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- Halloween And Hollywood
Aug 1, 2009
No other reminder of Halloween is more visible than Hollywood movies themselves. In addition, we're not just talking about high-budget horror...
Category: Holidays
- Halloween's Celtic Samhain Beginnings
Jul 7, 2009
Many people associate Halloween with pagan rituals. But the truth is that it's not pagan. Some historians from the West would say this is true, and...
Category: Holidays
- Halloween And Patriotism -- A Debate Of Scary Proportions
Jul 7, 2009
One of the big questions after the terrorist attacks on WTC in the United States was, should we continue with our ways knowing full well that there...
Category: Holidays
- Ground Zero and Halloween
Jul 6, 2009
Following the September 11, 2001 attacks, all Americans realized that everyone must unite against any and all terrorist threats. Globalization had...
Category: Holidays
- Halloween in America
Jul 6, 2009
Halloween may be one of the most commercialized celebrations in the United States. When we talk about commercial potential, Halloween is next only...
Category: Holidays
- The Religious, the Secular and Halloween
Jul 6, 2009
The religious sector from the different states of America have hounded the celebration of Halloween for many years. The commemoration was often...
Category: Holidays
- Halloween in Comics, Radio and in the Movies
Jul 6, 2009
It may seem unbelievable, but stories and scripts influenced by Halloween were first introduced on radio, not in movies. H.G. Wells, the well-known...
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- Halloween Celebrations in Modern Times
Jul 4, 2009
In modern Western societies today, Halloween is a spooky yet very much-awaited event. Many different communities and groups celebrate it...
Category: Holidays
- Halloween in America: From the Eighties to the Present
Jul 4, 2009
Halloween celebrations in America probably took off in the eighties, after a slew of "splatter films" and the general acknowledgement that there's...
Category: Holidays
- Is Halloween Really Just For Kids?
Jul 4, 2009
No matter how adults dress up Halloween, many families (especially in North America) believe that it should still be a celebration for the kids. We...
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