Geek Speak - Trick-or-Treating, Jack-o-Lanterns, and Feeding the Dead: How the Ancient Roots of Halloween Connect to Present Day

Dr. Laura Colmenero-Chilberg

Halloween! Costumes, trick-or-treating, candy corn, ghosts, and vampires! We are all familiar with our present-day Halloween practices, but where did this spooky holiday originate? In this Geek Speak, we will discover the ancient roots of this favorite holiday and follow its wandering path to present day. Come ready to peak behind the veil of Halloween!

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