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HALLOWEENOnestoryaboutJack,anIrishman,whowasnotallowedintoHeavenbecausehewasstingywithhismoney.Sohewassenttohell.ButdownthereheplayedtricksontheDevil(Satan),sohewaskickedoutofHellandmadetowalktheearthforevercarryingalantern.Well,IrishchildrenmadeJack'slanternsonOctober31stfromalargepotatoorturnip,hollowedoutwiththesideshavingholesandlitbylittlecandlesinside.AndIrishchildrenwouldcarrythemastheywentfromhousetohousebeggingforfoodforthevillageHalloweenfestivalthathonoredtheDruidgodMuckOlla.TheIrishnamefortheselanternswasJackwiththelanternorJackofthelantern,abbreviatedasJack-o'-lanternandnowspelledjack-o-lantern.ThetraditionalHalloweenyoucanreadaboutinmostbookswasjustchildren'sfunnight.HalloweencelebrationswouldstartinOctoberineveryelementaryschool.ChildrenwouldmakeHalloweendecorations,allkindsoforange-paperjack-o-lanterns.Andfromblackpaperyou'dcutscarydesigns---anevilwitchwithapointedhatridingthroughtheskyonabroomstick,maybewithblackbatsflyingacrossthemoon,andthatmeantbadluck.Andofcourseblackcatsformorebadluck.Sometimesablackcatwouldrideawayintotheskyonthebackofthewitch'sbroom.AndonHalloweennightwe'ddressupinMomorDad'soldshoesandclothes,putonamask,andbereadytogooutside.Thelittlekids(childrenyoungerthanwewere)hadtogowiththeirmothers,butweolderoneswenttogethertoneighbors'houses,ringingtheirdoorbellandyelling,Trickortreat!meaning,Giveusatreat(somethingtoeat)orwe'llplayatrickonyou!Thepeopleinsideweresupposedtocometothedoorandcommentonourcostumes.Oh!here'saghost.Oh,there'sawitch.Oh,here'sanoldlady.Sometimestheywouldplayalongwithusandpretendtobescaredbysomeghostorwitch.Buttheywouldalwayshavesomecandyandmaybeanappletoputinourtrickortreatbags.Butwhatifnoonecometothedoor,orifsomeonechasedusaway?Thenwe'dplayatrickonthem,usuallytakingapieceofsoapandmakemarksontheirwindows..Andafterwardswewouldgohomeandcountwhogotthemostcandy.Onepopularteen-agers'Halloweentrickwastounrollarolloftoiletpaperandthrowithighintoatreeagainandagainuntilthetreewasallwrappedinthewhitepaper.Thepaperwouldoftenstayinthetreeforweeksuntilaheavysnoworrainwasheditoff.Norealharmdone,butitmadeabigmessofboththetreeandtheyardunderit.OnekindofHalloweenmischief.
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