Ragamuffin parade
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title:
Ragamuffin parade
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A Ragamuffin parade is an annual occurrence in communities in the New York metropolitan area. The parades feature children in their Halloween costumes, and typically are held in October or on Halloween. The holiday formed around 1870, a few years after US President Abraham Lincoln declared Thanksgiving a national holiday. It had its origins with Ragamuffin Day, a celebration as part of Thanksgiving, which involved children going door-to-door seeking candy, dressed as beggars and homeless residen
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Annual event in the New York metropolitan area
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ragamuffin_parade
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2024-01-02T02:11:21Z
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