When the Europeans arrived in America, they all had different ways that they celebrated Halloween. Due to the strict Protestant views of the north, most people didn’t celebrate Halloween. However, in the south, autumn festivities were celebrated throughout the years. Early on, it was not called Halloween, the celebrations were known as “play parties”. At these “play parties” people would gather to celebrate the harvest. They would put on plays, dance, sing, share stories of the dead, and made mischief of all kinds. Then, more towards the middle of the nineteenth century, many more immigrants were coming to America. A lot of the new people were starving people who were fleeing from the Irish Potato Famine. The merging of the Irish eventually led to people dressing up and going from house to house asking for food and money, which is what it was like in Ireland where food was scarce. This activity then evolved in the “trick or treat” aspect of Halloween that we have today.
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"American Halloween - The Real Story of Halloween - History.com." The History Channel - Home Page. Web. 08 Dec. 2009. .
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