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The Goblins Next Door: 1911
Submitted by Dave on Thu, 11/27/2008 - 10:06am.
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November 1911. "Thanksgiving maskers." A door-to-door ritual for kids in costume back when Thanksgiving was a kind of proto-Halloween. 5x7 glass negative, George Grantham Bain Collection. View full size.
Trick or Turkey?
Submitted by derekbill on Fri, 11/28/2008 - 6:24pm.
SNL had a skit last week incorporating this concept. Is there really some historic basis for it?
When did costumes switch holidays?
Submitted by Ninabi on Fri, 11/28/2008 - 10:57am.
I remember reading about costumed children on Thanksgiving in the book "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn."
When did dressing up make the jump to Halloween? Was it a gradual transition? Was this also a regional difference in the US?
Ragamuffin Day
Submitted by Anonymous Tipster on Fri, 11/28/2008 - 10:55am.
My mother grew up in the 1930s in northern New Jersey. They had "Ragamuffin Day" the night before Thanksgiving. The preferred treats were nuts and apples.
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