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- The custom of 'trick or treat' probably has several origins, mostly Irish. An old Irish peasant practice called for going door to door to collect money, bread cake, cheese, eggs, butter, nuts, apples, etc., in preparation for the festival of St. Columbus Kill.
- Yet another custom was the begging for soul cakes, or offerings for one's self - particularly in exchange for promises of prosperity or protection against bad luck. It is with this custom the concept of the fairies came to be incorporated as people used to go door to door begging for treats. Failure to supply the treats would usually result in practical jokes being visited on the owner of the house.
- The tradition started with a fear of the god of the dead taking over the sun on November 1, the Celt's new year. They dressed in costumes to hide from the god and some tried to trick him by putting on demon costumes (this is where the whole "scary costume" thing started). The costumes eventually evolved into what it is now. the reason people give away treats on Halloween is because people were afraid of a certain god (I don't know his/her name) and offered treats in return of leaving them alone. This evolved into people giving this for fun.
- Halloween was the celebration the farmers did because it was the end of harvest and they traded goods to each other, but if you didn't give you would get a mean trick that could even kill you.
- There were cultist and on Halloween that warded off evil spirits by wearing mask and lanterns, but instead of a Jack-O'-Lantern they used turnips to scare away the spirits another story of the jack o lantern is that there was a trickster named jack that tricked the devil into climbing up a tree and the devil got stuck, so he cursed Jack's soul to walk in the darkness with just a turnip lantern to guide him. Of course turnips weren't common in the U.S.A so they used Pumpkins And that's the stary of the Jack-O'-Lantern. And if your thinking Halloween is evil its not if any thing the church is evil, the Irish people were visited by the "Saints" and they wanted them to stop worshiping all of their Gods and stop their holidays but the peope loved Halloween and wouldn't give it up. So if you can't beat them join them, so the church made all Hallows Eve.
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Where did the trick-or-treating tradition come from?
it came from England
When was trick or treating on Thanksgiving?
There is no trick or treat on Thanksgiving. Trick or treating is for halloween. You can try trick or treating on Thanksgiving, but you might look odd.
What percentage of children under age 12 go trick-or-treating?
about 85% of people go trick or treating
Where do the French people go for trick-or-treating?
To neighboors and locally, but Halloween and trick-or-treating are not very popluar in France. Halloween and the tradition of trick-or-treating are mostly American.
What do you say to people when you do trick or treating?
Trick or treat!
When is trick or treating in Carson City Nevada 2010?
when is trick-or-treating Carson city Nevada 2010
Why does trick or treating happen?
trick are treating happens because it's Halloween you should go out and get candy!
Why do you go trick-or-treating on Halloween?
People go trick-or-treating because they want to go for candy
What day is for trick or treating in Utah?
Utah is strange when it comes to Trick-or-Treating. If Halloween falls on a Sunday, Trick-or-Treating usually takes place the day before Halloween. But since this hear Halloween falls on a Monday, Trick-or-Treating will take place on Halloween as usual.
What time does trick-or-treating start this year?
Trick or Treat is done on Halloween night, October 31st.
Are 64 year olds allowed to go trick or treating?
It is never to old to go trick or treating I'm only 11 but I plan on going trick or treating for a very long time. P.S. I have seen a very old person trick or treating before:)HAPPY HALLOWEEN;)
Where did the tradition trick or treat come from?
Trick or treating did not come from a tradition. It was made as a way to make Halloween more fun. It has no connection to the old holiday Samhain or any other Halloween tradition.
