"I can understand the allure. Halloween is my favorite event of the year and I live in a small village that, much to my delight, has always celebrated Halloween with lights, decorations, haunted houses, and lots of candy, parties, and all-out fun. People from neighboring towns flock to mine on Halloween night and I think of Staatsburg as the unofficial "Halloween Village" of the surrounding area."
"Up until Covid arrived in 2020, Staatsburg seemed to spare no expense in celebrating Halloween. Since then, everything has toned down a bit, unfortunately, but it's still a fun night of people observing traditions that go back decades, centuries, and further in observing rituals whose origins, to many, are unknown. The following are a select few Halloween traditions, some still observed and others that have become relics of the past, along with some "fun facts" about Halloween, to add to this year's Halloween fun."
Halloween ranks second to Christmas in popularity by level of celebration and consumer spending, with Americans projected to spend $13.1 billion in 2025 despite higher prices for candy, costumes, and decorations. The modern observance traces to the ancient Celtic festival Samhain but only became popular in North America in the 1950s. Halloween is now the major fall event in the USA, Canada, and the United Kingdom and is celebrated in nearly 40 other countries. Small communities can create major local celebrations, though some traditions have been toned down since Covid and others have become relics.
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