Spooky Forest Adventure Part 2: Are Bats and Snakes Really Scary? | Halloween History for Kids

Are bats and snakes really as spooky as they seem? Hop back aboard the magical Culture Train with Kristen, Asher, and Arden as we return to our Spooky Forest Adventure for Halloween! We start with a peek into Halloween history, tracing it back thousands of years to Samhain, an ancient Celtic harvest festival in Ireland with bonfires, costumes, and masks. Then we head into the moonlit forest, where we meet two of the most famous Halloween creatures of all. First come the bats! Families will learn that out of more than 1,400 bat species, only three drink blood, and most bats eat insects or fruit and even help pollinate flowers. We discover why bats became a symbol of good fortune in Chinese art and how fruit bats hold a special place in Tongan tradition. Next, a snake slithers across our path! We explore how snakes have carried very different meanings across cultures, from the cobra goddess Wadjet who protected Egyptian pharaohs to the Greek healer Asclepius, whose snake-wrapped staff is still a symbol of medicine today. This Halloween episode for kids shows how learning about something unfamiliar can turn fear into curiosity, and how every culture sees the world in its own beautiful way. Culture Kids is a 3x Webby Award-winning immersive audio adventure for families, exploring world cultures, history, and science together. If you love the show, please leave us a 5-star rating on Apple Podcasts or Spotify so more families can find us. Support our mission: https://www.culturekidsmedia.com/support/Website: https://culturekidsproductions.orgInstagram: @culturekidsproductionsYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@culturekidspodcast Hosts: Kristen, Arden and Asher Kim Producer & Sound Designer: Kristen Kim Sound FX License: Envato Elements & Epidemic Sounds Audio Engineer: Robin Lai Academic Consultant: Elisha Li Nonprofit Consultant: Emil Kang, Jesseca Ryan