Halloween 2022: Here are some astounding facts about the well-known Halloween custom, including the fact that participating in trick-or-treating can result in fines and how the activity nearly ceased during World War II.

October 31st, 2022 The holiday is quickly approaching. Halloween, one of the biggest holidays honoured worldwide, will be observed on October 31 like it does every year. Halloween is the night before All Hallows’ Day, a Christian holiday. People participate in a variety of activities to mark this day, including attending Halloween parties, dressing up as spooky characters from their favourite novels and movies, and carving pumpkins into Jack-o-lanterns. Another draw of this celebration is trick or treating. Children visiting this ritual in secret while wearing Halloween costumes

“Trick or treat” houses in the neighbourhood. Getting candy or other treats is considered a treat, whereas making harmless mischief is considered a trick.

Trick-or-treating as a Halloween tradition has a variety of fascinating facts, some of which are just as eerie as the festival’s atmosphere.

Medieval times: Trading candies for mischief or other activities with strangers dates back to the Middle Ages. When young people used to go to the homes in their neighbourhood and trade a song or a poem for food. The practise now, however, exclusively involves young children.

Finding a husband: Young women used to stand in a dark room with a candle in front of the mirror in the hopes of seeing the face of their future husband emerge in the mirror as part of a Halloween tradition.

Trick-or-treating was interrupted by WWII: The practise of trick-or-treating was discontinued during World War II due to sugar rationing. However, soon after, candy manufacturers began to promote the holiday and ritual through commercials.

Stingy Jack’s tale: Have you ever wondered how the term “Jack-o-lantern” came to be? This is related to the tale of Stingy Jack, an Irishman who was refused entry to both paradise and hell. So he wandered the land with a lantern.

Trick-or-treaters in the Canadian city of Bathurst are subject to fines if they are discovered engaging in the practise.

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