The Haunting Hour: Don't Think About It

00:31:27,099 --> 00:31:28,725 Halloween started with the Celts 441 00:31:28,767 --> 00:31:33,063 in what is now Ireland around, like, 2,000 years ago. 442 00:31:33,105 --> 00:31:34,607 [TEACHER] Go on, Cassie. 443 00:31:34,648 --> 00:31:37,317 [CASSIE] The Celts celebrated the end of the harvest 444 00:31:37,358 --> 00:31:39,486 and the beginning of the days getting shorter 445 00:31:39,527 --> 00:31:41,695 and the nights getting longer. 446 00:31:41,737 --> 00:31:45,283 These long, dark nights made people think about death 447 00:31:46,951 --> 00:31:48,328 as they do today. 448 00:31:48,369 --> 00:31:51,705 [TEACHER] Yes. Yes, I suppose that's true. 449 00:31:53,291 --> 00:31:57,169 But does anyone know 450 00:31:57,210 --> 00:32:00,464 where the custom for dressing up for Halloween... 451 00:32:01,548 --> 00:32:03,008 Yes, Cassie? 452 00:32:03,049 --> 00:32:05,969 The Celts believed that on the night of October 31st, 453 00:32:06,011 --> 00:32:09,681 the boundary between the living and the dead became blurred. 454 00:32:09,722 --> 00:32:11,808 They thought that on this night, 455 00:32:11,850 --> 00:32:14,352 the ghost of the dead came back to Earth. 456 00:32:16,020 --> 00:32:17,729 [WIND BLOWING] 457 00:32:23,194 --> 00:32:26,947 They would build big bonfires and dress up in animal masks and skins 458 00:32:26,989 --> 00:32:30,159 to frighten away the spirits, but then, over time, 459 00:32:30,201 --> 00:32:33,495 it changed into All Hallows because the Church taught 460 00:32:33,537 --> 00:32:36,039 that you were supposed to hallow the dead. 461 00:32:36,080 --> 00:32:37,790 [TEACHER] That's very impressive, Cassie. 462 00:32:40,751 --> 00:32:43,171 Okay, get out your notebooks. 463 00:32:43,838 --> 00:32:45,882 Let's talk about... 464 00:32:47,300 --> 00:32:48,843 term papers. 465 00:32:48,885 --> 00:32:50,220 [STUDENTS GROAN] 466 00:32:52,429 --> 00:32:54,306 ["OCTOBER 31ST" PLAYING] 467 00:32:54,348 --> 00:32:57,851 <i>♪ I can't wait Till October 31st ♪</i> 468 00:32:57,893 --> 00:33:01,397 <i>♪ I'm so excited that My sweet tooth's gonna burst ♪</i> 469 00:33:01,438 --> 00:33:03,065 <i>♪ I'll be the one ♪</i> 470 00:33:03,106 --> 00:33:07,069 <i>♪ With the chocolate In my eye ♪</i> 471 00:33:09,196 --> 00:33:11,490 <i>♪ I can't wait Till October 31st ♪</i> 472 00:33:11,531 --> 00:33:13,074 <i>♪ It's the Halloween song ♪</i> 473 00:33:13,115 --> 00:33:15,284 <i>♪ I can't wait Till October 31st ♪</i> 474 00:33:15,326 --> 00:33:16,703 <i>♪ It's the Halloween song ♪</i> 475 00:33:16,785 --> 00:33:19,455 <i>♪ I can't wait Till October 31st ♪</i> 476 00:33:19,497 --> 00:33:21,874 <i>♪ It's the Halloween song ♪</i> 477 00:33:28,339 --> 00:33:29,965 This thing itches. 478 00:33:31,675 --> 00:33:33,843 You're barely wearing a costume anymore. 479 00:33:33,885 --> 00:33:35,887 Can you hold my bag? It's heavy. 480 00:33:35,929 --> 00:33:38,640 Let's go. You have enough stuff. 481 00:33:38,682 --> 00:33:42,477 Hey, guys, look, they're giving away wax lips with fangs! 482 00:33:42,519 --> 00:33:45,439 Wax lips! I love wax lips! 483 00:33:46,981 --> 00:33:48,358 [CASSIE GRUMBLES] 484 00:33:53,904 --> 00:33:57,032 [WOMAN SCREAMING IN DISTANCE] 485 00:33:58,451 --> 00:33:59,826 Go on. 486 00:34:00,536 --> 00:34:02,371 [SKELETON LAUGHING] 487 00:34:04,290 --> 00:34:06,959 [EERIE CRIES] 488 00:34:07,000 --> 00:34:09,252 [EVIL LAUGHTER] 489 00:34:10,086 --> 00:34:12,714 [SPOOKY MUSIC PLAYING] 490 00:34:12,756 --> 00:34:16,175 - Go on. - I don't like that music. 491 00:34:16,217 --> 00:34:19,512 Then let's go. I have homework to do, and you have enough candy. 492 00:34:19,554 --> 00:34:22,474 I don't have wax lips. They're my favorites. 493 00:34:22,515 --> 00:34:24,934 Then go up there. It's just music. 494 00:34:26,811 --> 00:34:29,146 Look, toddlers are going up there. 495 00:34:30,188 --> 00:34:31,607 Go on! 496 00:34:36,987 --> 00:34:39,782 - I can't! - [CASSIE] Then we're going home. 497 00:34:39,864 --> 00:34:42,618 - [MAX] I want wax lips. - Then go! 498 00:34:42,660 --> 00:34:44,202 [MAX] I can't! 499 00:34:45,329 --> 00:34:47,455 Look, a ladybug is going up there. 500 00:34:47,497 --> 00:34:49,540 Are you a bigger chicken than a ladybug? 501 00:34:50,458 --> 00:34:51,584 Maybe. 502 00:34:52,835 --> 00:34:55,087 Think how good it'll feel when you're brave. 503 00:34:55,129 --> 00:34:56,880 You'll go, "It wasn't so hard." 504 00:34:56,922 --> 00:34:59,759 Won't that be good to say, "It wasn't so hard"? 505 00:34:59,801 --> 00:35:02,886 - I can't! - Do you want me to go for you? 506 00:35:02,928 --> 00:35:06,307 No, everyone will see me and know I'm scared. 507 00:35:06,349 --> 00:35:08,684 Then you go! See you later. 508 00:35:09,726 --> 00:35:11,520 [EERIE SOUNDS] 509 00