First "Halloween" Costumes: Skins, Skulls, and Skirts?

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by stvalentine | November 1, 2008 at 04:41 am
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A far cry from the faux Palins, pirates, and princesses of today, costumes during Halloween's precursor centuries ago included animal skins and heads, drag getups, and even mechanical horse heads, historians say.

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