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Has Halloween become over commercialised?

Halloween used to be the festival of homemade costumes and cheap sweets. But it seems to be slowly becoming more and more commercialised. Are we in danger of ruining it? And turning it into just another commerical holiday? Shane Beatty was joined on...

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12.45 16 Sep 2022


Has Halloween become over commercialised?


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12.45 16 Sep 2022


Halloween used to be the festival of homemade costumes and cheap sweets. But it seems to be slowly becoming more and more commercialised. Are we in danger of ruining it? And turning it into just another commerical holiday?

Shane Beatty was joined on Lunchtime Live by Barbara in Dublin, who is a witch, Barry, a pagan from Cork and Eimear McKeon, host of the 'Because You Were Home’ horror podcast to discuss...


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