On October 31 every year, we celebrate Halloween. It is especially popular in the United States where we use the holiday as an excuse for kids to dress up and ask for candy, and for adults to dress up and drink.

But why do we dress up, and what’s the deal with pumpkins, how does this have anything to do with monsters and bats?

Learn more about the history of Halloween and how so many unrelated things got lumped together on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily
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