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Reader's Digest Tricks & Treats - The Ultimate Halloween Book
While this may not exactly be the "ultimate" Halloween book, it probably can lay claim to the title of "The Ultimate Halloween Books for Moms." What I mean by this is, if you're looking for truly scary, gruesome, spooky ideas, look elsewhere. But if you have young children, or if your Halloween decorating taste runs more toward cute country charm than early Munsters or Addams Family, you will be delighted with this reference...
The History & Legends of Halloween
The word Halloween has its origins in the Catholic Church, coming from a contraction of All Hallows Eve. November 1, or "All Saints Day"), is a Catholic day of observance in honor of saints, but the history of Halloween goes much farther back than the Catholics or the name...
The History & Legends of Jack O' Lanterns
Carving Jack O' Lanterns is a Halloween custom that dates back to ancient Ireland, although the first Jack-o-Lanterns were made of turnips, beets or even hollowed out potatoes, not pumpkins...
Trick or Treating
The story behind trick or treating dates back to the earliest times, when people wore masks when droughts or diseases or other disasters struck. They believed that the hideous masks could frighten off the demons who brought about their misfortunes...
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