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Candy-Eating, Costumeless Americans Will Ring in Halloween 2020

For those who still want to hand out chocolate bars, one Halloween trade group recommends throwing them at neighborhood children. (This is not a joke.)

Mars, Inc., Hershey Co. and Mondelez International brand candy is displayed for a photograph in Tiskilwa, Illinois, U.S., on Sunday, Sept. 20, 2020.Photographer: Daniel Acker

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By Nic Querolo and Christopher Palmeri

September 25, 2020 at 8:00 AM EDT

Many Americans will celebrate Halloween this year sitting at home, costumeless, chowing down on candy. They might stand up every now and then to throw miniature chocolate bars at the neighbors.

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