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Alternative_Belt_389 t1_iryzp5g wrote

Reply to comment by F59_469 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

So crazy right?! As a kid I was like oh Rafamuffin Parade on 3rd Ave, like all the other parades. Remember the Norwegian Day parade??

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F59_469 t1_iryzy43 wrote

Oh man that was huge in my family! We are Norwegian and my grandfather used to own a Scandinavian specialty store on 5th avenue. I guess they still do the parade but it's pretty small now. I moved away in 2008 and visit every other year or so. Less and less family still in NYC.

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Alternative_Belt_389 t1_irz0mqg wrote

Yea it's always weird to visit Bay Ridge. It is a little weird world of its own.

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F59_469 t1_irz12b1 wrote

My brother lived there for years after I moved and he would text me once in a while "I'm going to the city what train do I take to get to X". Saturday Night Fever was so accurate.

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