Tue, Oct 29
|Washington
Profs & Pints DC: A Summoning of Halloweens Past
“A Summoning of Halloweens Past,” on the origins and history of a frighteningly fun holiday, with Brittany Warman
Time & Location
Oct 29, 2024, 6:00 PM – 8:30 PM
Washington, 801 E St NW, Washington, DC 20004, USA
About the event
Profs and Pints DC presents: “A Summoning of Halloweens Past,” on the origins and history of a frighteningly fun holiday, with Brittany Warman, former instructor at Ohio State University and co-founder of the Carterhaugh School of Folklore and the Fantastic.
Gear up for Halloween the right way, with a fascinating look at the folklore that makes the ancient holiday certain to rise up and walk amongst us every year.
Join Brittany Warman, a favorite of Profs and Pints audiences, as she uncovers the roots of our current festival of fright.
You’ll perhaps find yourself feeling a little bit tricked as you learn that there really isn’t, as so many like to claim, a direct line between Halloween and the Celtic festival of Samhain. And you’ll start looking at the produce section of your supermarket in new ways as you learn that it’s turnips, not pumpkins, that people used to carve…