Title:
The haunted history of Halloween / produced by History Television Network Productions ; produced and written by Jeff Swimmer.
ISBN:
9780767080552
Publication Information:
[Burlington, Ver.] : A & E Home Video, 2005.
New York : New Video [distributor]
Physical Description:
1 videodisc (approximately 50 min.) : sound, color & black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
General Note:
Originally broadcast in 1997.
DVD, Dolby digital stereo.
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.
Subject Term:
Audience:
Not rated.
Series Title:
Series Sequence:
Performer:
Host, Harry Smith.
Production Credits:
Executive producers, Susan E. Leventhal, Charlie Maday ; editor, Dina Potocki; camera, Jeff Muhlstock ... [et al.].
OCLC Number:
ocm60456980
Availability:
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