Nothing screams childhood like the glorious chaos of trick-or-treating in the 1970s! Your parents basically set you free like a wild animal, no chaperone in sight, while you ventured to nearly every house in your neighborhood. By the time you returned after dark, you were dragging in what felt like a mountain of candy, like some sort of sugar-crazed pirate with treasure chests full of goodies! You’d dump it all on the living room floor—what a sight! Sorting it out and negotiating trades with your siblings was like a candy stock market, and then… oh, the sweet aftermath! You basically lived on that candy until Christmas rolled around, when the real sugar fest began!
Halloween has a hilariously spooky history, especially when it comes to the “tricks” part of the fun! Back in the day, needy souls would knock on the doors of the rich, asking for cash, ale, and food in exchange for some heavenly prayers for their dearly departed. Talk about a bargain! Over time, this evolved into kids donning elaborate costumes, armed with bars of soap, ready to “punish” anyone who dared to deny them tasty treats by giving their windows a good soaping! By the 1930s, this cheeky practice exploded across the United States and became the beloved tradition of “trick-or-treating.” Who knew begging could be so entertaining?
For today’s “This…or That”, I figured it was high time to find out if you’re more of a naughty little trickster or a sweet, sweet treat…but only on Moteventure, where the ghosts are friendly, and the candy is calorie-free!
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THE QUOTES:
I would rather sit on a pumpkin and have it all to myself than be crowded on a velvet cushion.
Henry David Thoreau
There is a child in every one of us who is still a trick-or-treater looking for a brightly lit front porch.
Robert Brault
Can I just go trick-or-treating and ask for wine?
Auntie Acid
Trick or treat, smell my feet, give me something good to eat.
Unknown
What will I do, when my feet, no longer race, to trick or treat?
Rusty Fischer
Tonight remember: Teenagers who seem too old to trick-or-treat chose childhood over partying. Be happy and hand over the Snickers.
Unknown
THE FASCINATING FACTS:
- Just behind Christmas, Halloween is the most anticipated holiday of the year for kids.
- The origins of Halloween? During medieval times in Ireland and Scotland, the Samhain festival was held at sunset on October 31 and lasted through daylight on November 1. It marked the end of the harvest season and the beginning of winter, or the “dark season.”
- Fearing ghosts, people dressed in costumes and lit bonfires to ward off evil spirits.
- The novelty classic hit song “Monster Mash” by Bobby Pickett hit #1 in the U.S. on October 20, 1962, and returned to Billboard’s Hot 100 in 1970 (#91), 1973 (#10), and most recently in 2021 (#37).
- Children started going trick-or-treating in the U.S. in 1911. Trick-or-treating became popular in the U.S. in the 1930s. Children originally received fruits and nuts for trick-or-treating.
- 90% of parents steal their children’s Halloween candy.
- Famed magician Harry Houdini died on Halloween in 1926.
- “Beggar’s Night” happens when Halloween is celebrated before 10/31. This regional phenomenon arose out of safety concerns for children on Halloween night.
- Americans purchase nearly 600 million pounds of candy each year for Halloween.
- Originally jack-o-lanterns were carved from turnips instead of pumpkins.
- The most popular candy on Halloween is Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups.
As you contemplate your preference, enjoy a few videos exploring the rituals of Halloween and Trick-or Treating:
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