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On Halloween, Irish peasants would beg the rich for food. For those that refused, they would play a practical joke. So, in an effort to avoid being tricked, the rich would hand out cookies, candy, and fruit – a practice that morphed into trick-or-treating today.

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Fiction and Fact from Ol’ Bill’s Almanac

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  1. judyhert reblogged this from ohyeahfacts and added:
    Oh, Irish peasants, you got me again
  2. sparklelights reblogged this from ohyeahfacts and added:
    The irish make everything better. You can thank me with a personal donation to my food fund.
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    Yet another reason why I hate holloween
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    Oh, the Irish
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  13. meehkseedurdles reblogged this from redpaperboatss and added:
    Yay! thank you. :)) I was asking my boyfriend earlier how the phrase came about.
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    I actually never knew that.
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  25. troublebreathing reblogged this from pretty-bird and added:
    This is nice to know. But I still don’t believe in celebrating Halloween, esp. in singapore. Bloody hell it’s a western...
  26. iamslapdash reblogged this from ohyeahfacts and added:
    Oyeah? That’s nice! :)
  27. f-ion reblogged this from ohyeahfacts and added:
    And i bet you didn’t know that!
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  29. christopherattle reblogged this from ohyeahfacts and added:
    So it WAS extortion! Now I wanna know how restaurant tipping came about… wiping a customer’s cutlery on your junk counts...
  30. kattt223 reblogged this from sherryhere and added:
    they were probably my ancestors. no wonder im such a trickster :) sherryhere:
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    savetheempire:ohyeahfacts:(source)
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    high-five to the Irish. youre welcome.
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    happy halloween =]
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    ohyeahfacts: (source) Interesting, but I wonder if that’s really true. I don’t care enough to look it up on Google,...
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  54. whatitsliketodie reblogged this from missmadison and added:
    Fiction and Fact from Ol’ Bill’s Almanac
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    the irish know how to do it
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    Maybe I should be doing this instead, KEEP MY ROOTS ALIVE! lol
  67. laurageorgia reblogged this from beautifail and added:
    On Halloween, Irish peasants would beg the rich for food. For those that refused, they would play a practical joke. So,...
  68. morelikeafeeling reblogged this from ohyeahfacts and added:
    wrote a paper on this.
  69. brynabee reblogged this from ohyeahfacts and added:
    really? this is kind of sad…
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    your welcome world.
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    0oh, i get it now LOL.
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    All I want is to see some cute kids in costumes today. “Holidays” like today are one of the few times that I truly feel...
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    Happy Halloween Everyone.
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    ohyeahfacts:(source)
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    Maheu told us differently .. hmm.
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    Lol I was hoping they’d give us money too but people who have gone before said that they just give huge pieces of candy...
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    what if they give you money instead?? hahaa
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    my ancestors are aweeeeeesome
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    Dude, I am so down to trick rich people if they don’t give us candy LOL. :D
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    Just so you know.
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    Happy Halloween.
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    yes My people invited trick or treating.
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    ohyeahfacts:(source)
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    so much more proud to be Irish now ahah (:
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    So that’s how trick and treating come about. Tumblr IS educational.
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    This is my Halloween post, as I am at home in pyjamas tonight. Happy Halloween you guys!
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