In the late 1800s through the mid 1900s kids and adults alike would dress up for Thanksgiving and go house to house asking "Anything for Thanksgiving?" Sounds a lot like what is now done for Halloween but some of these beggars were serious and some did it for sport. It was also known as "Ragamuffin Day" because the majority of the beggars dressed accordingly. In an attempt to organize the children a Ragamuffin Parade was held in New York City in 1940 which was eventually replaced with today's Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.
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