Halloween American History

Halloween; An American Holiday, an American History was written by Lesley Pratt Bannatryne. This book was written firs published in 1990 and has been in printing up until 2005. This book is about how Halloween started overseas, the whereabouts of how Halloween became what it is today, and the differences that have changed compared to some of the customs that have stayed throughout the years. Additionally, Halloween was originally a folk celebration which had many origins. Halloween in different party of the world, had a lot of similarities on how each area celebrated this holiday, but they also had a few differences. Also, the history of Halloween if able to be defined as a type of celebration but it needs to have the essential elements which are communion with the ancestral dead, divination, and fire. Halloween was brought to America as a holiday that had multiple ways of celebrating it; over the years, America has been able to adapt over the centuries. The origins of Halloween go back to as

All of these were able to bring back the spirit of this holiday. Play parties were at any time but the first of the season was usually held in the early dark in late autumn. Also, these parties would take place in a public place like a community school or hall, where the whole families would be able to attend. The ghost stories, pranks and mischief all kind of tie into one another because they all encompass other people; it evolves people because ghost stories, pranks and mischief are more than just socializing with others, it is more of frightening others and making connections between each other. Though, today we relate Halloween with witches, black cats, ghost, pumpkins, costumes, masks and trick-or-treating, there are still those who think about ghost stories, pranks and mischief. These three traditions have been able to stay around to this