Berean
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Commercialism, greed, or ?? America has apparently exported its Halloween tradition to Great Britain according to Reuters.
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LONDON – Trick-or-treaters beware: Manners count — even on Halloween.
Britain's authority on etiquette, Debrett's, issued its first guidance Wednesday on how to behave during the uber-American holiday.
Although the holiday originated with Europe's Celtic pagans to mark the end of summer — typically celebrated by bonfires to ward off evil spirits and children disguised as spirits of the underworld — it has only been recently that British stores have swelled with Halloween stock and trick-or-treaters have canvassed streets for candy.
More here Halloween etiquette: Trick-or-treat but be polite - Yahoo! News