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Find out if Halloween is a federal holiday and learn which services like banks, post offices and stores stay open on October 31.

Adults eat through their entire Halloween stash twice on average before the first trick-or-treater arrives, according to a survey.

When Halloween parties give way to the Sunday scaries and the perfectly-curated costumes find their way back into storage boxes, one sweet holiday treat remains — leftover Halloween candy ...