[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"detail-sidebar-cat-0-en-105":3,"doc-seo-487947-105":59,"doc-detail-487947-en":131},{"code":4,"msg":5,"data":6},0,"success",[7,13,18,23,28,33,38,43,48,51,55],{"id":8,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":9,"category_name":10,"show_sort_weight":11,"slug":12},1,"Document","Story & Novel",90,"story-novel",{"id":14,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":9,"category_name":15,"show_sort_weight":16,"slug":17},2,"Literature",80,"literature",{"id":19,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":9,"category_name":20,"show_sort_weight":21,"slug":22},4,"Exam",70,"exam",{"id":24,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":9,"category_name":25,"show_sort_weight":26,"slug":27},5,"Comic",60,"comic",{"id":29,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":9,"category_name":30,"show_sort_weight":31,"slug":32},6,"Technology",50,"technology",{"id":34,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":9,"category_name":35,"show_sort_weight":36,"slug":37},7,"Healthcare",40,"healthcare",{"id":39,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":9,"category_name":40,"show_sort_weight":41,"slug":42},8,"Research & Report",30,"research-report",{"id":44,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":9,"category_name":45,"show_sort_weight":46,"slug":47},9,"Religion & Spirituality",20,"religion-spirituality",{"id":46,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":9,"category_name":49,"show_sort_weight":46,"slug":50},"World Cup","world-cup",{"id":52,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":9,"category_name":53,"show_sort_weight":52,"slug":54},10,"Lifestyle","lifestyle",{"id":56,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":9,"category_name":57,"show_sort_weight":24,"slug":58},19,"General","general",{"code":4,"msg":60,"data":61},"ok",{"site_id":62,"language":63,"slug":64,"title":65,"keywords":66,"description":67,"schema_data":68,"social_meta":124,"head_meta":126,"extra_data":128,"updated_unix":130},105,"en","popular-halloween-costumes-through-the-decades-10","Popular Halloween Costumes Through the Decades - 10","","Popular Halloween Costumes Through the Decades traces how costume styles shift across time, starting with homemade ghosts and witches in the 1930s and moving through astronauts and aliens, cowboys, superheroes, and princesses. The passage links these changes to real-world events such as the space race and to popular media like television and comic books. It then supports which costumes remain dominant today by referencing a recurring National Retail Federation survey and emphasizes that classic witch hats have endured for nearly a hundred years.",{"@graph":69,"@context":123},[70,84,106],{"@type":71,"itemListElement":72},"BreadcrumbList",[73,77,79,82],{"item":74,"name":75,"@type":76,"position":8},"https://docshare.wps.com","Home","ListItem",{"item":78,"name":9,"@type":76,"position":14},"https://docshare.wps.com/document/",{"item":80,"name":53,"@type":76,"position":81},"https://docshare.wps.com/document/lifestyle/",3,{"item":83,"name":65,"@type":76,"position":19},"https://docshare.wps.com/document/popular-halloween-costumes-through-the-decades-10/487947/",{"url":83,"name":65,"@type":85,"image":86,"author":91,"headline":65,"publisher":94,"fileFormat":97,"inLanguage":63,"description":67,"dateModified":98,"datePublished":99,"encodingFormat":97,"isAccessibleForFree":100,"interactionStatistic":101},"DigitalDocument",{"url":87,"@type":88,"width":89,"height":90},"https://docshare.wps.com/thumbnails/popular-halloween-costumes-through-the-decades-10/487947.png","ImageObject",300,407,{"name":92,"@type":93},"moss~","Person",{"url":74,"name":95,"@type":96},"DocShare","Organization","application/pdf","2026-10-15","2026-09-30",true,{"@type":102,"interactionType":103,"userInteractionCount":105},"InteractionCounter",{"@type":104},"ViewAction",12,{"@type":107,"mainEntity":108},"FAQPage",[109,115,119],{"name":110,"@type":111,"acceptedAnswer":112},"What were the most common Halloween costumes in the 1930s?","Question",{"text":113,"@type":114},"Children commonly made costumes at home, such as ghost outfits using an old bedsheet and witches with pointy hats.","Answer",{"name":116,"@type":111,"acceptedAnswer":117},"Why did kids start dressing as astronauts and aliens after the 1950s and 1960s?",{"text":118,"@type":114},"Real-world space exploration and the space race changed what children wanted to wear.",{"name":120,"@type":111,"acceptedAnswer":121},"What evidence does the passage use to show which costumes are popular today?",{"text":122,"@type":114},"It cites a yearly survey run by the National Retail Federation since the 2000s, showing superheroes and princesses near the top and witches still popular with adults.","https://schema.org",{"og:url":83,"og:type":125,"og:title":65,"og:site_name":95,"og:description":67},"article",{"robots":127,"canonical":83},"index,follow",{"doc_id":129,"site_id":62},487947,1790863328,{"code":4,"msg":5,"data":132},{"doc_id":129,"user_id":133,"nickname":92,"user_avatar":134,"doc_module":4,"category_id":52,"category_name":53,"doc_title":65,"doc_description":67,"doc_content":135,"file_id":136,"file_url":137,"file_type":138,"file_size":139,"view_count":105,"is_deleted":4,"is_public":8,"is_downloadable":8,"audit_status":8,"page_count":39,"language":140,"language_code":63,"site_id":62,"html_lang":63,"table_of_contents":141,"faqs":142,"seo_title":143,"seo_description":67,"update_tm":144,"read_time":105},962090895452,"https://ap-avatar.wpscdn.com/davatar_a8503ba1806abce46bf441b54a3ca4cd","Picture a chilly October night in 1935, when a kid tiptoes down the sidewalk wearing an old white bedsheet with two holes cut out for eyes. Boo! That homemade ghost was one of the most common Halloween costumes back then, right alongside pointy-hatted witches. In those days, families didn't buy costumes at stores very often, so children became ghosts, witches, or scary creatures using whatever they could find at home.  \nThose bedsheet ghosts eventually had some new company on the sidewalks.  \nAfter the 1950s and 1960s, when the United States and other countries raced to send rockets and people into space, kids suddenly wanted to dress as astronauts and aliens. This is a great example of cause and effect: real events in the world changed what children wore on Halloween. Cowboys were another huge hit during these years, thanks to all the western shows people watched on television.  \nCowboys and astronauts were exciting, but a new kind of hero was about to take over. As comic books and movies grew more popular, superheroes with capes and masks became one of the top costume choices, and they still are today. Princesses, with their sparkling gowns and crowns, became just as beloved, especially for kids who wanted to feel like royalty for one night. Can you guess why these costumes lasted so long? Children love pretending to be a character who is brave, powerful, or magical.  \nTo find out which costumes really rule today, we can look at the numbers. Since the 2000s, the National Retail Federation has run a survey every year that asks people what they plan to wear for Halloween. Year after year, the survey shows that superheroes and princesses land near the top of the list for children. Witches remain popular for adults, proving that the spooky classics from the 1930s never really disappeared.  \nIt's funny to think that a costume your great-great-grandparents might have worn is still winning today. A simple sheet-ghost from long ago and a shiny superhero from now can march side by side in the same trick-or-treat line. Costumes have changed as movies, space travel, and television shaped what kids dreamed about. Yet the witch's pointy hat has been scaring up smiles for almost a hundred years, which makes it one of the longest-lasting costumes of all.  \n Popular Halloween Costumes Through the Decades Name:  \n\n| Solve each problem.\u003Cbr>Use the article to answer the question.\u003Cbr>1) What did children in the 1930s most often use to make their costumes?\u003Cbr>A. Fabric sewn by professional tailors\u003Cbr>B. Whatever they could find at home\u003Cbr>C. Costumes bought from big stores\u003Cbr>D. Materials ordered from catalogs |  |  |  |  | Answers\u003Cbr>1.  \u003Cbr>2.  \u003Cbr>3.   |  |  |  |  |  |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| 2) What evidence does the author give that spooky classics never disappeared?\u003Cbr>A. Stores refuse to sell any new costume styles\u003Cbr>B. Witches remain popular for adults today\u003Cbr>C. Ghosts are still the most expensive costume sold\u003Cbr>D. Every child now wears a bedsheet on Halloween |  |  |  |  | 4.  \u003Cbr>5.  \u003Cbr>6.   |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 3) What made cowboy costumes so popular during the 1950s and 1960s?\u003Cbr>A. Rodeos held in many American towns\u003Cbr>B. New books about ranches and horses\u003Cbr>C. Western shows that people watched on television\u003Cbr>D. Popular songs written about cowboy life |  |  |  |  | 7.  \u003Cbr>8.  \u003Cbr>9.   |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 4) In the second paragraph, what does the phrase \"cause and effect\" help the reader understand?\u003Cbr>A. That costumes are listed in order of price\u003Cbr>B. That real world events changed what children chose to wear\u003Cbr>C. That two costumes look almost exactly the same\u003Cbr>D. That the passage will describe a serious problem |  |  |  |  | 10.   |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 5) What is the main idea of the whole passage?\u003Cbr>A. Popular Halloween costumes have changed over the decades while some classics remain\u003Cbr>B. Superheroes are the only costume children ever choose\u003Cbr>C. Homemade costumes are always","cbCaiecOaePpcTVZ","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiecOaePpcTVZ","pdf",80303,"English","# Popular Halloween Costumes Through the Decades\n## Costume trends from the 1930s onward\n## Cause-and-effect influences from real events\n## Media and imagination shaping choices\n## Evidence from surveys in the 2000s\n## Long-lasting classics and overall conclusion","[{\"question\":\"What were the most common Halloween costumes in the 1930s?\",\"answer\":\"Children commonly made costumes at home, such as ghost outfits using an old bedsheet and witches with pointy hats.\"},{\"question\":\"Why did kids start dressing as astronauts and aliens after the 1950s and 1960s?\",\"answer\":\"Real-world space exploration and the space race changed what children wanted to wear.\"},{\"question\":\"What evidence does the passage use to show which costumes are popular today?\",\"answer\":\"It cites a yearly survey run by the National Retail Federation since the 2000s, showing superheroes and princesses near the top and witches still popular with adults.\"}]","Popular Halloween Costumes Through the Decades - 10 | PDF",1790809684]