Why We Give Out Candy on Halloween: A Short History — Halloween Hospitality

Americans buy approximately 600 million pounds of candy for Halloween every year. If you're not sure what exactly that looks like, consider this: The Titanic weighed about 100 million pounds. Now, picture six Titanic ships made of candy. That's a lot of candy!

And it does make one wonder: Where did this sweet tradition get its start?

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