The History of Trick-or-Treating

[NomoneyNohoney]

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-ne ... I5NzUwOQS2

The History of Trick-or-Treating Is Weirder Than You Thought

[bungeejumper]

It's still extortion with menaces, though, isn't it? And in that, it somewhat resembles the Lord of Misrule tradition that's been going on around Christmas time since at least the Middle Ages. If the householder failed to crash the goodies on the doorstep, he could expect unpleasant surprises or even broken windows.

We don't usually have very much trouble with trick or treaters. We live in a dark, dark lane on the edge of the village, and there's a graveyard just five yards away across the road. A proper plague pit, and everything. There's nothing quite like a thousand buried bodies in the vicinity to concentrate the mind.

BJ

[Howyoudoin]

Having moved into a new area, we are taking part this year.

By which I mean that we have a put a lit pumpkin outside to signal that we are happy for ‘trick or treaters’ to knock on our door.

My nieces and nephews are very excited at getting dressed up and that counters any misgivings I may have about Halloween.

HYD