Hello, comrades of terror
Welcome to "Gutting The Stories with Pascu And Rodri
Today we're here to talk about the origin of Halloween!
The Celts celebrated a singular festival
They called it Samhain and it ends their year
That the dead went wandering everywhere
During these dates it kept growing
The deceased who were evil
Were expelled with bonfires and with turnips
And the children collected
All the gifts that the houses offered
A few human, animal, and assorted vegetable sacrifices
When the Romans discover it
They think that so much sacrifice is barbaric and try to forbid it
The festival keeps fading little by little
Until Pope Gregory IV
Changes its name to "All Saints' Day"
But in the 19th century Irish immigrants
Take it with them to America
And popularize it again with stories like that of Jack O'Lantern
Stingy Jack was a rogue
So much that he even tricked the devil
Using a cross from his pocket
I want you to give me ten more years
When he comes to collect, he tricks him again
With crosses he locks him in an apple tree
Since you've won again, ask for whatever you want
You won't ever be able to touch my soul again
When the drunk dies and heaven doesn't accept him
He runs to hell, but Satan remembers
That your soul is only yours and that I can't have it
And if you want rest, go look for it on your own
A lantern that lights his path
He goes wandering without stopping
He is the wandering Jack O'Lantern
And since in the United States there was a surplus of pumpkins
They decided to use them as lanterns instead of turnips
To scare off the devil like that on Halloween
If you celebrate Halloween, do it carefully
Don't go sacrificing people
And if you want to scare the devil away quickly
Put a Jack O'Lantern at your door