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This was Samhain, a festival marking the end of harvest and the start of winter's dark half. To move safely on such a night, people told a story that dressing in disguises would help a person blend in with any spirits wandering about. So they wrapped themselves in animal skins and smeared their faces with ash, becoming someone, or something, else for a night. That simple idea—hide who you are behind a mask—is the seed from which every Halloween costume grew.  \nThose early disguises did not stay locked in the past; they walked into people's doorways as a custom called guising. In Scotland and Ireland, children would dress up and go house to house, but they were expected to earn their treat by singing a song, telling a joke, or reciting a poem first. Can you imagine having to perform for your candy? That was the deal, and a good rhyme could fill your pockets. Costumes back then were homemade from whatever a family had, so a burnt cork or an old sheet did the job of a store-bought mask.  \nGuising crossed an ocean when Irish and Scottish families brought it to the United States in the 1800sand 1900s. At early American Halloween parties, costumes were still stitched together at home from scraps of fabric, paper, and paint. A clever kid might become a ghost with a bedsheet or a scarecrow with borrowed straw, and no two outfits looked quite the same. This handmade world meant that dressing up took real effort, imagination, and often a parent handy with a needle. The result was a holiday that looked wonderfully patched-together, because it literally was.  \nThat patchwork era began to fade when companies spotted a chance to sell what families used to make. In the 1930s, American businesses such as the Ben Cooper company started mass-producing costumes and printed masks that a shopper could simply carry home in a box. Suddenly a child could be a clown or a devil for a few coins instead of hours of sewing, and the choice was made in a store aisle. This shift did something quietly huge: it turned a personal craft into a product, and it let costumes spread faster than ever.  \nOnce costumes came in a box, it was only a matter of time before they came with a familiar  \nface on the front. As movies and television grew popular through the twentieth century, children wanted to dress as the characters they saw on screen, from cartoon heroes to spooky monsters. Companies raced to make costumes tied to the newest hit film, so a blockbuster could crowd the shelves with matching masks by October. Here two ideas collided: entertainment and Halloween now fed each other, each making the other bigger.  \nToday that collision fills entire stores, and the costume aisle has become a strange museum of every trend at once. According to a National Retail Federation survey, Americans plan to spend billions of dollars on Halloween costumes in a single year, and adults and even pets now join the fun. You can buy a superhero, sew your own, or stitch together something no one has ever seen—all three worlds still exist side  \nby side. And here is the thread that ties it all together: whether it is animal skins by firelight or a plastic maskin a box, the whole point has never changed—for one night, you get to be someone else.  \nThe History of Halloween Costumes  \nName:  \n\n| Solve each problem.\u003Cbr>Use the article to answer the question.\u003Cbr>1) According to the passage, why did people at Samhain wear disguises?\u003Cbr>A. They needed warm clothing for the cold half of the year.\u003Cbr>B. They believed a disguise would help them blend in with wandering spirits.\u003Cbr>C. They wanted to frighten their neighbors during the harvest festival.\u003Cbr>D. They hoped to win prizes at the village's winter celebration. |  |  |  |  | Answers\u003Cbr>1.  \u003Cbr>2.  \u003Cbr>3.   |  |  |  |  |  |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |","cbCaintnAAmHiGiO","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaintnAAmHiGiO","pdf",113032,"English","# The Origins of Halloween Costumes\n## Samhain and Disguises\n## Guising Across the Homes\n## Costume-Making in America\n## Mass Production and Store-Bought Costumes\n## Movies, Television, and Character Costumes\n## Modern Trends and Spending\n# Reading Questions","[{\"question\":\"What caused the shift from handmade costumes to store-bought costumes?\",\"answer\":\"Companies saw an opportunity to sell what families used to make, starting mass production so children could buy costumes in boxes.\"}]","The History of Halloween Costumes - Name: Solve Each Problem | PDF",1790806761,15]