Hollywood's Halloween vs. Irish Samhain

University of Edinburgh, Oct. 31, 2016

Samhain (SOW-in) or Sauin is a Gaelic festival in Ireland that falls on the Mexican Day of the Dead, Nov. 1st, marking the end of the harvest season and beginning of winter or the "darker half" of the year [1].

It is also the Irish and Scottish Gaelic name for November. Celebrations begin on Halloween, the evening of October 31st, since the Celtic day began and ended at sunset [1].

Let's go apologize to the witches in Salem, MA

(History on Maps) History of [Christian/Celtic] Halloween (animation)

Hollow weenie "You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch" - Dr. Seuss

Keith David, "Oogie Boogie," live for 2025 at the Hollywood Bowl

Richard Darbois, Henri Poirier: Le Boogie Blues ("L'Étrange Noël de Jack")

"This is Halloween," Danny Elfman (metal cover by Clint Robinson)

(Rain Paris) "This is Halloween" rock cover

The seasons and festivals of Ireland

This is about halfway between the autumnal equinox and winter solstice. It is one of the four Gaelic seasonal festivals along with Imbolc, Bealtaine, and Lughnasa.

Historically it was widely observed throughout Ireland, Scotland, and the Isle of Man. Its Brittonic Celtic equivalent is Calan Gaeaf in Wales. More

The Citizens of Halloween: "This is Halloween" (from Tim Burton's "The Nightmare Before Christmas")

• Jack nabs Santa | Nightmare Before Xmas | Disney Kids

(DisneyMusicVEVO) Oct. 14, 2021: Stream “Disney Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas” on Disney+, the only place to stream favorites from Disney, Pixar, Marvel, Star Wars, National Geographic, and more [because there's absolutely nowhere else to stream. All hail the Disney Corporation!]

(BbaGumpSkrimp) The Making of The Nightmare Before Christmas

It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown!

It was a time of innocent childishness and evil.

Remember waiting all October for Linus to see the Great Pumpkin? This Halloween classic wasn’t just wholesome—it changed American (and Canadian) TV forever. From hidden gags to production secrets and the real reason it almost got banned, here are 10 wild facts about It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown! most people didn’t know. Relive the magic of a simpler time. More

Disney Halloweens used to be easy: skeletons

(Lyric Noel) "This is Halloween" (female metal cover)

• Gho$temane; The Vintage Vault (1966); Tim Burton, Danny Elfman, Disney; Holiday History; BbaGumpSkrimp; Ghostmane; Eds., Wisdom Quarterly