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Halloween origins and its evolving US customs through history
The article traces Halloween from Celtic Samhain origins in Europe to its fusion with All Saints Day in Christianity. It notes the shift from solemn festival to convivial celebrations in America, with dressing up, trick or treating, and occasional mischief. It cites the 1938 Orson Welles War of the Worlds broadcast as a famous prank and concludes with a playful reflection on whether such scares are still true to Halloween spirit.
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Heaven
Hell
Orson Wells
CBS Radio
H.G. Wells
Earth
Mars
Casey Wood
Eugene Field Elementary School
Imagination
Sunflower Plaza
Hawthorne Elementary School
Cedarhouse Retirement Home
Eugene Field
Wanda Dykstra
Ricky Berry
Sutton
Phil Sutton
Richard Nixon
Bonnie Pedrow