
October 2018
Tiber Falzett, ‘A’ Cnagadh Cnù na Samhna (Cracking the Halloween Nut): Sensing and Making Sense of a Scottish Highland Calendar Custom’
Dr. Tiber Falzett, visiting lecturer in Scottish Gaelic Studies at UNC, will discuss the unique and universal aspects of Halloween folkways among Scottish Highlanders in Scotland and North America. Halloween is largely derived from a pre-Christian Celtic harvest festival commemorating the ancestors and the death of the old year. Through ethnographic recordings of songs and stories, Dr. Falzett will give valuable insights into the roots of this holiday. The talk will be followed by a free reception featuring treats like…
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