Word: occultism
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Hallowe'en is much deeper, more meaningful. Every Hallowe'en ritual has a history and is not merely a way for the American Dental Association to promote business. There's a reason why people dress up on Hallowe'en. There's a reason why it's associated with the occult and supernatural. There's even a reason why it has an apostrophe in the middle...
Just up Mass. Ave., past the Old Cambridge Burying Ground on Garden St., lies Arsenic and Old Lace, a hot spot for learning about the heritage of Hallowe'en. Specializing in occult supplies and antique clothing, Arsenic and Old Lace smells of must and mysticism...
Herbs and magic oils, crystal balls, animal skulls, magical jewelry, tarot cards, books on the occult and antique clothing suitable for mourning are all included in the inventory. People are greeted at the door by George, a skeleton in a coffin who holds a collage of costume ideas. The stuffed raven on the counter wears a Hallowe'en mask...
...have a strange sense of humor," admits Debra Floyd, the store's book buyer. Floyd has stocked the store well with a wide variety of books on the occult from facsimilies of ancient manuscripts to recipe books for herbal potions...
...seven Fundamentalist families had contended that exposing their children to such material violated the First Amendment right to the free exercise of religion. Citing more than 400 objectionable passages, the parents charged that the readings taught such taboo topics as evolution, feminism, situational ethics and belief in the occult...