What is the meaning of wolf in Halloween?

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Halloween is a very old celebration that has acquired modern customs, at least in the U.S. The modern customs have to do with almost anything that is scary, from witches to spiders to skeletons. Wolves are scary, and wolfmen (lycanthropes) are scary. But they don't have any meaning.

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