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The Story of All Hallows' Eve: American Folk Traditions, Literary Ghosts, and Wonderful Objects with Deborah Dwyer

  • Green-Wood Cemetery 500 25th Street Brooklyn, NY, 11232 United States (map)

Admission: $10, $5 for Green-Wood members

Collector Deborah Dwyer presents forgotten traditions linked to Halloween, a story she pieced together after amassing an incredible array of antique and vintage Halloween artifacts over the past 30 years. From romantic prophecy to the predictive powers of cabbages or pumpkins, Dwyer will walk us through the rituals and other folk practices All Hallows’ Eve used to call for.

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