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Halloween's Samhain Roots Remembered as Anti-Consumerist Message Spreads

Original: https://www. juancole.com/2026/10/rememberi ng-halloween-samhain.html # AllHallowsEve # Halloween # Tradition # Ancestor

Historian Juan Cole's article on the Samhain origins of Halloween is being shared widely, arguing that October 31st should be a time of tradition and remembrance of ancestors rather than a capitalist spending opportunity. The piece criticises the flood of single-use plastic costumes and decorations that end up in landfill, urging a return to the holiday's older, more reflective roots.

Why now: With Halloween approaching, people are debating the holiday's commercialisation and environmental waste versus its traditional meaning.

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• https://www. juancole.com/2026/10/rememberi ng-halloween-samhain.html # AllHallowsEve # Halloween # Tradition # Ancestors # Remembrance October 31st is NOT a Capitalist Spending Opportunity, to buy loads of one-use plastic to put into landfill, to the detriment of the #… · PatternChaser@mas.to · 1

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