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Dialogue: 0,0:00:01.78,0:00:03.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When most people think of Halloween,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:03.35,0:00:04.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they think of trick-or-treating,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:05.05,0:00:06.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,parades,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:06.14,0:00:07.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,bobbing for apples
Dialogue: 0,0:00:07.29,0:00:10.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and other family-friendly activities.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:10.26,0:00:12.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But bet you didn't know the true story
Dialogue: 0,0:00:12.37,0:00:14.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,behind the ancient origins of Halloween.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:15.76,0:00:18.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It all goes back some 2,000 years
Dialogue: 0,0:00:18.48,0:00:21.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to the ancient Celtic festival known as Samhain,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:21.28,0:00:23.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,celebrated on November 1st.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:23.65,0:00:25.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,On the night before Samhain,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:25.36,0:00:28.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,people believed that the dead returned as ghosts.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:28.30,0:00:30.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They would leave food and wine on their doorsteps
Dialogue: 0,0:00:30.59,0:00:32.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to keep roaming spirits at bay,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:32.77,0:00:34.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and wore masks when they left the house
Dialogue: 0,0:00:34.48,0:00:36.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so they'd be mistaken for fellow ghosts.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:37.23,0:00:40.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The Christian church turned Samhain into All Saints Day
Dialogue: 0,0:00:40.51,0:00:42.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or All Hallows in the 8th century.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:43.14,0:00:45.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The night before became All Hallows' Eve,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:45.76,0:00:47.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,later shortened to Halloween.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:48.19,0:00:50.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You've heard of trick-or-treating on Halloween,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:50.30,0:00:53.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but what about souling or guising?
Dialogue: 0,0:00:53.17,0:00:55.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,All three of these traditions originated
Dialogue: 0,0:00:55.52,0:00:56.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in medieval Britain.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:57.24,0:00:59.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,On All Souls' Day, November 2nd,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:59.57,0:01:02.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the needy would beg for pastries known as soul cakes.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:02.74,0:01:05.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In return, they would pray for people's dead relatives.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:06.12,0:01:07.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This was called souling.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:08.13,0:01:10.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In the medieval Halloween tradition of guising
Dialogue: 0,0:01:10.43,0:01:12.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,young people would dress up in costumes
Dialogue: 0,0:01:12.71,0:01:15.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and accept food, wine, money and other offerings
Dialogue: 0,0:01:15.88,0:01:20.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in exchange for singing, reciting poetry or telling jokes.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:20.22,0:01:21.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In 19th-century America
Dialogue: 0,0:01:21.90,0:01:25.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Irish and Scottish immigrants revived these old traditions
Dialogue: 0,0:01:25.41,0:01:27.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The result was trick-or-treating.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:27.76,0:01:30.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,At first, it was much more about the tricks,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:30.02,0:01:31.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in the form of pranks and hijinks,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:31.76,0:01:32.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,than the treats.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:33.09,0:01:36.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It wasn't until the 1950's that the custom took on
Dialogue: 0,0:01:36.28,0:01:38.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,its current, family-friendly, kid-centred form.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:39.36,0:01:41.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Today, Halloween is big business.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:41.94,0:01:44.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,With US consumer spending more than 2.5 billion
Dialogue: 0,0:01:44.78,0:01:46.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,on costumes annually.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:46.71,0:01:49.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Add in the candy and it's estimated that Americans
Dialogue: 0,0:01:49.38,0:01:52.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,spend up to 6 billion on Halloween each year,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:52.46,0:01:55.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,making it the second most commercial holiday after Christmas.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:56.38,0:01:59.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So whether you're a fan of tricks, treats, or trivia,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:59.80,0:02:04.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,there's a bit of Halloween history we bet you didn't know.