In ancient times, people believed that Halloween was the time of year when the barrier between the land of the living and the land of the dead dissolved. Halloween itself was when the barrier between the living and the dead completely dissolved. People thus disguised themselves as the dead to go unmolested, and gave offerings of food to calm the dead. This playlist is offered as another means to p... [+]

In ancient times, people believed that Halloween was the time of year when the barrier between the land of the living and the land of the dead dissolved. Halloween itself was when the barrier between the living and the dead completely dissolved. People thus disguised themselves as the dead to go unmolested, and gave offerings of food to calm the dead. This playlist is offered as another means to placate the dead and convince them to return to their realm once Halloween ends. [-]