The Insider Travel Report Podcast
Discover Halloween’s Origins on the Very Spot Where It Began
29 Nov 2024
Ireland isn’t just about Saint Patrick’s Day, it’s also the birthplace of Halloween, or Samhain, as it was originally known. Siobhan De Paor, a shaman or spiritual leader of the community, talks with Alan Fine of Insider Travel Report about the true origins of Halloween at the very site historians believe where it all began. That site is on a privately owned farm on the Hill of Ward, near the towns of Trim and Athboy, where the Puka Festival is celebrated (“Puka” means ghost in Gaelic). For more information, visit www.PucaFestival.com and www.Ireland.com. All our Insider Travel Report video interviews are archived and available on our Youtube channel (youtube.com/insidertravelreport), and as podcasts with the same title on: Spotify, Pandora, Stitcher, PlayerFM, Listen Notes, Podchaser, TuneIn + Alexa, Podbean, iHeartRadio, Google, Amazon Music/Audible, Deezer, Podcast Addict, and iTunes Apple Podcasts, which supports Overcast, Pocket Cast, Castro and Castbox.
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