"Halloween in America: contemporary customs and performances" was written by Jack Santino and published in Western Folklore journal in 1983. Despite its age, the article is rich in information concerning Halloween, symbolisms, objects and peoples' participation in America. To non- Americans like myself, it serves as a very good introduction to this celebration and covers a variety of topics directly related to the feast.
I have been observing peoples' preparations since early September in Los Angeles. I have thus been taking photographs in order to obtain as much a detailed image as possible. What I shall then unfold in this post as well as the forthcoming ones are images of Halloween decorations as applying to ideas of Santino's article.
This post focuses on a key feature: pumpkins. Photographs were taken while shopping and date as early as mid- September and as late as last week.
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