{"product_id":"trick-or-treat-is-halloween-a-modern-consumer-event-or-does-is-retain-a-deeper-meaning-today-von-smitha-chiramel","title":"Trick or Treat. Is Halloween a modern consumer event or does is retain a deeper meaning today?","description":"\u003cp\u003eStudienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2011 im Fachbereich Anglistik - Kultur und Landeskunde, Note: 1,7, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Veranstaltung: Calender Customs, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: The key question of my paper will be whether Halloween is just a pure Consumer event, or if it does have any deeper meaning to people. What parts of Halloween are of relevance for people nowadays? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI would like to find out if this festival is celebrated to make our lives just a bit more fun by spending money and investing in marketing to attract customers or is it more than that. I will proof that Halloween cannot be reduced to a trend.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTo make my paper transparent, I have decided to focus on Halloween parties, Halloween in different countries, Trick or Treat customs, Halloween fans in Germany, Halloween and the media, and economic aspects.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHalloween parties everywhere, Halloween costumes, and Halloween movies, children playing Trick or Treat: Halloween has found its way to be an important and popular festival nowadays. And it seems to gain more and more importance in our festival calendar.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSimilar to Christmas the preparations start weeks before, the stores are full of Halloween decorations waiting to be bought by the customers. American spending on this festival has reached a maximum.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSpending money on this calender custom has become a crucial point, it is often called an outcome of today¿s fun generation. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOriginally being a spiritual festival, what is it now? Is it just commercialisation or has it any religious, social or cultural significance nowadays?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"aw-variant-hidden-subtitle-div\" id=\"aw-variant-subtitle-9783668176942\"\u003e\u003ch3\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Libri","offers":[{"title":"Softcover - 9783668176942","offer_id":39451316093021,"sku":"9783668176942","price":16.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0940\/0622\/files\/7f9b8cd7-b8e9-4219-baef-4d6d5fd154b6.jpg?v=1778304458","url":"https:\/\/shop.autorenwelt.de\/products\/trick-or-treat-is-halloween-a-modern-consumer-event-or-does-is-retain-a-deeper-meaning-today-von-smitha-chiramel","provider":"Autorenwelt Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}