 "In Graphics | The bitter and sometimes scary truth about Halloween candies")
The popular celebration of Halloween is here (October 31) and that means one thing: a whole lot of candy.
The festival, largely celebrated in the United States, is marked with children going from house to house as they trick-or-treat for their favourite candy bars. Halloween candy, however, is a relatively new staple of the holiday – only becoming popular and widely distributed in the 1920s and 1930s and not becoming a major player until the 1950s.
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According to a survey from S&P Global Market Intelligence, Americans are spending $4.1 billion dollars on Halloween candy this year. That’s nearly double the amount from a decade ago.
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But do you know that there are several macabre stories behind these sweet offerings?
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