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Oct 2020
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*AD FREE* The Origins of Halloween/Samha...

Morbid Network | Wondery
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A little bonus episode for you weirdos! Alaina tells us all about the traditions of Samhain, or as we know it today: Halloween. The druids were out here wildin’ with their traditions, and we both want in on some of them. Get your potatoes, yams and turnIps ready, it’s Samhain time baby! 
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