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　　aseuropeanimmigrantscametoamerica,theybroughttheirvariedhalloweencustomswiththem.becauseoftherigidprotestantbeliefsystemsthatcharacterizedearlynewengland,celebrationofhalloweenincolonialtimeswasextremelylimitedthere.

　　itwasmuchmorecommoninmarylandandthesoutherncolonies.asthebeliefsandcustomsofdifferenteuropeanethnicgroups,aswellastheamericanindians,meshed,adistinctlyamericanversionofhalloweenbegantoemerge.thefirstcelebrationsincluded"playparties,"publiceventsheldtocelebratetheharvest,whereneighborswouldsharestoriesofthedead,telleachother'sfortunes,dance,andsing.colonialhalloweenfestivitiesalsofeaturedthetellingofghoststoriesandmischief-makingofallkinds.bythemiddleofthenineteenthcentury,annualautumnfestivitieswerecommon,buthalloweenwasnotyetcelebratedeverywhereinthecountry.

　　inthesecondhalfofthenineteenthcentury,americawasfloodedwithnewimmigrants.thesenewimmigrants,especiallythemillionsofirishfleeingireland'spotatofamineofXXXX年,helpedtopopularizethecelebrationofhalloweennationally.takingfromirishandenglishtraditions,americansbegantodressupincostumesandgohousetohouseaskingforfoodormoney,apracticethateventuallybecametoday's"trick-or-treat"tradition.youngwomenbelievedthat,onhalloween,theycoulddivinethenameorappearanceoftheirfuturehusbandbydoingtrickswithyarn,appleparings,ormirrors.

　　inthelateXXXX年s,therewasamoveinamericatomoldhalloweenintoaholidaymoreaboutcommunityandneighborlyget-togethers,thanaboutghosts,pranks,andwitchcraft.

　　attheturnofthecentury,halloweenpartiesforbothchildrenandadultsbecamethemostcommonwaytocelebratetheday.partiesfocusedongames,foodsoftheseason,andfestivecostumes.parentswereencouragedbynewspapersandcommunityleaderstotakeanything"frightening"or"grotesque"outofhalloweencelebrations.becauseoftheirefforts,halloweenlostmostofitssuperstitiousandreligiousovertonesbythebeginningofthetwentiethcentury.

　　bytheXXXX年sandXXXX年s,halloweenhadbecomeasecular,butcommunity-centeredholiday,withparadesandtown-widepartiesasthefeaturedentertainment.despitethebesteffortsofmanyschoolsandcommunities,vandalismbegantoplaguehalloweencelebrationsinmanycommunitiesduringthistime.bytheXXXX年s,townleadershadsuccessfullylimitedvandalismandhalloweenhadevolvedintoaholidaydirectedmainlyattheyoung.duetothehighnumbersofyoungchildrenduringthefiftiesbabyboom,partiesmovedfromtownciviccentersintotheclassroomorhome,wheretheycouldbemoreeasilyaccommodated.betweenXXXX年andXXXX年,thecenturies-oldpracticeoftrick-or-treatingwasalsorevived.trick-or-treatingwasarelativelyinexpensivewayforanentirecommunitytosharethehalloweencelebration.intheory,familiescouldalsopreventtricksbeingplayedonthembyprovidingtheneighborhoodchildrenwithsmalltreats.anewamericantraditionwasborn,andithascontinuedtogrow.today,americansspendanestimated$6.9billionannuallyonhalloween,makingitthecountry'ssecondlargestcommercialholiday.