! The smell of a burning turnip head and crispy potatoes over a bonfire-those are the scents of a true Halloween past. It sounds like you’ve experienced the very heart of these old traditions. 🖤
Oh pretty & smart one - that was super interesting - love your channel!!!!!! From New Zealand
Thank you so much, I’m thrilled you enjoyed it! :) 🖤
Entertaining and informative, as usual! Thanks!
Thank you! I'm so happy you enjoyed it :) 🖤
Excellent video for Halloween!
Thank you so much! I’m thrilled you enjoyed it. Happy Halloween! 🖤
Lover your research findings!
So glad you liked it! Thanks for the support! 🖤:)
In South Africa we don't celebrate Halloween. It was an interesting video. 😊
Thank you for watching! 😊🖤
I’m not sure how I found your channel when I finally started using UA-cam for more than just music, but I am so thrilled! Halloween is my favorite holiday & it has never been about any kind of bad mischief, only good fun. Thanks to your incredible videos, I always learn new, fascinating things. I even surprise myself when I know things I didn’t think I knew. When the ancient Celtic Samhain celebration was pronounced sao-in, my brain told me it’s spelled Samhain & I was right. I have no idea how I could have known that, but my brain never ceases to amaze me with its wealth of knowledge. I can’t even imagine the amount of time that is spent making these videos with all of the information & beautiful images because I just found out that AJ from The Why Files spent 100 hours of research for a 4 minute section of TWF’s latest video. Thank you so much for making such excellent, high quality, entertaining, informative videos! 💜😽💋
Welcome, darkling! I’m so glad you found your way here, and thrilled to have you along for the journey. I’m a big fan of The Why Files too-AJ’s dedication is truly inspiring! It does take hours upon hours to create each of my videos, but comments like yours make every bit of the hard work worth it. Thank you for bringing your curiosity and enthusiasm to our little corner of Halloween! 🖤:)
Dressed as a rat giving eyeballs (Little cakes) to trick or treaters this was the perfect watch, thank you and have a wicked night.
I'm so happy to hear that! Hope you had a wonderfully spooky night! 🖤 :)
Excellent, very interesting, thank you 👍
Thank you! I’m so glad you enjoyed it and found it interesting-happy Halloween! 🖤
I grew up in London, Halloween 🎃 wasn't something we ever celebrated, I don't remember anyone else doing so around us, but bonfire night was.
It’s true-the UK has always embraced Bonfire Night more than Halloween, but then it does echo some of the older ways of celebrating Halloween anyway. Those bonfires and gatherings are a wonderful link to past traditions! 🖤
@The-Resurrectionists yes indeed, mirror skrying, not sure of the spelling is still practiced in spiritual circles. Fascinating facts as always 💯 👌.
I was just talking to my friend who took her grandchildren out trick or treating last night, she also said it was bonfire night 🌙 they celebrated, not Halloween.
A+ video!
LOVE IT! Absolutely brilliant, it's an award-winning video!
Thank you so much! I’m thrilled you enjoyed it-such kind words are truly appreciated. 🖤
Great video, just wish it was longer.
Thank you for this! I find it quite interesting.
Thank you for watching! I’m so glad you found it interesting. 🖤
Thanks!
Thank you so much for your support! Really appreciated! Wishing you a wonderfully spooky season! 🖤
This is so interesting, I thoroughly enjoyed it and what a fantastic treat for halloween. Well done and thank you for another excellent video. ❤❤❤❤
Thank you so much for the kind words! I’m delighted to know this video made your Halloween a little more magical! 🖤🖤🖤
Love your presentation of Halloween's history and traditions. Kale tossing is new to me (what a waste of a good vegetable!). I know in the UK Halloween is followed almost right after by Guy Fawkes day, and some of the Halloween traditions (eg, bonfires) seem to have migrated to Guy Fawkes. Hope you can do a video about Guy Fawkes day sometime!
Thank you so much! Kale tossing is certainly a unique custom! You're absolutely right-many Halloween traditions did find their way into Guy Fawkes celebrations. So happy you enjoyed the video! Thanks for your comment and ongoing support-it's really appreciated! 🖤
Fascinating and brilliantly told
I relistened to your Hallowern History lesson for Halloween. Thank you
🥬 Kale pulling! 😂😂😂 I love it.
I knew about the jack o lanterns, but You have showed me so much more about Halloween. thank you.
P.S. I could find nothing in Norse mythology that resembled Beauty and the beast. However, the Sigurd Saga reminds me of Cyrano de Bergerac.
Thank you so much for watching! I’m thrilled you enjoyed learning more about Halloween traditions. And what a fascinating connection you’ve made with Beauty and the Beast! I can really see the Sigurd Saga and Cyrano de Bergerac both explore the ideas of hidden beauty and longing-that's a great observation, thank you for sharing 🖤
A fascinating in-depth history of Halloween!
I wasn't aware of the history of many of these, but I remember these traditions from my childhood in Yorkshire.
There was a large public green area at the back of my street and the community came together to build bonfires and cook foil wrapped potatoes and spiced apples in the fire. It was always fun trying to poke them out with a stick, lol, and to see if you'd found a potato or an apple.
Bonfire toffee and toffee apples were also on the menu, as well as any dishes locals brought to share.
As kids we used to build a Guy Fawkes effigy using a carved pumpkin for it's head, and stuffing old clothes with newspapers. Then we'd cart it around the streets in a wheelbarrow or 'borrowed' shopping trolley/cart, asking people for "a penny for the guy."
The poor stuffed bloke eventually got tossed onto the top of the fire on bonfire night (November 5th), but we appreciated the fireworks we could then buy - long before age restrictions.
Miggy night "mischievous night" was fun, but we had to be sneaky. After all, residents don't really appreciate eggs and tomatoes splattered on their doors 😮😅
Local shops had to stop selling eggs and soft fruit to kids around Halloween, but toilet paper was a "tidier" alternative 😉
Where I lived us kids did our pranks on November 4th, rather than October 30th, with the understanding that we might not be allowed to trick-or-treat if we got caught the night before.
The things we got away with in the 70's and 80's would be considered criminal damage these days, although we still got into big trouble if our parents found out - and they usually did!
I am very fascinated with the old tradition of Samhain.
In America, during the 1800s, people would also perform seance to connect with the people on the other side
I also find Banshees very intriguing as well.
Thank you, my darkness, for this trip back to how our traditions were formed.
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The seances and Spiritualism are thought to have been due to the Civil War, when so many soldiers on the Union and Confederate sides were killed in battle and the bereft families of those soldiers wanted to communicate with them. 🤔
Samhain’s old traditions hold such power, don’t they? And séance customs brought a wonderful air of mystery to 19th-century celebrations. I’m so glad you enjoyed the video, dear darkling! 🖤
@whiterabbit-wo7hw I too find Banshees intriguing 😉
Thank you for another exquisitely unsettling video Dark Mistress.
May you have a blessed All Souls' Day. 🖤
Interesting in the Netherlands we don't have Halloween, but we do have parts of it.
Kids going door to door singing songs, while holding a lantern, in exchange for candy, is a celebration we do on the 11 of November. It is connected to the tale of Saint Martin, the saint who cut his cloak in half for a beggar.
Mischief night, is called Luilak, and is done the Saturday before pentecost/whitsun
It’s lovely how Saint Martin’s Day brings that Halloween spirit to life with lanterns and songs! And Luilak is such a fun twist on Mischief Night. Thank you for sharing these charming Dutch traditions with us! 🖤
Love this site! Very informative
Thank you, Stacey! So glad to have you here and thrilled you find my channel informative. 🖤
So much information I never knew before Bone Fire Immortal Jack. I am going to have to save that one. You are thorough. That mischief night being moved from May to October though, almost 6 months ; it sounds like another story is either lost or hidden their.
It's one of those curious quirks of history! I’m delighted you enjoyed the video. Thank you for your ongoing support, I really appreciate you being here 🖤
@ A theory that intuitively comes to me is that it originated in Europe and then was copied in other places, and that date modification to Halloween seemed more appropriate and so the originator changed the date, which is a pretty big modification. A theory.
Thanks for informative video. Hope you would also do similar video on Christmas/saturnalia and wickerman traditions.
Nice one, I love that we're being treated to more videos this week.
So glad you’re enjoying the extra Halloween treats this week! Thank you for being here 🖤:)
Happy Halloween 🦇
Happy Halloween to you as well! 🦇🖤
Love this ❤
Thank you so much! I’m thrilled you enjoyed it. 🖤
Wow super interesting, love you're work. My nanny told me of the peeling the apple though not in relation to Halloween. Think I need to do nut test.
Also wondering why horrors films don't feature bonfires much or guys...
Thank you! The apple peel tradition is a lovely little custom-worth trying, along with the nut test! Thank you for watching :) 🖤
My father is from Scotland, his father before him, born on the Orkney Isles. Emigrating to the US in the 1950s, brought continued traditions from up north our family celebrated even with my mother's AMA religious traditions. To hear how Scots caused mayhem up until the WWII era is humourous as we pulled pranks with my granddad during Samhain., causing riffs with his town neighbours. Many of what granddad taught us we all thought was normal. Same as celebrating Hogmanay and going first footing., that I do even today.
It's wonderful your family kept their Scottish traditions alive, even across the ocean. Mischievous pranks during Samhain must have added such fun to the season! Thank you for sharing these treasured memories 🖤
Hogmanay is equivalent to christmas and what it represents?
I carved 2 Jack’o’Lanterns and filled them with electricity , i.e. fake candles 🕯️ and then did a sage smudging all around my home 🏠 I feel better 💐 ❤ Thanks for the video, it was nice
Your Halloween preparations sound wonderful! Thank you for sharing, and I’m so glad you enjoyed the video! 🖤 :)
Halloween 🎃💀🎃👻 is my favourite holiday. Its a day that I can dress up all freaky and not be sectioned 😅 plus get lots of candy 😊 Who couldn't love it!
It's the perfect day to revel in all things spooky and enjoy all the treats! 🎃👻 So glad you love it as much as I do 🖤
It has only been in recent years that Halloween has gained a foothold in Australia. When I was a child during the 1960's, it was unheard of! We were avidly indoctrinated to never accept lollies (sweets/candy) from strangers, then near 40 years later, children are encouraged to ask strangers for lollies! I still do not observe this event. No loss to me or mine. It's not a holiday here.
Thankyou for the history, your vids are brilliant!
As another commenter pointed out, perhaps it hasn’t taken as strong a hold there because of the weather-a dark, spooky celebration in the middle of spring must feel rather out of place! Thank you so much for watching and for the kind words! 🖤 :)
Very Nicely Done👍🏼👍🏼🍂🍁🍂🎃🍂🍁🍂
Thank you so much! 🍂🎃 I’m thrilled you enjoyed it and appreciate the lovely feedback! 🖤
Over here we still have a tradition called "luilak", which usually is on the saturday before whitsunday. Children smudge windows with soap blocks, blow horns and participate in other mischief.
While Halloween has been heavily Christianized and associated with a Christian saint who died on November 11th. Children carry lanterns that evening and sing strange songs for treats, like "saint Maarten, saint Maarten, the cows have tails!" As a kid we would be blind folded and try to catch ginger bread hanging on a string, usually on birthday parties.
You probably mean Saint Martin of Tours, whose feast day is November 11.
@@patriciahayes2664 yes, correct
‘Luilak’ sounds like such a lively tradition! And Saint Martin’s Day with its lanterns and songs brings such a festive charm. Are these customs from the Netherlands? Thank you for sharing them with us! 🖤
@@The-Resurrectionists yes, they are Dutch customs. Appel bopping we also do, but call it apple happen, and we also have a children's game called ezeltje prik where the kids get a donkey tail which they have to pin on the ass of a donkey blindfolded. Interesting customs we didn't think much of as a child.
Halloween has always been my favorite. We carve pumpkins, dunk for apples, tie an apple on a string with hands tied behind one's back while taking turns trying to bite it and make carmel apples. I had no idea how ancient apple customs were.
Decorating the house and yard along with handing out candy is a beloved tradition too. It's always fun to see the costumes of children and adults alike.
It's the one day and night the year when it's fun to be a little naughty which is likely the reason it only grows on popularity.
Thank you for the delightful video.
Your Halloween sounds absolutely charming! The apple traditions are some of the most ancient and captivating customs, aren’t they? Thank you for sharing with us and I'm so happy you enjoyed the video 🖤:)
I was a kid in New England during the 70s and in my town we did our trick or treating on the 30th, it was known as "Beggars Night". The 31st was more for mischief, the tricks for all those places that didn't have treats for you before. If you were lucky you had a friend in a neighboring town that did trick or treating on the 31st and you could double up!
Beggars Night sounds like such a fun and mischievous tradition! Doubling up on trick-or-treating by visiting nearby towns is brilliant-thank you for sharing that bit of Halloween history! 🖤
Thank you. Enjoyed.
Thank you! I'm so happy you enjoyed it :) 🖤
Very interesting, learned some new information with this video. Thank-you
I prefer the family friendly version of Halloween myself.
Thank you so much! I’m delighted you found the video informative. A family-friendly Halloween brings its own warmth and charm to the season! 🖤
This was so interesting, thank you, 🎃🎃🎃
Thank you for watching! I’m delighted you found it interesting-Happy Halloween! 🎃🖤
i mark Samhain as a time of reflection and remembrance of those wo have passed on and also remember war victims especially children and animals, I am not especially religious but like the Samhain festival best of all and Imbolc. i love pumpkins in soup and bread and making lanterns and lighting candles, i mark the Samhain period up until advent. I love when children come round for trick and treat.
I think I might just be peeling an apple around midnight. I have 3 hrs left... (wish me luck 😉)
You did such an amazing job gathering so much information. What an awesome way to close out Halloween month. 🎃 Thank you for all you do for us. 💙
Best of luck with the midnight apple peel! Thank you so much for joining me on this Halloween journey-it’s been a joy to share these traditions with you all! 🎃🖤 Thank you so much for all your support 🖤
Very entertaining. ❤🎉
Nice. Much appreciated.
Thank you for your kind words! It means a lot! 🖤
OMG! That explains it. I’m from Vermont and Mischief Night was called, “Cabbage Night”. It rarely got out if hand here; it was more if the egging people and things and TPing houses. It was more of a night for the bigger kids to go out since they didn’t trick-or-treat anymore.
I’m so glad I could enlighten you! Thank you for watching and sharing a bit of Vermont’s Halloween spirit! 🖤
As a young teen in New Jersey, my friends and I would celebrate "Cabbage Night" on Oct 30th by toilet papering houses. Cabbage Night was also when eggs were thrown at strangers, trash cans were over thrown and Jack-o-Lanterns smashed. I would often ask why it was called "Cabbage Night" but never received an good answer - until now. (64 years later) Thank you Darkling High Priestess.
I’m honoured to finally shed some light on the origins after all these years-thank you for watching, darkling! 🖤
Fascinating traditions, explained charmingly and with interesting images. Once again, thanks for illuminating some of our customs, which most of us have no idea of the roots of them.
Thank you for the lovely words! It’s remarkable how ancient many of these traditions are. So pleased to have you along on this journey! 🖤 :)
Frankly, I think animal feed is still the best use for kale. It's probably the only _Brassica_ that I actively dislike. I love cabbage, turnips, Brussels sprouts, cauliflower, broccoli, etc., but I just can't get into kale.
😂I know kale isn’t everyone’s cup of tea! I find it quite tasty baked in the oven and sprinkled with sea salt. It crisps up almost like crisps (or "chips", depending on which side of the pond you’re on)!
I like to deeply Thank You I appreciated. Your in depth explanation of the true origins of hollowe . And why people did it
Happy Halloween to my fellow Resurrectionists! 🎃 👻🕷️
A mischievous and Happy Halloween to you as well!!! 🎃 🐈⬛️ 👻
Happy Hallowe'en!😊🎃
Happy Halloween! 🎃👻 Hope your evening was delightfully spooky! 🖤
We still did some of these things when I was young but I still learned plenty from this video.
Growing up in Leeds, West Yorkshire through the early '80's. As Darklins, we used to go chomping for wood, fences, gates anything that would burn for Bonfire Night. When I spoke of this to friends in Nottingham they knew nothing about Mischievous Night on the 4th November. I thought it was just a Yorkshire thing until I watched this video. I've learnt something again from @The-Resurrectionists
This is the best thing on yt
Never heard of the dumb meal ❤
You're obviously not married 🙂
@stup1299 I'm devorved
@@stup1299 love this comment, exactly 😂😂😂
Yes the Dumb Supper is a lesser-known Halloween tradition, but a fascinating one! Thank you for watching :)🖤
Wow 😮😮❤❤😊😊
What a perfect Halloween Treat 🎃 🫶🎃
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I'm thrilled to hear that! Thank you for your support 🖤Hope you had a wonderfully spooky night! 🎃👻
I leave out three jack o lanterns outside my front door for Halloween and I blew out the candle until next morning to respect the spirits on the special night
Leaving out jack-o’-lanterns is such a respectful nod to the spirits. A lovely Halloween tradition-thank you for sharing it! 🖤
Wow !
So glad you enjoyed it! Thank you for watching! 🖤
great info. where did you find all the postcards and visuals from? they are great
Search under copywrite free (whatever you want). There are TONS!!!
@@taffykins2745 tyvm :)
Thank you! There are so many Halloween vintage postcards online, just do a google search :) I’m glad you enjoyed them-it’s always fun to bring nostalgic touches to Halloween! 🖤
I've often wondered about the Catholic church making November 1st all Saint's Day and then later, November 2nd All Soul's Day. I always thought the name Halloween or All Hallow's Eve (Hallow being old English for Holy) was just the eve of their Holy days. Very interesting. Thank you and Happy Halloween!!
You're right! The Catholic Church established All Saints' Day on November 1st and All Souls' Day on November 2nd as part of an effort to incorporate existing pagan traditions into the Christian calendar. This approach made it easier for newly converted pagans to adapt by aligning Christian observances with their familiar seasonal festivals. Halloween, or All Hallow’s Eve, became the night before these holy days, blending old customs with new meanings. Thank you for the thoughtful comment, and Happy Halloween to you too! 🖤:)
It's crazy that the Asian mid-autumn festival has exactly the same origin story: from ghosts coming back to wonder the earth, having to appease them with food and candles, to the mischief making of children that developed later, involving lighting bonfires out of household objects! (We still practice the bonfire one, lighting fires out of old homework, cardboard boxes, and even toilet rolls!) Sometimes, we make wishes over the fire, or drop in slips of paper with curses - at least in my community amongst friends and family. I'm from Singapore and people here are more westernised, so admittedly, some would combine Halloween and Mid-autumn into one celebration.
Fantastic video! Now I better understand the song, A' Soalin' (by Peter, Paul, and Mary).
I’m so glad you enjoyed the video! Yes, isn’t it fascinating how A' Soalin' comes to life with a bit of history behind it? Thank you so much for watching! 🖤 :)
In the netherlands we still make bonfires in the middle of the road. Some islands srill do the we rin the streets ar misnight deal. Sounds like fun...
MY MATERNAL GRAND-MOTHER'S FAMILY IS FROM COUNTY CORK, THEY LEAVE A LIGHT IN A WINDOW TO GUIDE THE DEAD FAMILY MEMBERS TO THE HOME, AND THEY LEAVE BEER AND FOOD SYMBOLIZING GHOST FOOD THE DEAD CAN EAT) OUT ON A TABLE THAT NO ONE ELSE IS TO TOUCH IT UNTIL THE NEXT MORNING, THE GHOST FOOD NOURISHES THE DEAD
That’s a beautiful tradition from County Cork-leaving a light to guide the spirits and ghost food as an offering. Such customs show a deep respect for the presence of family, even in spirit. Thank you for sharing this! 🖤
We still used turnips in Yorkshire. I remember grazing your hands to bits carving them but the smell of them with the candle burning was unforgettable. We seem to have been taken over by the usa pumpkin . I suspect its cos they r so easy to carve.😅
Nice.
I carved a small turnip. Have done it for some Hallowe’ens in the past. Now in Canada, originally from Scotland.
Every culture needs a celebration where they can both face and ridicule that which frightens them and also don disguises to be someone else. Mardi Gras, Day of the dead, Carnival, etc. represents this--- as well as Halloween.
Very true! These celebrations, from Halloween to Mardi Gras, allow us to explore our fears and play with new identities. Such universal themes-thank you for the thoughtful comment! 🖤
Every Samhain I always leave a shot of whiskey and small porridge bowl to let the Aos Sidhe to pass by my humble abode. Happy Halloween and Samhain all.
A beautiful way to honour the Aos Sidhe-what a wonderful tradition! Wishing you a blessed Samhain and Halloween. 🖤
Samhain November 1st the Beginning of a New year. Halloween( Samhain Eve)was the Celtic New Year's Eve celebration
Here is a rhyme that the girls sang at school while skipping , I remember that with fondness .
Ding Dong Bell,
Pussy's in the well.
Who put her in?
Little Johnny Flynn.
Who pulled her out?
Little Tommy Stout.
What a naughty boy was that,
To soak a Pussy cat,
Who never did him any harm,
But scared all the mice in the farmer's barn.
Happy Halloween! I hope your tricks and treats were delightful. 🎃💜
Happy Halloween! I hope your night was filled with both delightful tricks and treats! 🎃🖤
Love hallows eves 👻👻👻👻🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃
So glad you love it as much as I do! 🎃👻🖤
Happy Halloween!
My favorite holiday ❤❤ 🎃🎃🎃🎃
A perfect holiday indeed! 🎃🖤 Thanks for watching! :)