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Saturday, October 28 • 10:00am - 11:30am
History of Halloween

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Did you know that the way we celebrate Halloween in America today has its roots in Ireland? It’s true! When more than a million Irish natives migrated to the United States during the nineteenth-century potato famine, they brought their customs with them—and that includes many of their Celtic traditions. Cultured Kids will guide participants through the origins of many of our Halloween traditions, from trick-or-treating to carving spooky . . . potatoes? Find out much more, and decorate your very own Halloween spud, in this fascinating exploration of history, migration, and everyone’s favorite holiday.


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Cultured Kids

Cultured Kids is a nonprofit organization exposing children and communities to other world cultures through the arts (visual, culinary, performance, literary, musical), sciences, history, and geography.Cultured Kids website... Read More →


Saturday October 28, 2017 10:00am - 11:30am EDT
BPL Guastavino Hall