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The True Historical Origin of Halloween
Over the last century, we've all become sort of jaded about why we celebrate Halloween. I honestly thought it was a made up holiday to sell stuff, like Valentine's Day, but it turns out the origin story is one of religious and pagan oddities.
While it may not be the genius marketing idea we've all believed, America straight capitalized on it, and I think we can agree that's a good thing.
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