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Season 1 • Episode 15: Banshee: Ireland's Screaming Harbinger of Death • Watch with subtitles
Episode 15: Banshee: Ireland's Screaming Harbinger of Death
October 17, 2019
Dr. Zarka shows how this wailing female ghost connects to the very real Irish tradition of keening— a rhythmic wailing and mourning performed by women as part of the death ritual. Tune in to see how fact and fiction combine to create a supernatural tradition that connects the people of Ireland to their ancestors.
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