ByGone Muncie: Hallowe’en in turn-of-the-century Muncie Chris Flook

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The author argues that Allhallowtide, the three-day observance including Halloween, should be a national holiday.

Modern Halloween has become a simplified children's activity, losing its original purpose of remembering the dead.

The holiday's origins trace back to ancient Roman and Gaelic festivals that were later adapted by the Christian church.

In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Muncie celebrated Halloween with large public parades, parties, and masked balls.

I’d like to take a moment to appreciate that Halloween falls on a Friday this year.

Allhallowtide, the three-day Christian observance of the dead, including Halloween, All Saints’ and All Souls’ days, is my favorite holiday. The feast is best celebrated, in my opinion, when it lands on a weekend.

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