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Canalside Lecture Series: Halloween an Anthropological Perspective on a Festival with Many Meanings

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Halloween can be explained according to different themes, each with widespread cultural parallels: as a seasonal/calendrical event; as a “ritual of reversal;” as Samhain, an ancient Celtic festival; as All Hallows Eve, a Christian observance; as a witches’ sabbath; as a modern pagan holiday; and, in America, a special event for children. Join us for an evening with Phil Stevens, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Anthropology Emeritus University at Buffalo, SUNY.Phil Stevens retired in 2019 after 48 | Location: The Longshed at Canalside

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The Buffalo History Museum

1 Museum Court, Buffalo, NY 14216

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