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Oct 2018
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A Memento Mori Halloween, Part 1 | Ep 16

Alyson Horrocks | Morbid Network | Wondery
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In this episode, Halloween, and its predecessor Samhain, is explored with the telling of the ghost story 'The Pale Man' and a dive into its evolving history, which includes a look at the Gaelic Celts, The Black Death, Danse Macabre, All Saints and Souls Days, the concept of Memento Mori, and more.

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