Three of the following are FACTS…one is a FIB (scroll down to find out which one!)
1. Trick-or-treating was also inspired by a tradition called “mumming” from the Middle Ages. People dressed up as ghosts and demons, and went door-to-door performing songs and scenes from plays in exchange for food and drinks.
2. Halloween originated in Ireland, and some of the customs there include: Eating ‘barmbrack,’ which is a traditional fruitcake . . . lighting bonfires . . . and setting off fireworks.
3. In Germany, it’s tradition for people to hide their knives on Halloween night. The idea is to prevent returning spirits from getting injured.
4. Americans used to celebrate the holiday by putting up Halloween “Wreaths”. In the early 1900’s it was common to see the wreaths hanging from people’s doors around Halloween time.
AND THE FIB IS…(scroll down to find out)
#4!
Americans used to celebrate the holiday by sending Halloween cards. In the early 1900s, Halloween cards were about as popular as Christmas cards.
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