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[quote=Anonymous]There are differences even among families in the same geographical area. My grandparents all grew up not only in the same state, but even in the same county within that state. One of their families didn’t make a big deal out of Thanksgiving, but the others had big family dinners. One family has always made a big fuss over Memorial Day (Decoration Day before that), and goes all out, visiting the graves of multiple generations of deceased relatives and decorating them by planting flowering plants. My mom grew up in a more rural area than I did, so there weren’t very many houses to visit for trick or treating. As a result, the local kids made up a different homemade costume each night and trick or treated at local houses every night for a week!

You shouldn’t make up answers to your kids’ questions. They’re asking because they want more information about you, specifically. They obviously have a sense that you may have grown up with different traditions or they wouldn’t have asked in the first place.[/quote]

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