Samhain and the origins of Halloween | Dr. Jenny Butler

[music] is Halloween Irish. Many people think that Halloween is American, but it has its roots in Irish culture in the ancient festival of sin. Over time, different cultural traditions, uh, different religious elements mixed and merged in, and we get what we now know as the festival of Halloween.So, to bring you on a journey back through time to unpick those strands that knitted together to become Halloween. Firstly, what is sin. Sin is a pre-Christian festival celebrated in the Celtic regions of Europe.The ...