Halloween and Hallowtide

Today, the 31st October, is All Hallows Eve, more commonly known as Halloween. It is the first day of Hallowtide, which also includes the Feast of All Hallows, also known as All Saints’ Day, which is celebrated on 1st November, and the Feast of All Souls, which is celebrated on 2nd November. 
 
In today's talk, Claire Ridgway, author of "On This Day in Tudor", explains the origins of Hallowtide and how Halloween, All Saints' Day and All Souls' Day were celebrated in medieval and Tudor England.
 
You can see this podcast as a video at the following link:
https://youtu.be/hgWHj_wVOFI
 
You can find Claire at:
https://www.theanneboleynfiles.com 
https://www.tudorsociety.com
https://www.facebook.com/theanneboleynfiles/
https://www.facebook.com/tudorsociety/
https://twitter.com/AnneBoleynFiles 
https://twitter.com/thetudorsociety 
https://www.instagram.com/tudor.society/ 
https://www.instagram.com/anneboleynfiles/