gingermonkey1
gingermonkey1 t1_irzze32 wrote
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
I think this was mentioned in Betty Smith's book, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn. She never cited the day, just had the kids doing it things described.
gingermonkey1 t1_jdjux2w wrote
Reply to comment by lancelongstiff in TIL: A Mambo No. 5 cover by Bob the Builder went to number 1 in the UK on 9th September 2001, but was removed from BBC radio playlists after the 9/11 attacks as it was ‘too frivolous’ by gnomageddon7
That last song's title!