Comments on: Hallowe’en In the Gilded Age

By: Brass Goggles » Blog Archive » Report from the darker, dirtier side #3

Brass Goggles » Blog Archive » Report from the darker, dirtier side #3 — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:47:11 +0000

[...] is normally not the darkest place of weblogs, but for Halloween, they delivered a nifty post about Hallowe’en In the Gilded Age: a brief history of a holiday that should certainly be steampunk’ed more, we [...]

By: heidenkind

heidenkind — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 01:52:48 +0000

How fun! I never thought about Hallowe’en as so much of an American holiday. Actually, I hate Hallowe’en, but that’s a whole different issue.

By: Elizabeth Kerri Mahon

Elizabeth Kerri Mahon — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 21:03:23 +0000

Thanks so much for post Evangeline. I have a Halloween scene in my WIP, and I’m glad to see that I’ve gotten most of the details right! It’s hard to believe they had candy corn in the 1880’s, although I’ve had some that tasted as if it was that old.

By: Victoria Janssen

Victoria Janssen — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 18:40:20 +0000

A most excellent post!

By: ani d'onofrio

ani d'onofrio — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 16:50:01 +0000

Thank you for writing an enjoyable article on Halloween. Part of it reminded me of an article I read a few years back regarding the celebration of Halloween in France by Americans. When interviewed, one Parisian sniffed, “It is a bizarre holiday!!!” He felt it was one of the worst things Americans brought to France. Oh well. I intend to send a link to this to a few friends who will appreciate your history.

By: Barbara

Barbara — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 16:28:30 +0000

Wonderful post!! I really enjoyed reading about past Halloween traditions.