Advisory
HALLOWEEN SPECIAL
Halloween and
popular culture, masks, ritual games, garlic
(wards off birds and vampires) covered by
UAlbany's Halloween experts
Contact: UAlbany's Office of Media Relations (518) 437-4980
ALBANY, N.Y. (October 11, 2005)
- HALLOWEEN BIGGER THAN
CHRISTMAS? Not yet, but it is
No. 2, with some estimates show Americans
spending $7 billion annually on the night
of ghosts and goblins. Sociologist Richard
Lachmann explains what has become the
culture of Halloween. https://www.albany.edu/news/experts.shtml#lachmann
- A HOCKEY MASK in the
U.S. or skeletons in Mexico… Kids
(and adults) enjoy Halloween as a time
to dress up in their favorite costumes.
In her book Dressed for Thrills: 100
Years of Halloween Costumes and Masquerade,
art professor Phyllis Galembo documents
the customs behind costumes from all
over the world. https://www.albany.edu/news/experts.shtml#galembo
- VAMPIRES DREAD GARLIC, but it looks like birds don't care for it much, either. Distinguished professor of chemistry Eric Block offers insight into the peculiar-smelling herb used to ward off creatures of the night on All Hallow's Eve. https://www.albany.edu/news/experts.shtml#block
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