In this episode we are celebrating Samhain, the last of the 3 harvest festivals in the wheel of the year, marking the end of the harvest season and the beginning of winter. This holiday is more modernly refered to as Halloween. Listen to learn more about the history, it's evolution, and how you can incorporate old traditions into your new celebrations.

The CeLibation for this episode is a Pomegranate Daiquiri in honor of Persephone's descent into the underworld.

• 2 oz coconut rum
• 1 oz red vermouth
• 1 oz pomegranate juice

Shake, strain into glass

For the mocktail option:

• 2 oz. coconut water
• 2 oz. pomegranate juice

Shake with ice, strain into martini glass

References:

Death Makes a Holiday: A Cultural History of Halloween by ⁠David J. Skal⁠ https://www.amazon.com/Death-Makes-Holiday-Cultural-Halloween/dp/158234230X

⁠https://www.history.com/topics/holidays/samhain⁠

⁠https://www.babyquip.com/blog/spooky-history-of-halloween?utm_term=&utm_campaign=Search-International-Mexico_Generic&utm_source=adwords&utm_medium=ppc&gclid=CjwKCAjw-KipBhBtEiwAWjgwrDX3cvhql2Now9oCTQLXNBm3T59lxEuWNW9eoDscKICCwZ8KBURBPhoC7ekQAvD_BwE⁠

⁠https://blogs.loc.gov/headlinesandheroes/2021/10/the-origins-of-halloween-traditions/#:~:text=Yet%2C%20the%20Halloween%20holiday%20has,costumes%20to%20ward%20off%20ghosts⁠.

⁠https://www.history.com/topics/halloween/history-of-halloween⁠

⁠https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halloween⁠

⁠https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samhain⁠

⁠https://www.countryliving.com/entertaining/a40250/heres-why-we-really-celebrate-halloween/⁠

⁠https://www.britannica.com/story/why-do-we-celebrate-halloween⁠⁠https://celticranch.com/blogs/celtic-culture/lughnasa#:~:text=Lughnasa%20is%20the%20first%20of,all%20%E2%80%93%20Samhain%20on%20October%2031⁠.