It's the week before Halloween! join Jess as she takes a deep dive into the history of Halloween! where did it all begin? When did people start dressing up, carving pumpkins and bobbing for apples? The origins may surprise you…

References:
Eastwood, Luke. SAMHAIN: The Roots of Halloween. S.L., History Press, 2021.

‌https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SIIaOlIZ8lw

https://www.britannica.com/topic/Halloween

https://blogs.loc.gov/headlinesandheroes/2021/10/the-origins-of-halloween-traditions/#:~:text=Yet%2C%20the%20Halloween%20holiday%20has,costumes%20to%20ward%20off%20ghosts.

https://www.newgrange.com/samhain.htm#:~:text=The%20entrance%20passage%20to%20the,Ireland%20about%202%2C500%20years%20ago.

https://www.history.com/news/halloween-trick-or-treating-origins

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/the-history-of-trick-or-treating-goes-back-centuries-79408373/

https://heritageireland.ie/places-to-visit/hill-of-tara/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8fUpMmHdS1c

https://druidry.org/resources/tlachtga-and-the-ancient-roots-of-halloween-samhain

https://druidry.org/druid-way/beliefs

https://oldsoulartisan.com/blogs/library/the-legend-of-stingy-jack

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In Today’s episode Jess will go on the ultimate quest in search of the truth behind the Jersey Devil. Explore the history of cryptozoology and Cryptids to get better understanding of how just maybe? it’s possible the Jersey Devil is more than just a figment of our dark imagination.

Resources:

https://www.gaia.com/article/these-cryptids-proven-to-be-real-give-us-hope-for-these-5-others

https://www.ancient-origins.net/unexplained-phenomena/cryptids-0017386

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https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/invertebrates/facts/giant-squid#

https://www.atlanticcountynj.gov/government/government-information/history-of-atlantic-county/jersey-devil-fact-or-fiction

https://www.nj.com/entertainment/2016/10/13_places_the_jersey_devil_has_been_spotted_in_the.html

‌ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7hq5lay5ykQ

https://www.chasingfamilyghosts.com/post/the-legend-of-the-jersey-devil

https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/weird/nys-mythical-lake-creature-njs-jersey-devil-among-most-searched-for-monsters-in-us/4275648/

https://www.atlanticcountynj.gov/government/government-information/history-of-atlantic-county/jersey-devil-fact-or-fiction

https://www.discoveryplus.com/video/the-jersey-devil-monster-in-the-pines/the-jersey-devil

https://weirdnj.com/stories/legends-of-the-blue-hole/

Coleman, Loren, and Jerome Clark. Cryptozoology a to Z: The Encyclopedia of Loch Monsters, Sasquatch, Chupacabras, and Other Authentic Mysteries of Nature. New York, Ny, Simon & Schuster, 1999.

Regal, Brian, and Frank J Esposito. The Secret History of the Jersey Devil: How Quakers, Hucksters, and Benjamin Franklin Created a Monster. Baltimore, Johns Hopkins University Press, 2019.

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This is not a regular scheduled episode, just a quick announcement about the future of Crooked Campfire. Rachel has decided to take a step back from the Podcast at this time. But don't you worry, Jess plans to continue with the regular schedule of every other Thursday moving forward.

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