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The Moon Festival

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The annual Autumn Moon Festival is an important Chinese holiday which celebrates the abundance of the Summer harvest. It is celebrated on the 15th day of the 8th lunar month of the Chinese calendar, when the moon is said to be at its fullest and brightest. The Moon Festival is also commonly referred to as the Mid-Autumn Festival, Lantern Festival & Mooncake Festival. Mooncakes are a Chinese pastry that is traditionally enjoyed while celebrating the festival.

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Crafts: String of Jack-O-Lanterns

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How about making a Jack-o-Lantern that does not need a pumpkin? That does not go bad over time, but can live in your room or basement from Halloween to Halloween, for better or worse? You’ve come to the right place.

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Free Halloween Greeting Card

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Happy Halloween! You can send this scary Tyler Taxi Halloween greeting card to friends and family. Just type in their names and email addresses and your personal message and your animated e-card will be on its way, special delivery!

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The Ghost of Mary Bregavy

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Halloween is right around the corner. Do you have your costume picked out? Are you excited for the candy that you’ll eat and the scary stories that you’ll hear? Here’s a ghost story that is sure to get you in the spirit!

In 1934, on a cold winter night, a young girl was returning home from a dance she had attended at the O. Henry Ballroom on Archer Avenue in a suburb of Chicago.

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Let’s Talk Turkey

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Thanksgiving Turkey

You probably studied all about the first Thanksgiving in school before this holiday break and hopefully you also took a little time to think about all the things you have to be grateful for. And, like 95% of Americans, you may be having turkey for dinner this Thanksgiving.

Find out more about these birds than you would ever want to know in this Tribune issue dedicated to Turkey trivia!

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Turkey Trivia

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Turkey Bird

How many feathers do turkeys have? What part of the world are they native to? What can these feathers be used for? What did the first humans on the moon eat after they landed?

If you think turkeys have something to do with all of these answers, you are right! Read on to discover more facts about these beautiful, colorful and often surprising creatures we share the planet with.

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Veterans Day

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Veterans Day is celebrated on November 11th in the US, and many students have a school holiday around that date. This is the special day to honor America’s past and present soldiers.

Veterans Day started back in 1919 when President Woodrow Wilson declared November 11 Armistice Day in honor of the truce that ended World War I.

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Witches

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Halloween conjures up images of ghosts, goblins, skeletons and last, but by no means least, witches. What would Halloween be without warty witches cackling eerily as they fly through the night sky on their broomsticks? The Tribune reporters wanted to know what those witches are up to when they touch down on Halloween night. Not one of them was able to find out more than rumor and hearsay, so read this report with a grain of salt, and then throw it over your left shoulder.

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Ghosts, Ghouls and Goblins

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Ghost

With Halloween almost here, it would be good to “bone” up on your fright fest vocabulary. This helpful guide will help you recognize the particular form of apparition that may cross your path this Halloween.

Ghost: This spirit of a dead person will appear to the living as a pale, dim shadowy form.

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Ghost Stories

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What would Halloween be without a few ghost stories? Spirits range the earth from ancient castles to lonely mountain tops in search of love, revenge or simply so that they can tell their sad story to anyone who comes close enough to hear. The stories you are about to read are believed true by those closest to them and each of the haunted locations is real. Those brave enough to venture a visit are welcome to see for themselves.

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The Jack O’Lantern Legend

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Halloween is October 31. Do you carve or paint a pumpkin for Halloween? Whether you paint or carve a scary face for your Jack O’Lantern, did you know that you are continuing an ancient tradition based on an old Irish myth? While you read this spooky story remember that a myth is a person, story or thing that is only imaginary.

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History of Halloween

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Get out your skeletons and your pumpkins and all things that are scary, because Halloween is right around the corner. In some people’s eyes, this is the best holiday of the year, and on this day, you’ll see that both children and adults alike dressed like ghouls and witches and anything else that’s not their normal clothes.

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