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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 2003
Page
14
A guide to hosting an adult Halloween gala with themed decor, lighting tricks, spooky staging, and interactive touches. It covers inviting tone, costume rules, venue ideas, safety tips, and party activities from pumpkin contests to DIY effects and mock punch ideas.
The piece traces Halloween from Samhain in Celtic lands to All Hallows Eve and All Souls Day, noting Roman merges, bobbing for apples, and the shift to All Saints Day. It describes trick or treat origins in England, immigrant spread to America, and a late 19th century move toward family focus, ending with the holiday’s near 7 billion dollar annual impact.
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