Early Halloween
Call it seasonal disorientation syndrome, but I’ve been reading about Halloween. I’m pretty sure I’m not the only one thinking about it. Stores will begin Halloween displays next month, if the usual pattern recurs. So why not do a little advanced study? Although I’ve written about holidays myself, they’re unruly subjects to handle. Lesley Pratt Bannatyne is a name familiar to many fans of Halloween. Her 1990 book Halloween: An American Holiday, an American History kickstarted renewed interest in the holiday and has been followed by other studies, even occasionally with academic ...