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Join historian Cathy Polovina as she follows her curiosity and explores "Old Weird America," to look a bit closer at a variety of adventurous, innovative, and unusual characters throughout American history.

Halloween in America

How did an ancient Celtic ritual to ward off the spirits of the dead become a favorite holiday for children in U.S. by the 20th century? Join Old Weird America for a lively multi-media presentation of the origins of this particularly American Halloween tradition.