TrivialHistoryPodcast

Similar to last episode's focus on Jack-O'Lanterns, this episode looks into the origins of the modern Halloween "Trick-or-Treat" tradition, as always, history takes a few unexpected turns. Sources https://www.merriam-webster.com/words-at-play/trick-or-treat-history https://www.history.com/news/halloween-trick-or-treating-origins https://www.history.com/news/halloween-was-once-so-dangerous-that-some-cities-considered-banning-it https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/the-history-of-trick-or-treating-is-weirder-than-you-thought-79408373/ https://www.businessinsider.com/trick-or-treating-halloween-history-2019-10

The Jack O'Lantern has been around for quite some time, but how did it get to where it is today? Sources https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ignis%20fatuus https://www.merriam-webster.com/words-at-play/the-history-of-jack-o-lantern https://www.irishtimes.com/life-and-style/abroad/the-story-of-jack-o-lantern-if-you-knew-the-sufferings-of-that-forsaken-craythur-1.4065773 https://www.history.com/news/history-of-the-jack-o-lantern-irish-origins