The True Meaning Of Halloween aka Samhain

3,383 views · Published 29 October 2017 · 2:08 · Indexed 4 November 2026

Channel: BBC The Social · 2017 · Entertainment

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It's all fun and games until someone dishonours the dead and gets a belter of a curse from the malevolent spirits. 

Halloween isn't all pumpkin carving and bobbing for apples, it's a very serious Celtic pagan holiday honouring the commencement of the dark winter half of the year when the veil between the living and the dead is at its thinnest. Fun! 

In this video, Lauren just wants to celebrate Halloween but her friend Sigma is having none of it! 

The True Meaning Of Halloween aka Samhain

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