WASHINGTON, Oct. 31, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Following is the daily "Profile America" feature from the U.S. Census Bureau:
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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 31: HALLOWEEN
Profile America — Thursday, October 31st. There's an excellent chance that today is an occasion deeply revered by young children and the nation's candy makers. According to ancient Celtic tradition, Halloween — the evening before All Saints Day — is a time of haunting by ghosts. Halloween has come a long way from pagan practices to "trick or treat!" Today's prank and costume-filled observance goes back about a century in the U.K., and giving the disguised young visitors to the doorstep some candies has been a major part of the ritual. This in an important boost to the nation's more than 1,100 chocolate and cocoa-based manufacturing establishments, along with the more than 400 nonchocolate confectioners. You can find more facts about America from the U.S. Census Bureau, online at www.census.gov.
Sources:
http://www.history.com/topics/halloween
http://www.census.gov/newsroom/releases/archives/facts_for_features_special_editions/cb13-ff23.html
Profile America is produced by the Center for New Media and Promotions of the U.S. Census Bureau. These daily features are available as produced segments, ready to air, on the Internet at http://www.census.gov (look for "Multimedia Gallery" by the "Newsroom" button).
SOURCE U.S. Census Bureau
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