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Undaunted Podcast Nicole McCain
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Día de Muertos
The Mexican holiday of Día de Muertos is known for it’s bright colors and iconic Sugar Skulls. This holiday and its iconic symbol hold an important place in Mexican and South American cultures.
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Music from https://filmmusic.io "Halloween Theme 1" by Alexander Nakarada (https://www.serpentsoundstudios.com/) License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
Sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Day_of_the_Dead
https://www.mexconnect.com/articles/3099-mexico-s-day-of-the-dead-resource-page
https://web.archive.org/web/20141101013136/http://www.diariocultura.mx/2012/11/dia-de-muertos-en-nuevo-leon/#
https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2016/11/01/500242132/sugar-skulls-tamales-and-more-why-is-that-food-on-the-day-of-the-dead-altar
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Mercy Brown
Mercy Brown is known as the “Last New England Vampire”. This strange take shows first hand how fear of the unknown and superstitious can rein.
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Source: https://allthatsinteresting.com/mercy-brown-vampire
Music from https://filmmusic.io "Halloween Theme 1" by Alexander Nakarada (https://www.serpentsoundstudios.com/) License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) -
Howling at the Moon
Werewolves are a staple in modern horror and supernatural fiction, but how did it start? From their possible Ancient Greek and Nordic origins to more modern tellings.
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Music from https://filmmusic.io "Halloween Theme 1" by Alexander Nakarada (https://www.serpentsoundstudios.com/) License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) -
Origins of Halloween
Most of us have probably been trick-or-treating on Halloween but do you know it’s origins. From Halloween’s ancient origins in the Celtic festival of Samhain to the Irish legend of Stingy Jack, which is the genesis of the Jack O’Lantern.
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Sources: https://www.history.com/topics/halloween/history-of-halloween
http://mentalfloss.com/article/12865/whats-origin-jack-o-lanterns
Music from https://filmmusic.io
"Halloween Theme 1" by Alexander Nakarada (https://www.serpentsoundstudios.com/)
License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)