Annotated Bibliography _ History Behind Halloween

Bannatyne, Lesley P.  Halloween: an American holiday, an American history. Louisiana, USA: Pelican Publishing, 1998.

            Lesley, a renowned author with a bachelor’s degree in English, in this article elaborates more about the history of Halloween. According to her argument, Halloween is an American holiday traditionally celebrated yearly. She further points out that its history dates back to 16^th century. Lesley notes that there has been a lot of misconception in relation to the specific dates of Halloween celebrations.

RavenWolf, Silver.  Halloween: customs, recipes, spells. Woodbury.  USA: Llewellyn Worldwide, 1999.

            In this article, silver is analyzing the activities undertaken during Halloween festival. The writer further discusses in detail the alienation from initial Halloween traditions. In accordance to the article, the activities undertaken by communities and societies during this period vary. Silver elucidates that the holiday attracted the use of special clothing.

Rogers, Nicholas. Halloween: from pagan ritual to party night. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press, 2002.

            This article gives a detailed analysis of the ever-changing faces of Halloween. Rogers argues that Halloween has gradually lost its traditional meaning. According to the article, Halloween that was originally a religious holiday changed to a film session in the 20^th century. In addition, special traditional costumes were worn during the ancient days that have largely been replaced by modern clothing.

Bannatyne, Lesley P. Halloween Nation: Behind the Scenes of America's Fright Night. Louisiana, USA: Pelican Publishing, 2011.

            Bannatyne in this article discusses in detail the activities surrounding this celebrated holiday. According to her, the modern society has distorted the primary meaning of this holiday. The initial celebrations entailed the telling; of scaring stories and children activities, i.e. trick-treat marred the celebrations. However, in the modern society, horror movies and costume parties have replaced Halloween traditional activities.

Heiligman, Deborah. Holidays Around the World: Celebrate Halloween.  Washington, USA: National Geographic Society, 2009.

In this article, Heiligman begins by briefly discussing the history of Halloween. According to Heiligman, Halloween is a historical event that has been in existence since the 16^th century. According to the article, the holiday is celebrated on October 31in most parts of the world, although no specific date is set. However, Heiligman points out that most societies and communities in the world conducted the celebrations at the end of summer.

Kallevig, Christine p.  Holiday folding stories: storytelling and origami together for holiday fun.  New York, USA: Storytime Ink International, 1992.

Kallevig, in this article examines in detail the activities of this world longest holiday. The article discusses identifies story telling as an integral part of Halloween holiday. According to the article, the storytellers were keen to telling scary stories that were nerve wrecking. Kallevig points out that the celebrations were an amazing bonding session for all groups.