POPSUGAR

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Halloween is all about creepy decor, from the carved pumpkins that sit outside the house to eerie fog machines that make everything feel more ominous to even front door wreaths that stop visitors dead in their tracks. These seasonal decor statements

POPSUGAR

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There is simply nothing I love more than walking around the neighborhood, pumpkin-spice coffee in hand, admiring my neighbors' over-the-top Halloween decorations. And while I can appreciate a good cobweb and thoughtfully placed gravestones, the infla

It GiRL

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The super-spooky holiday is believed to date back to ancient times in England and Ireland, not America as most people think. November 1st was called All Souls Day and was considered to be the start of the New Year because summer was officially over.

TIME

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DESPITE ITS ORIGINS IN PAGAN AND Christian tradition, the modern American Halloween is often a purely secular celebration centered on candy and costumes. But in fact, one of the most frivolous aspects of the holiday has a serious religious past. Med

Antique Trader

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Many Halloween traditions have come and gone over the years, but others, like carving pumpkins, spooky costumes, images of black cats and witches, pranks, watching scary movies and eating candy are timeless. Although trick-or-treating has also been a

POPSUGAR

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Happy Halloween! Yes, we know it's July, but Pier 1 has some hauntingly cute decorations that might be worth an early purchase. After all, we've already seen 2019 Halloween decor from Target, World Market, and Grandin Road. Whether you're looking for

The Atlantic

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We pulled images of kids in ethnic costumes from Instagram to determine if they crossed a line from adorable to disrespectful.

NPR

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Halloween each year brings a cauldron of unpleasantness for people of color. And a surge of questions to our inbox. To get through it all, we put together the official Code Switch Guide to Halloween.

Working Mother

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It's no secret Halloween is one of the most beloved holidays for kids. There's the fun of dressing up in a costume, trick-or-treating and other special activities. To get your kids even more excited about the holiday, we've rounded up the books below

Chat It's Fate

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The tradition of dressing up for Halloween is around 2,000 years old! The 31st October was the Celtic festival of Samhain, which marked the end of summer and the beginning of the long, dark days of winter, a time of year that’s often associated with

Chat It's Fate

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Hurrah, it’s our Hallowe’en issue! My nine-year-old daughter has been planning her costume since at least July, which gives you some idea how excited we get about this spookiest of festivals in my household! We usually go trick-or-treating round the

The Christian Science Monitor

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When our European bureau chief changed assignments, she expected more Halloween decorations on her new beat come October. But she found Halloween in Canada seems a bigger deal than even in the United States.

The World of Cross Stitching

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We’re transporting you to the golden days of autumn this month with a fantastic selection of projects to evoke crisp leaves and All Hallows’ Eve! First up, we welcome back Faye Whittaker with her distinct All Our Yesterday’s style in a sweet scene of

BBC Countryfile Magazine

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Deep in the heart of a green valley in the Berwyn Mountains, surrounded by gnarled and fissured yews, lies a tiny church. This simple stone structure, built almost 1,000 years ago, is dedicated to a little-known saint once revered for her love of nat

Indianapolis Monthly

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If you’ve ever tried to carve emotion into a pumpkin, you’ll appreciate the artful achievement on display at Louisville’s JACK O’LANTERN SPECTACULAR. Drive through Iroquois Park to ogle thousands of cartoony frightful faces glowing a kaleidoscope of

Futurity

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October 31 isn’t just Halloween—it also marks a pivotal point in religious history as Reformation Day. And the shared day isn’t just a coincidence. “The reason he did that was because the next day was All Saints’ Day.” On October 31, 1517, Martin Lut

TechLife News

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Roving grown-ups tossing candy at kids waiting on lawns. Drive-thru Halloween haunts. Yard parties instead of block parties and parades. Wider paths through corn mazes. The family holiday so many look forward to each year is going to look different i

Boys' Life

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Halloween has also been called ALL HALLOWS’ EVE, SNAP-APPLE NIGHT AND SUMMER’S END. The year that the word “Halloween” was probably first used. The average amount that each person in the U.S. spends on Halloween candy every year. The total weight of

Futurity

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Why do otherwise busy people make time for Halloween? Is it the candy? The chance to dress up? Or something else entirely? To better understand Halloween’s appeal, three New York University faculty members with expertise in otherworldly matters sugge

The Advocate

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GIVE ME YOUR fearsome ghouls and your flaming gays, your slutty zombies and your zany queens, for it is time for Halloween. Halloween isn’t just a holiday for LGBTQ people—it’s an institution. But why? Sure, there are the obvious parallels. Many quee

Pick Me Up

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Mr Kipling Grand High Witch’s Chocolate + Vanilla Slices and The Formula 86 Chocolate Tarts, £1.50, available in all major retailers. Inspired by the Roald Dahl classic - The Witches - these new spooky editions will join the already terrifying hallow

POPSUGAR

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Oh, baby, you look boo-tiful! Your infant may have no clue what Halloween is all about, but his or her first costume is cause for much excitement. From baby animals to beloved characters, we've rounded up the best - and cutest! - costumes for baby's

NPR

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As fall approaches and the pandemic continues, health officials in California's most populous county are prohibiting many of the usual Halloween gatherings and recommending against trick or treating.

Singapore Tatler

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From Frankenstein to Pennywise, Tatlings (our littlest Singapore Tatler friends) and their parents came out to play in their best costumes for a Halloween party held at The Shoppes at Marina Bay Sands, in collaboration with Tatlings magazine. The Sho

Your Home

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Food waste is a problem all year round, but at Halloween it’s especially bad – as many as 7 out of 10 carved pumpkins don’t get eaten. Environmental charity Hubbub wants more of us to eat our gruesome gourds. The charity has found that: In the Unite

TIME

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For people who like to hoard Halloween candy past Thanksgiving, here’s a piece of surprising advice: some dentists actually condone eating the candy all at once, rather than rationing it out over weeks. After you eat sweets, bacteria feed on the sug

Woman's Own

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If there’s one thing kids love nearly as much as Christmas, it’s Halloween. And it’s not just children – there’s nothing like a fun night of spooky films and stuffing yourself silly on chocolate pumpkins for adults! So why are government officials ad

POPSUGAR

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When you've grown out of trick-or-treating, Halloween becomes less about asking for treats from your neighbors and more about getting drinks with your friends. From spooky shots to devilishly delicious punches, having a few cocktails on Halloween (re

Apple Magazine

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Roving grown-ups tossing candy at kids waiting on lawns. Drive-thru Halloween haunts. Yard parties instead of block parties and parades. Wider paths through corn mazes. The family holiday so many look forward to each year is going to look different i

POPSUGAR

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The 2019 Halloween season has had no shortage of bone-chilling decor with a creative twist (um, have you seen the yoga skeletons?), and it doesn't seem like it'll run out anytime soon. Let us introduce you to the spooky-season decor trend of 2019: Ha