PikesPique OP t1_iryr7ut wrote on October 12, 2022 at 1:05 AM

Reply to comment by n8ofamerican in TIL about Ragamuffin Day, a celebration in the New York metro area in the late-1800s and early-1900s in which children wore costumes and went door-to-door asking for candy or money on Thanksgiving. It fell out of favor as trick-or-treating on Halloween gained acceptance in the 1940s and '50s. by PikesPique

I see what you did there.

PikesPique OP t1_irxsbik wrote on October 11, 2022 at 8:47 PM

Reply to comment by Gramku in TIL about Ragamuffin Day, a celebration in the New York metro area in the late-1800s and early-1900s in which children wore costumes and went door-to-door asking for candy or money on Thanksgiving. It fell out of favor as trick-or-treating on Halloween gained acceptance in the 1940s and '50s. by PikesPique

This is what Halloween is like.

PikesPique OP t1_irxjwrq wrote on October 11, 2022 at 7:53 PM

Reply to comment by MurderDoneRight in TIL about Ragamuffin Day, a celebration in the New York metro area in the late-1800s and early-1900s in which children wore costumes and went door-to-door asking for candy or money on Thanksgiving. It fell out of favor as trick-or-treating on Halloween gained acceptance in the 1940s and '50s. by PikesPique

Makes as much sense as celebrating Easter with an anthropomorphic bunny that brings baskets of chocolate.

PikesPique OP t1_irxbb09 wrote on October 11, 2022 at 6:58 PM

Reply to comment by Damned_I_Am in TIL about Ragamuffin Day, a celebration in the New York metro area in the late-1800s and early-1900s in which children wore costumes and went door-to-door asking for candy or money on Thanksgiving. It fell out of favor as trick-or-treating on Halloween gained acceptance in the 1940s and '50s. by PikesPique

Just realized that I’ve never read that book. I should read it.

PikesPique OP t1_irws6ho wrote on October 11, 2022 at 4:56 PM

Reply to TIL about Ragamuffin Day, a celebration in the New York metro area in the late-1800s and early-1900s in which children wore costumes and went door-to-door asking for candy or money on Thanksgiving. It fell out of favor as trick-or-treating on Halloween gained acceptance in the 1940s and '50s. by PikesPique

The article says the door-to-door begging was replaced with Ragamuffin parades in the 1930s, which eventually became Thanksgiving Day parades, although some places in the New York metro still have them.

PikesPique OP t1_iqwk15g wrote on October 3, 2022 at 4:55 PM

Reply to TIL about "Saturday Night Live with Howard Cosell," which ran in prime time on ABC a few weeks before the late-night show on NBC, originally called "NBC's Saturday Night." The ABC show's cast included Bill Murray, Brian Doyle Murray and Christopher Guest, all of whom eventually joined NBC's show. by PikesPique

Howard Cosell was a famous sportscaster. He didn't know anything about comedy. His show lasted four months, but it's why NBC couldn't call its show "Saturday Night Live" in the beginning, and it's SNL begins, "Live, from New York, it's Saturday Night!"