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Disneyland is part tourist attraction, part cultural institution, and our country’s gradually changing view of Halloween one from a costume-and-candy-driven day of partying to nearly two months of horror or spooky-themed extravaganzas is evident in how the Anaheim institution has evolved from once barely acknowledging the holiday to being completely consumed by it.
Halloween changed Disneyland. Over the years, it's started earlier and gotten bigger. It now lasts from September to basically January and rivals Christmas crowds.
There are many traditions and festivals that take place on New Year's Day around the world. In California, people decorate carriages with flowers during the Tournament of Roses Parade. In the Netherlands, people eat donuts because they believe it will bring them good fortune.