Trick or treat : a history of halloween / Lisa Morton.
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TextPublisher: London : Reaktion Books, 2013Copyright date: ©2012Edition: First paperback editionDescription: 229 pages : illustrations (some colour) ; 22 cmContent type: text | still image Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781780231877 (paperback)Subject(s): Halloween -- History | Witchcraft -- HistoryDDC classification: 394.2646 Summary: Lisa Morton reveals how holidays like the Celtic Samhain and Catholic All Souls' Day have blended to produce the modern Halloween, and she shows how the holiday has been reborn in America, where costumes and trick-or-treat rituals are new customs. Morton takes into account the influence of related but independent holidays, especially Mexico's Day of the Dead, as well as the explosion in popularity of haunted attractions and the impact of events such as 9/11 and the global economic recession.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Lisa Morton reveals how holidays like the Celtic Samhain and Catholic All Souls' Day have blended to produce the modern Halloween, and she shows how the holiday has been reborn in America, where costumes and trick-or-treat rituals are new customs. Morton takes into account the influence of related but independent holidays, especially Mexico's Day of the Dead, as well as the explosion in popularity of haunted attractions and the impact of events such as 9/11 and the global economic recession.
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