The Banquet Beyond the Veil - Halloween Almanac

In this episode I gently interrogate what we mean when we say "the veil is thin" at Halloween, and offer a vision of the whole of winter as a season of hospitality between humans and the otherworld(s) through fire, story, music, and rituals of generosity. Listen to past Fair Folk episode "All Hallows' Folk Tradition at the Gates of Winter" https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/all-hallows-folk-tradition-at-the-gates-of-winter/id1177770160?i=1000452872493 Get love letters from me: https://winter-lion-59052.myflodesk.com/pijrgnu11x Join my Patreon for as little as $2 a month!: https://www.patreon.com/fairfolkcast Where to find Kirsten Milliken, the storyteller: instagram.com/kirstinmillikenstoryteller facebook.com/com/kirstinmillikenstoryteller www.kirstenmilliken.co.uk Music in this episode: Opening theme: "Forest March" by Sylvia Woods Buy Sylvia Woods’ music: www.harpcenter.com/category/harp-cds "Réidh Chnoc Mná Duibhe" by Diarmuid Ó Súilleabháin Buy the song: https://music.apple.com/ca/album/re-idh-chnoc-mna-duibhe/1653578592?i=1653581085 Image is Fairy Tale of Kings by Lithuanian painter Mikalojus Konstantinas Ciurlionis