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Halloween is one of the most highly anticipated holidays of the year. As the second highest grossing holiday in the States (right after Christmas), Halloween has people planning their costumes and stocking up on candy weeks in advance. You will probably spend a lot of time planning for and anticipating this great holiday, but do you know how it all got started in the first place? This week, the team at the Law Offices of Phillips, McElyea, Carpenter, & Welch, P.C. are here to take you on an exciting journey through the history of Halloween. A Changing Of The Seasons The annual summer and the resulting harvest was an important moment in many traditional countries and cultures. After a long and fruitful summer, families harvested their crops in order to prepare the upcoming winter. October 31st marks the end the harvest and the beginning of the long, cold winter. Many cultures held annual festivals celebrating their successful harvests, giving thanks for a plentiful yea...

Schools are restarting, people are settling back into their work schedules... Summer is officially winding down at the Lake of the Ozarks. Before everyone gets too comfortable with their fall schedules, though, it's time for one last summer holiday: Labor Day Weekend!  History of Labor Day Amidst all the busyness and excitement of this holiday weekend, the Law Offices of Phillips, McElyea, Carpenter, & Welch, P.C. want to remind you that it's important to take time to reflect on the origins of this classic American holiday. Labor Day was established to celebrate the social and economic success of American workers. It was first celebrated on Tuesday, September 5th in 1882 in New York. It gradually spread out across the States until 1894, when Congress passed an act officially designating the first Monday of September as Labor Day. Labor Day acknowledges and celebrates the contributions American workers have made to the strength, prosperity, and well-being of their ...