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  • Ghosts of Wales podcast Halloween special: Ghosts of Wales Live goes online to ghost hunt in Wales’ “most haunted” places

    Ghosts of Wales podcast Halloween special: Mark Rees launches his new book Paranormal Wales with a special online edition of the annual Ghosts of Wales Live event on the Ghosts and Folklore of Wales podcast. Join him and special guests as they explore some of Wales' "most haunted" places, and go ghost hunting on the spookiest night of the year.

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  • Spooky Halloween Folklore and Traditions of Wales: Ghosts & Folklore of Wales podcast Halloween special

    Join Mark Rees (author of Ghosts of Wales/ Paranormal Wales etc.) for a journey in search of the curious, and at times macabre history and folklore of Nos Calan Gaeaf, the Welsh Halloween.

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  • Nos Calan Gaeaf: The secret history of Halloween on the Ghosts & Folklore of Wales podcast

    Join Mark Rees as he goes in search of the secret history of Nos Calan Gaeaf, the Welsh Halloween, on the Ghosts and Folklore of Wales podcast.

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  • The Welsh Jack-o’-Lantern: Halloween on the Ghosts & Folklore of Wales podcast

    The Welsh jack-o’-lantern is far more terrifying than some Halloween pumpkin. Mark Rees investigates on the Ghosts & Folklore of Wales podcast.

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  • The History of Halloween: Ghosts & Folklore of Wales podcast

    EP18 The History of Halloween Join Mark Rees (author of Ghosts of Wales/ Paranormal Wales) for a whirlwind tour through the history of Halloween! From ancient Celtic festivals to modern-day America, this concise journey through the dark past of the spookiest day of the year takes a look at such questions as: • Where did Halloween originate? • What vital role did Christianity play in things? • How did America put its own stamp on the holiday? • Why do we carve pumpkins on October 31st? • Does trick-or-treating have its roots in praying for the souls of the dead? • What does the Welsh harvest festival Nos Calan Gaeaf…

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  • Devil’s Bridge: Ghosts & Folklore of Wales podcast

    Did Satan really build a bridge in Wales - the notorious Devil's Bridge - in exchange for the soul of an old Welsh woman? In this episode of the GHOSTS & FOLKLORE podcast, join Mark Rees (author of Ghosts of Wales/ Paranormal Wales etc.) for a journey in search of Satan himself who, it is claimed, built a bridge over a great chasm in exchange for the soul of an old Welsh widow.

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  • Ghosts & Folklore from Wales podcast now available on Amazon Music

    Amazon Music users can now listen to the Ghosts & Folklore of Wales with Mark Rees podcast on all of their devices. The Ghosts of Folklore of Wales podcast can now be streamed and downloaded on Amazon Music. That means you’ve now got even more places to listen to the world’s first podcast dedicated to Welsh ghosts and folklore! It has long been available to users of other popular platforms such as Spotify, Apple, YouTube and Google (full list here), but now you can just ask Amazon to play some spooky Ghosts of Wales yarns and it will do just that. Best of all, it’s just in time for Halloween…

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  • Halloween in Wales: Celebrate the Welsh Nos Calan Gaeaf on the Ghosts & Folklore of Wales podcast

    Halloween in Wales on the Ghosts & Folklore of Wales podcast: Explore the dark history of All Hallows' Eve and the Welsh Nos Calan Gaeaf on five special episodes of the Ghosts & Folklore podcast with Mark Rees (Ghosts of Wales/ Paranormal Wales).

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  • The Dark History of Beer; or, How a Welsh witch invented mead: Ghosts and Folklore of Wales with Mark Rees podcast EP15

    Join me for a journey in search of the Welsh enchantress who brewed beer in her cauldron, the Gothic folklore surrounding alcohol at funerals, and other macabre traditions from “weird” Wales Welcome to the 15th episode of my “curious” Ghosts and Folklore of Wales podcast – the “dark history of beer”! It’s all about alcohol and folklore, and I really feel like I’ve captured some of the energy and spontaneity from my Ghosts of Wales – Live! events on this episode of the podcast. As I’m sure regular listeners have noticed, I don’t script my episodes (ha, I think that’s obvious!), but I usually have a rough roadmap in my…

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  • Paranormal Wales book launch coming to the Ghosts and Folklore podcast this Halloween

    Paranormal Wales book launch coming to the Ghosts and Folklore podcast this Halloween. You can't stop a "Ghosts of Wales" paranormal party!

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