Trick Or Treat?
Let’s explore the roots of Halloween. The holiday actually started off as a spring event, but came to be rooted in a more cold and somber period of the year.
Likewise, trick or treating had ties to old European traditions, when children would go “souling.” This involved singing hymns and offering prayers for those in purgatory.In return, housewives fed the carolers small cakes made with currants or raisins. Here’s more from Greg Reese.
