The History of Halloween America is a melting pot of cultures from all over the world. A nation of people from many lands, our holidays tend to blend bits and pieces from different traditions into one American celebration. Halloween is one of the best examples of a holiday with a rich heritage of blending. We know Halloween as a time when children dress up in scary masks and costumes, prowling the streets at night in …showed first 75 words of 652 total…

…showed last 75 words of 652 total…with Americans spending 2.5 billion dollars annually. Making it the country’s second largest commercial holiday. So what if America is a melting pot of cultures from around the world? That is what makes our country’s culture so unique. Word Cite Kimmel, Eric. “The Story of Halloween.” Cricket Magazine October. 1980: 17-20. Roberts, Timothy. The Celts in Myth and Legends. New York, NY: Friedman Fairfax Publishing, 1995. Stout, Denise. Holiday History. Sterling Publishing Company, Incorporated, September 1997: 25-29.