The Night the Lanterns Went Dark — An African Halloween Story

In the heart of Potoru, a small African village where every night glows with the light of ancestral lanterns, something unimaginable happens, the lanterns all go dark on the night of October’s end. When the Crossing Night begins, the night when the living and the spirits meet, fear grips the villagers. But from the shadows steps Hinda, a 15-year-old boy with courage greater than his years. Armed with only a tiny gourd lamp carved by his late mother, he journeys deep into the ancient forest to restore the light and uncover a truth long forgotten. There, he meets the spirit of his great-grandmother, the first weaver of Potoru, who teaches him that light is not something to keep — it’s something to share, to remember, to pass on. ✨ The Night the Lanterns Went Dark is a tale of ancestry, remembrance, courage, and the light that never dies. A Halloween story — but rooted in African storytelling traditions, it reminds us that our past is never gone; it only waits to be remembered. 📖 Chapters (Video Duration: 11:18) 0:00 – Introduction: The Village That Feared No Darkness 1:05 – The Night the Lanterns Went Out 2:30 – The Stranger with Firefly Eyes 3:45 – The Prophecy of the Crossing Night 5:00 – Hinda’s Courage and the Gourd Lamp 6:20 – The Journey into the Forest 7:40 – The Ancient Tree and the Spirit of the Weaver 9:00 – The Return of the Light 10:00 – The Crossing Night Celebration 10:45 – Reflection: When Light Becomes Memory