Complex sentence: Originally they threw out goods, such as clothing, tools, or food as a means of demonstrating their ability to provide, but today that tradition has evolved, and wives of the captains throw candy to surrounding children once airborne.
Split into simpler sentences: Originally they threw out goods, such as clothing, tools, or food as a means of demonstrating their ability to provide. Today that tradition has evolved, and wives of the captains throw candy to surrounding children once airborne.