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2. Halloween - Wikipedia

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   Halloween shop in Derry, Northern Ireland, selling masks. Halloween costumes were traditionally modeled after figures such as vampires, ghosts, skeletons, scary looking witches, and devils. [66] Over time, the costume selection extended to include popular characters from fiction, celebrities, and generic archetypes such as ninjas and princesses.

3. 20 Best Halloween Traditions for Kids and Adults - AOL

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   1. Go Trick-or-Treating. Trick-or-treating is probably one of the most popular traditions of Halloween, and it's fun for the whole family. Although trick-or-treating has been around much longer ...

4. The History of Jack-o-Lanterns and How They Became a ...

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   Halloween is filled with odd traditions, Halloween colors, and even games like bobbing for apples, many with a rich history. Halloween jack-o-lanterns are no exception. Halloween jack-o-lanterns ...

5. Jack-o'-lantern - Wikipedia

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   The application of the term to carved pumpkins in American English is first seen in 1837. [16] American Thanksgiving Day postcard sent in 1909 with images of a jack-o'-lantern and a turkey. In the United States and Canada, the carved pumpkin was first associated with the harvest season in general before it became a symbol of Halloween. [17]

6. Trick-or-treating - Wikipedia

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   The history of trick-or-treating traces back to Scotland and Ireland, where the tradition of guising, going house to house at Halloween and putting on a small performance to be rewarded with food or treats, goes back at least as far as the 16th century, as does the tradition of people wearing costumes at Halloween. There are many accounts from ...

7. Time for 'dressing up': Tracking Halloween's history, from ...

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   Oct. 31—JOHNSTOWN, Pa. — On Halloween night, candy, costumes and spooky spirits fit hand-in-glove. Children dressing up as their favorite superheroes, knocking on doors and shouting, "Trick or ...

8. St. Martin's Day - Wikipedia

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   St Martin's Day Kermis by Peeter Baltens (16th century), shows peasants celebrating by drinking the first wine of the season, and a horseman representing the saint. Saint Martin's Day or Martinmas (obsolete: Martlemas), [1] [2] and historically called Old Halloween [A] or All Hallows Eve, [B] [3] [4] is the feast day of Saint Martin of Tours and is celebrated in the liturgical year on 11 November.

9. Everything To Know About the History of Halloween ... - AOL

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   The tradition of handing out sweet treats to trick-or-treaters took a hit during World War II when sugar was rationed, but in the 1950s, the practice returned in full force in the suburbs, and it ...