8: Ghouls, ghosties, and turnips‪!‬ Talk of the Hill

With Halloween right around the corner, TOTH Podcast comes out with a short episode focused on this spooky holiday. We’ll explore the Celtic origins of Halloween and Jack-o-lanterns and hear the classic ghostly tales and legends from Vietnam and China. We recommend you to listen to this episode in the dark. 

You can follow the timestamps below for each one of the story:

Halloween and Jack-o-lanterns - 0:54

Beijing No.375 Bus - 5:37

The ghost of the empty can (a spooky children’s game) - 10:00

Sources:

Harrison’s Pumpkin Sacrifice: https://thebruns.ca/2021/10/11/pumpkin-sacrifice-tradition-spans-over-four-decades/

Roman God Janus: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Janus

Stingy Jack https://www.history.com/news/history-of-the-jack-o-lantern-irish-origins

The Story of the Jack-o-lantern (Jessica Traynor) https://www.irishtimes.com/life-and-style/abroad/the-story-of-jack-o-lantern-if-you-knew-the-sufferings-of-that-forsaken-craythur-1.4065773

Mummering https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mummering

Trick or Treating https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trick-or-treating

What is Samhain? (Cady Lang) https://time.com/5434659/halloween-pagan-origins-in-samhain/?utm_source=pocket_mylist

Samhain https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samhain

The 5 most famous urban legends in China  https://pandayoo.com/2021/01/17/the-5-most-famous-urban-legends-in-china/ 

3 thrilling spooky games in Vietnam https://saigoneer.com/saigon-culture/2556-3-thrilling-vietnamese-games-to-play-during-the-month-of-ghosts 



 

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