The Ancient Origins of Halloween

This was very interesting and great research. However, I would just like to make a distinction between Catholics and Christians as the only commonality they have is the believe in Jesus Christ, The Father, and the Holy Spirit being One God. As Druids are to wiccans each having distinct practices and rituals so are Catholics distinct from Christians. Hence, the different name. Though Catholics acknowledge Christ as Savior they have completely different practices, rituals, and traditions. Catholics are polytheistic, they practice necromancy by praying to the dead saints, and they do not believe in the sufficiency of Christ as Savior hence the worship of Mary as a co-mediatrix (co savior). Christian's didn't steal your holiday, as most of your practices and that of the Catholics are forbidden in their religion. Catholics did. Christian's are mono- theistic. Thanks for the information.

Hey just wanted to pop in and let you know it is pronounced Sow-in in Ireland, Sah-ven in Scotland and Sah-ween on the Isle of Man :)

The interviewer has a voice exactly like Henrik from Redice tv.

Professor Barry Cunliffe has been the most vocal but the tide is rising on the Celts being native to the Atlantic coast, Bryan Sykes book, Blood of the Isles gives great dna evidence of this as well.

Thank you for this wonderful information , I have alway wonder why we never talk about the people who were here before the. Celtic , very little information , if anybody can give me more information site where I can get this information , I wonder did people from North Africa arrive here , eg Egyotain ?.

Where is the 2nd hour of this talk? 😫

I believe it's pronounced "sow wen" not "sam hane"

Happy ! October ! / November ! 2021 everyone. 🍁🍂🎃💀

What's the origin of the art shown in the thumbnail?

It's the Irish equivalent of shinto...

Light candles... Aromatherapy... Meditate.. Smoke a joint... Or drink a glass of wine... And listen to your ancestors...

Letting off fireworks is an American reimported bull disaster...

Very nice conversation and openminded speculation. It is true that history is a biased subject which relies on concensus to be done, and there is much that is voluntarily left unseen, while the studies teach only one way to look at things - which is often as far from making sense as can be. I was taught in school that there was nothing in Finland before the swedes came - but just listening to legends and by looking around it is not difficult to know better. Would love to reflect on these things, because I have something to say in almost every subject you touch. Keep up talking. =)

Samhain is pronounced: S'ow'n
sow, like a female pig and 'n'

HOW...do YOU pronounce Samhain? SMFH!!!!!!!!!! UGH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! SHAME!!!!!!!

IT'S NOT PRONOUNCED SAMHAIN BUT SOWEN!!

📯🕒⏳⌛; Not Christianity; p0pesism picked up these pagan rituals traditions. Christianity and p0pesism are two Completely different doctrines beliefs faiths ‼️‼️‼️❗

Dude come on it’s not pronounced samhain. It’s pronounced saw-win

I was sayin'...Sam Hain...as in the underwear

Until the Blind Lady, set me strait. God bless the Blind, for they "can" Listen.

All saints day wes celebrated WAY before samhain. This is an not accurate portrait of a complex history.