... of 1846, helped to popularize the celebration of Halloeen nationally. Taking from Irish and English traditions, Americans began to dress up in costumes and go house to house asking for food or money, a practice that eventually became todays trick-or-treat tradition. Young omen believed that, on Halloeen, they could divine the name or appearance of their future husband by doing tricks ith yarn, apple parings, or mirrors. In the late 1800s, there as a move in America to mold Halloeen into a holiday more about community and neighborly get-togethers, than about ghosts, pranks, and itchcraft. At the turn of the century, Halloeen parties for both children and adults became the most common ay to celebrate the day. Parties focused on games, foods of the season, and festive costumes. Parents ere encouraged by nespapers and community leaders to take anything frightening or grotesque out of Halloeen celebrations. Because of their efforts, Halloeen lost most of its superstitious and religious overtones by the beginning of the tentieth century. By the 1920s and 1930s, Halloeen had become a secular, but community-centered holiday, ith parades and ton-ide parties as the featured entertainment. Despite the best efforts of many schools and communities, vandalism began to plague Halloeen celebrations in many communities during this time. By the 1950s, ton leaders had successfully limited vandalism and Halloeen had evolved into a holiday directed mainly at the young. Due to the high numbers of young children during the fifties baby boom, parties moved from ton civic centers into the classroom or home, here they could be more easily accommodated. Beteen 1920 and 1950, the centuries-old practice of trick-or-treating as also revived. Trick-or-treating as a relatively inexpensive ay for an entire community to share the Halloeen celebration. In theory, families could also prevent tricks being played on them by providing the neighborhood children ith small treats. A ne American tradition as born, and it has continued to gro. Today, Americans spend an estimated 6.9 billion annually on Halloeen, making it the countrys second largest commercial holiday. VLADASCAU CRISTIAN Clasa a-XI-a IàaaaaaJK!!opuVcVsaasaacVcH aaaaaK!!0opKiNormalaaAiDefault Paragraph FontOHyperlinkbpapaapiETimes Ne RomanSymbolArialGenevaArial ... Download