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Archive for October 2023

When Halloween Was So Dangerous It Was Nearly Banned

By Christopher Klein | October 30, 2023 | 0

Did you know that Halloween was once so dangerous that some cities considered banning it? In the Gilded Age, Halloween was all tricks and no treats. The ghoulish holiday was free of candy and costumes and full of pranks, vandalism, and even violence. When immigrants from Scotland and Ireland brought their Halloween traditions to the…

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