Halloween began as Samhain, a night when the dead were thought to walk the earth. In that story, costumes were not for fun. They were disguises, worn to hide from the dead.
That is a long way from candy and trick-or-treating. The one-minute video tells the real story of Halloween, from Samhain to the holiday we know.
Watch the short: https://youtu.be/tne_0xxVia4
New stories every week on Aha Lantern on YouTube. Animated with AI-generated illustrations and a synthetic narrator voice.
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