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WC Podcast #17: Lisa Morton and Halloween History

October 31, 2019 Craig

Starting off this year’s podcast season in earnest with a discussion of Halloween History. Lisa Morton has written three excellent books about Halloween history, as

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Forgotten Halloween Fortunes

October 26, 2017 Craig

I’ve written about the Halloween fortune telling games in the old cards: kale-picking, apple-peeling, and mirror games. And I’ve talked about how some of the

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Making Halloween Difficult

September 18, 2017 Craig

Halloween used to be a time for regular people to cast spells and get their fortune told. “Good Christians” could be reassured that this was

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Apple Peels for Love

October 14, 2016 Craig

Along with the mirror “spell,” apples appeared in many divination games at Halloween parties. Apples are common harvest fruits, and we’re familiar with bobbing for

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Halloween Mirror of Love

October 7, 2016 Craig

In the 18th and 19th centuries, Halloween was a time for parties. These weren’t the elementary school kids parties with monsters and candy and haunted

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Of Cabbages and…Kale?

September 28, 2016 Craig

The strangest Halloween cards usually depict lost or regional traditions. They’re odd because of the anachronism, not because the makers were insane (or at least

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