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Halloween Costumes from History
Historically Accurate Halloween Costumes
From witches to vikings to noblewomen, the Halloween costumes you buy in stores today are not exactly historically accurate.
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I dream my painting, and then I paint my dream.
-Vincent Van Gogh
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Halloween's Spooky History
How Trick-or-Treating Became a Halloween Tradition
The practice can be traced to the ancient Celts, early Roman Catholics and 17th-century British politics.
Halloween Was Once So Dangerous That Some Cities Considered Banning It
Violence and vandalism were once as traditional as candy and costumes.
How Skeletons Became Spooky Symbols of Halloween
Skeletons have long marked the boundary between life and death, with bones representing mortality and the spirit world.
Who Invented Candy Corn?
The tri-colored confection was designed to look like chicken feed and came out at a time when about half of Americans worked on farms.
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