Bibliograph

The haunted history of Halloween, produced and written by Jeff Swimmer ; series producer, Alison Guss ; executive producer, Susan E. Leventhal ; executive producer for the History Channel, Charlie Maday ; produced by History Television Network Productions ; A&E Television Networks

Type

Label

The haunted history of Halloween, produced and written by Jeff Swimmer ; series producer, Alison Guss ; executive producer, Susan E. Leventhal ; executive producer for the History Channel, Charlie Maday ; produced by History Television Network Productions ; A&E Television Networks

Language

eng

Characteristic

videorecording

Intended audience

Not rated

Main title

The haunted history of Halloween

Oclc number

60456980

Responsibility statement

produced and written by Jeff Swimmer ; series producer, Alison Guss ; executive producer, Susan E. Leventhal ; executive producer for the History Channel, Charlie Maday ; produced by History Television Network Productions ; A&E Television Networks

Runtime

Summary

Join Harry Smith of CBS's The Early Show as he leads this 3,000-year expedition through the history of the characteristically pagan holiday of Halloween. Discover how the "trick-or-treat" custom originated during the harvest festivals in ancient Ireland when food and sweets were used to coax the dead into remaining in the spirit world. Learn how Christianity tried to co-opt the celebration by turning it into All Saints Day, but how the underlying-- and sometimes controversial-- dark elements of the holiday have survived

Table Of Contents

Halloween -- Ancient rituals -- Pagan vs. Christian -- Revolution from within -- The changes of Halloween -- New ritual

Technique

live action

Classification