Uh, excuse me, but...what???

It appears that there is a backlash in Europe against the celebration of Halloween. OK, fine, but here's the thing: apparently, it's considered to be an "unnecessary, bad American custom" and worse. Note the term "American" in there--this is supposed to be our fault. Hm.

If I'm not mistaken, pretty much everything about Halloween is European in origin, and the whole trick-or-treating thing has been celebrated in English-speaking parts of the world for many years, entirely separate from America's observances. Here's a quick primer on the subject.

I guess you have to blame somebody for the stuff you don't much care for. But does it always have to be America? How about Algeria? Or Albania? Or Armenia?

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