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Ancient Farmers May Have Given Us Some of Our Halloween Traditions

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Tue, 10/29/2024 - 12:00
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Radio Broadcast Num: 07

Radio Remark: Historians tell us there are ancient agricultural ties to our present day Halloween observance. (Gary Crawford and Anne Effland, USDA history researcher)

Radio Length: 00:01:00.473

Radio Author: GCRAWFOR

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