https://www.sapiens.org/culture/halloween-history-global/ was published in 2018, but still pinpoints the meanings and motives today for this many-sided, globalizing event: "How Halloween Has Traveled the Globe. Whether trick-or-treating in the United States or costume play celebrations in Japan, Allhallows Eve has taken many forms as its traditions travel the world." By Amber Dance.
2021-10-31
2021-10-27
headstones maker at work
Physical traces of past centuries can be seen in stonework. Cemeteries offer a kind of sociological gallery of stonecutters. This story looks at headstone carving by hand in 2021, https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/hand-carved-gravestones
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