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9 Halloween Tales & Traditions HISTORY.COM EDITORS
On Halloween, people shed reality for a day and mark the holiday with costumes, decorations and parties. Creepy legends and characters have evolved based on real, terrifying events. And a Halloween tradition of confronting the dead has led to legions of ghost stories—and hoaxes. Read about Halloween traditions and legends:
A Fear of Vampires Spawned by Consumption
llustration of a family member dying from consumption in the 19th century. Duncan 1890/Getty Images
