andersmb t1_iryxjmu wrote on October 12, 2022 at 1:53 AM Reply to comment by PikesPique 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 Grew up in NYC in the early 90s and early on in elementary school we definitely had a ragamuffin parade in school. Permalink Parent 3
andersmb t1_iryxjmu wrote
Reply to comment by PikesPique 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
Grew up in NYC in the early 90s and early on in elementary school we definitely had a ragamuffin parade in school.