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The Modernization of Halloween

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The Modernization of Halloween
The Modernization of Halloween


  • The All Souls' Day begging and cake giving, along with the tradition of leaving food on one's doorstep to appease spirits, evolved into trick-or-treating.

  • Halloween became modernized throughout the 19th century, as colonial Americans made it a holiday about getting together to enjoy parties, food and fun costumes.

  • By the dawn of the 20th century, Halloween was hardly about religion anymore and was widely celebrated as a purely recreational holiday.




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