How trickortreating became a Halloween tradition

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Little ghouls and goblins will be out in search of a bucket full of treats on Halloween. Here's how our beloved trick-or-treating became a Halloween tradition. Sarah French explains how trick-or-treating got its start and why kids (and parents) can't get enough of the time-honored Halloween ritual. #WakeUpCLT #Halloween • • ANCIENT ORIGINS • Halloween has been around in one form or another since the first century B.C. and sweets have always played a big part. • • During Celtic celebrations, food was left out overnight to supposedly calm unwanted spirits. And in later centuries, people would dress up and play pranks for food and drinks. • • Those traditions were brought to the United States by Irish and Scottish immigrants in the mid-1800s. By the 1920s, though, there were a lot more tricks than treats. Halloween became a night of vandalism and even acts of violence. • • READ MORE: https://www.wcnc.com/article/news/loc...

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