Loogootee Indiana Trick Or Treat? All Answers

FORT WAYNE, Indiana (WANE) – The Fort Wayne Police Department has announced that there will be trick-or-treating on Sunday, October 31 from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

Trick or Treating in Fort Wayne takes place on Sunday, October 31 from 5:30pm to 7:30pm.

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The Fort Wayne Police Department will also be working with the Allen County Department of Health to establish COVID-19 safe trick-or-treating guidelines. These guidelines will be published at a later date.

Halloween is just around the corner, which means the spooky season is in full swing! Below we’ve listed the trick-or-treating times and scary fun events happening in the region this month. Be sure to check it out to plan some spooky nights near you!

Jasper County:

DeMotte: Oct. 30, 4-7 p.m

Wheat Field: October 30, 5-7 p.m

Porter County:

Aberdeen – 31 October, 5:30pm – 7:30pm

Hebron – October 31, 5:30-7:30 p.m

Portage – October 31, 5:30-7:30 p.m

Salt Creek Commons – October 31, 5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m

Shorewood Forest – October 31, 5-7pm

South Haven – October 31, 5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m

Valparaiso – October 31, 5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m

Wheeler – Oct 31 5:30pm-7:30pm

Lake County:

Cedar Lake – October 31, 5-7pm

Crown Point – October 31, 5-7pm

Dyer – Oct 31, 4-7pm

East Chicago – October 31, 4pm-7pm

Griffith – October 31, 5-7pm

Hammond – Oct 31, 5-7pm

Highland – Oct 31, 5-7pm

Hobart – October 31, 5-7pm

Lake Station – October 31, 5:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m

Munster – Oct. 31, 5-7 p.m

Schererville – Oct 31, 5-7pm

St. John – Oct 31, 5-7pm

Whiting – Oct 31, 5-7pm

County of La Porte:

Rolling Prairie – October 31, 4-6pm

To be determined:

Beverly Shores

Burns Harbour

Calumet community

Chesterton

gary

Kouts

Lakes of the Four Seasons

La gate

Lowell

Merrillville

Michigan city

New Chicago

North Judson

Ogden Dunes

porter

Rensselaer

rose lawn

Union Mills

Wanatah

Winfield

If you’re looking for even more Halloween activities, here are some fun events near you:

Burns Harbour:

Oct 16, 5pm-7pm Trunk or Treat – Lakeland Park, Burns Harbor, IN

Cedar Lake:

Oct 30, 11am – 3pm Trunk or Treat – Grounds of Cedar Lake Town

Chesterton:

Oct. 22, 6:00-8:00 p.m., Duneland Family YMCA Trunk or Treat – Duneland YMCA, 215 Roosevelt St, Chesterton, IN 46304

Oct 29, 4pm – 6pm, Duneland Business Community Halloween Trick-Or-Treat Downtown – Downtown Chesterton event

Oct 29, 6pm-8pm Hocus Pocus Movie in the Park – Thomas Centennial Park, corner of Broadway and North Calumet, Chesterton, IN 46304

October 30, 8am-2pm, Pumpkin Palooza European’s Farmer Market – Downtown Chesterton

crown point:

Oct 22, 6pm-8pm, Southlake YMCA Trunk or Treat – 1450 S Court Street, Crown Point, IN 46307

October 22, 4 p.m., Trunk or Treat at Nicole Hansen Group – 1121 Merrillville Road, Crown Point, IN 46307

Oct. 29, 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m., Trunk or Treat, Crown Point Christian Reformed Church – 909 E Greenwood Ave, Crown Point, IN 46307

Oct. 29, 5pm-10pm, 2nd Annual Crown Point Concours Collector Car Show & Halloween Party – Lake County Fairgrounds, 889 S Court Street, Crown Point, IN 46307

Oct. 30, 11:00am-10:00pm, 2nd Annual Crown Point Concours Collector Car Show & Halloween Party – Lake County Fairgrounds, 889 S Court Street, Crown Point, IN 46307

Oct. 31, 11:00am-3:00pm, 2nd Annual Crown Point Concours Collector Car Show & Halloween Party – Lake County Fairgrounds, 889 S Court Street, Crown Point, IN 46307

Dyer:

Oct. 24, 4:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. Trunk or Treat at Dyer United Methodist, 2016 Church Street, Dyer, IN 46311

East Chicago:

Oct. 29, 5pm-7pm, Drive-Thru Trunk or Treat at McShane Street, 140th Tod Park and Indianapolis Blvd, East Chicago, IN 46312

Griffith:

October 28, 6:00-8:00 p.m., Scoreboard Annual Trunk or Treat – Bridges’ Scoreboard Restaurant and Sports Bar, 121 N. Griffith Blvd, Griffith, IN 46319

Hammond:

October 22, 5-8pm, City of Hammond’s Monster Mash Halloween Dance – Jean Shepherd Community Center, 3031 Mahoney Drive, Hammond, IN 46323

October 30, 11 a.m. and 12:30 p.m., Fright Lights Laser Show Challenger Learning Center of Northwest Indiana, 2300 173rd Street, Hammond, IN 46323

Highlands:

Oct. 15, 4pm-6pm, Town of Highland Trunk or Treat – Main Square Park 3001 Ridge Rd., Highland, IN 46322

October 22, 6pm-9pm Trunk or Treat at Scheeringa Farms – 9436 Cline Ave, Highland, IN, 46322

October 23, 2-8 p.m. Halloween Spooktacular Trunk or Treat – Wicker Park Pavilion, 2215 Ridge Road, Highland, IN, 46322

Oct. 26, 5:30 – 7:00 p.m. – Trunk or Treat at the New Creation Ministry, 9738 5th Street, Highland, IN 46322

Hobart:

16-17 October 23-24, 10am-6pm, Pumpkin Festival at Johnsons Farm, Johnson’s Farm Produce, 8960 East Ridge Road, Hobart, IN 46342

23 Oct, 12:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m., Special Needs Day Care – Haunted Hollows, 1224 W 1st Place, Hobart, IN 46342

30 Oct 2pm Halloween Golf Cart Parade – Downtown Hobart

30 October, 2pm, Festival Park Halloween Party, Festival Park, 111 E. Old Ridge Road, Hobart, IN 46342

Kouts:

October 23, 5:30 p.m. Trunk Or Treat – Drazer Park, 909 W Daumer Road, Kouts, IN 46347

sea ​​station:

Oct. 15, 5:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. Trick or Treat at Riverview Park, 2701 Ripley Street, Lake Station, IN 46405

October 28, 11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m., Trunk or Treat, NorthShore, 2490 Central Ave., Lake Station, IN 46405

The gate:

October 16, 10:00am – 4:00pm, Fall Fox Fest, Fox Memorial Park, Truesdell Ave., La Porte, IN 46350

Oct. 21, 4:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m., Trunk or Treat & Dance at the YMCA, La Porte County Family YMCA, 901 Michigan Ave, La Porte, IN 46350

Oct. 22, 4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m., Trunk or Treat at La Porte First Church of God, 2020 E Lincolnway, La Porte, IN 46350

Oct. 24, 1:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m. Trunk or Treat at La Porte First United Methodist Church, 1225 Michigan Ave., La Porte, IN 46350

Lowell:

Every Friday, Saturday, and Sunday October 1-30, 6:00 p.m., 9:00 p.m., Pumpkin Glow Lights, Harvest Tyme Farm Park, 17904 Grant St., Lowell, IN 46356

October 30th, Halloween Egg Hunt, Harvest Tyme Farm Park, 17904 Grant St Lowell, IN 46356

Michigan City:

October 23, 24 and 31, Boo in the Zoo, Washington Park Zoo, 115 Lakeshore Dr. Michigan City, IN 46350

Oct. 28, 6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m., Howl-O-Ween Trunk or Treat, Ames Field, 2501 Franklin St., Michigan City, IN 46360

Oct. 31, 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. – Haunted Trails & Family Fall Fest, Friendship Botanic Gardens, 2055 E US Highway 12, Michigan City, IN 46360

Muenster:

Oct. 23, 5:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m., Trunk or Treat with Munster Parks, 8616 Columbia Ave., Munster, IN 46321

Oct. 27, 5:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m., Mysterious Munchkins Halloween Party, Community Park Social Center, 8751 Lions Club Dr., Munster, IN 46321

Oct. 29, 6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m., Trunk or Treat, Family Christian Center, 340 W 45th Ave., Munster, IN 46321

Transport:

Oct. 26, 4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m., Trunk or Treat, NorthShore, 6050 Sterling Creek Road, Portage, IN 46368

29-30 October, 6:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m., Light up the Gourds! Lighted Pumpkin Walkway, Imagination Glen Park – West, 2275 McCool Road, Portage, IN 46368

Schererville:

Oct. 20, 3pm-7pm, Schererville Market Halloween Celebration – Scherwood Park, 500 E Joliet Street, Schererville IN, 46375

October 22-31, 9th Annual Scarecrow Contest, Exhibit is October 22-23 at Deer Creek Residences, Display for public vote October 24-31, Deadline for entries is October 15 – Residences at Deer Creek, 401 E.U.S. Hwy 30, Schererville, IN 46375

Oct. 23, 6:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m., Boy Scout Troop 532 Haunted Trail – Immanuel Presbyterian Church, 140 W.U.S. Hwy 30, Schererville IN, 46375

Oct. 23, 3 p.m. – 6 p.m., Trunk or Treat at Schererville – Northwest Indiana Martial Arts Academy, 7331 Mallard Lane, Schererville, IN 46375

Oct. 27, 6 p.m. – 8 p.m. Halloween Stories and Bonfires – Schererville Community Center, 500 E. Joliet Street, Schererville, IN 46375

St. John:

Oct 23, 10am-12pm Boo Bash and Trunk or Treat – Prairie West Park, 93rd and West Oakridge, St. John, IN 46373

Valparaíso:

Oct 15, 4 p.m. –

8:30pm, Trunk or Treat and Movie Night at Sunset Hill – Sunset Hill Farm County Park, 775 Meridian Road, Valparaiso, IN 46383

October 15, Trick or Treating 4pm-6pm – Downtown Valparaiso, Washington Street and Lincolnway, Valparaiso, IN 46383

October 16, 11:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m., Fall Harvest Festival – Central Park Plaza, 68 Lafayette Street, Valparaiso, IN 46385

Oct 15-17, Oct 22-23, 6:30pm-9:30pm, MAACabre Charity Haunted Attraction, MAAC Foundation, 4203 Montdale Park Drive, Valparaiso, IN 46385

Oct. 22, 6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m., Trunk or Treat in Valparaiso – First Presbyterian Church Valparaiso, 3401 N. Valparaiso Street, Valparaiso, IN 46383

Oct. 29, 7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m., Halloween Night Walk – Gabis Arboretum at Purdue Northwest, 71 N. 500 W., Valparaiso, IN 46385

October 30, Family Friendly Valparaiso Haunted Walking Tour, Porter County Museum, 153 S. Franklin Street Valparaiso, IN 46383

There will be plenty of activities for all ages and stadiums throughout the region over the next few weeks. Just remember to stay safe out there and most importantly have an awesome spooktober!

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Central Indiana trick-or-treat times for 2020

(WISH) — Communities around central Indiana have dedicated trick-or-treating times this year. All times are as of October 31st unless otherwise noted.

Anderson: 5:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m

Arcadia: 6pm-8pm

Atlanta: 5-8 p.m

Avon: 6-7:30pm

Bargersville: 6-8:30 p.m

Bedford: 6pm-9pm

Buchenhain: 17:30-20:30

Bloomington: The city said it would not be releasing official hours this year and referred people to the county health department for advice.

Brown County: 5-7pm, Drive-Thru Trick or Treat.

Brownsburg: 6-9 p.m

Carmel: 5pm-8pm

Cicero: 6-8:30 p.m

Clayton: 6-8pm

Columbus: 17:30-20:00

Crawfordsville: 5pm-8pm

Cumberland: 5pm-8pm

Danville: 6-8:30 p.m

Delphi: 6pm-8pm

Edinburgh: 6-8:30pm

Elwood: 5pm-9pm

Fishermen: 6-8 p.m

Fortville: 5-8 p.m

Franklin: 6-8:30 p.m

Frankfurt: 6-8 p.m

Greensburg: 3-7 p.m

Greenfield: 5pm-8pm

Greenwood: 6-8:30 p.m

Hagerstown: 6pm-8pm

Hartford City: 5-8 p.m

Hope: 6-8 p.m

Indianapolis: 6-8 p.m. City officials said they would not recommend trick-or-treating because of the risks of COVID-19.

Johnson County (unincorporated): 6-8:30 p.m

Kokomo: 4pm-8pm

Reverse: 5pm-8pm

Lawrence: 6-8 p.m

Lebanon: 6pm-9pm

Madison: 6-8 p.m

Marion: 5-8 p.m

Markleville: 5pm-9pm

McCordsville: 5-8 p.m

Muncie: 5-8pm truck-or-treating at City Hall.

New Palestine: 5pm-8pm

New Whiteland: 6-8:30 p.m

Noblesville: 5:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m

North Vernon: 5pm-8pm

Pendleton: 6pm-9pm

Pittsboro:

Plainfield: 5:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m

Princes Lakes: 5pm-8pm

Rushville: 5-8 p.m

Seymour: 6pm-8pm.

Shelbyville: 6-8 p.m

Sheridan: 6-8 p.m

Shirley: 5pm-9pm

Speedway: 6pm-8pm

Thorntown: 5pm-8pm

Tipton: October 30th and 31st from 5pm to 8pm

Trafalgar: 6-8:30pm

Westfield: 5pm-8pm

Weißland: 6-8:30 p.m

Whitestown: 6pm-9pm

Winchester: 5pm-8pm; Businesses will line up for activities around the square

Yorktown: 6pm-8pm

Zionsville: No official hours, citing Boone County Department of Health recommendations, which include pre-packaged treats on a table in your yard, social distancing and wearing masks.

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While planning your Halloween costume, crafts, and carving pumpkins, it’s important to make the most of this spooky time of year, but don’t forget the fun that comes with trick-or-treating. This is a creative and fun time for kids to transform into their favorite cartoon characters and ghouls, cute, scary or silly. From vampires and ghosts to werewolves and mummies, the ideas seem endless. To ensure your little ones are seen in their best outfits, we’re answering the big question everyone wants to know: when does trick-or-treating start near me?

While lockdowns and special rules were in place during the peak of the pandemic, many cities have lifted their COVID-19 restrictions. This opened the door to a safer trick-or-treating experience. In addition, Dr. Anthony Fauci that people should consider getting vaccinated if they haven’t already, because vaccination is critical to reducing or eliminating many risks associated with life-threatening COVID-19 symptoms.

Most trick-or-treaters start their trek at sunset – around 5:30 or 6:00 p.m. in most cases. in your local time zone. If you’re planning a trip, the Farmer’s Almanac sunrise and sunset calculator can help you determine when to start based on your location.

Barring curfews or local ordinances, it’s usually expected that little ghouls and goblins can show up on your doorstep by 9pm or until you run out of candy. Using your porch light (or adding one if you don’t already have one!) can help signal that you’re ready to hand out candy, as well as other markers like teal pumpkins or purple pumpkins.

Before making any plans, be sure to check what type of policies your city, county, or state has put in place to help stop the spread of COVID-19. Please contact your local health department for the latest information, including any curfews or orders. You can also find guidance on Halloween safety from leading health officials from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as well as the World Health Organization.

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Trick-or-treat lessons in areas across the country:

Each city can vary wildly in local trick-or-treating policies on its streets, but there is a general window for most Americans. A 2015 poll conducted by FiveThirtyEight suggests that most Americans agreed that trick-or-treaters should arrive by 6 p.m. and be ready by 9 p.m. no later than.

So trick-or-treating usually takes place in the following cities:

Before you head out, remember to bring a flashlight, look both ways before crossing the street, and make sure your family stays together on the street, per Safe Kids Worldwide. And if you decide to stay at home entirely, don’t worry – there are plenty of ways to celebrate Halloween at home this year. Check out our best ideas below.

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Halloween is a focal point for many of our most ingrained and arbitrary social fears. For a while, we all worried about whether unscrupulous homeowners were handing out toxic razor-blade-filled candy (a myth that’s been flatly debunked); More recently, that morphed into horrors of edibles laced in pots slipping into trick-or-treaters bags (relax, nobody likes your kid enough to waste that kind of money on it). Combining costumes, candy, strangers and darkness, Halloween is practically a powder keg of sorrows.

A constant source of this vexation? The question how old is too old to walk around in said darkness asking for said candy. It’s a bit of a one-sided debate – there’s a lot more “how old is too old to trick-or-treat?” these days. Articles that vaguely end up on the side of allowing people to just do what they think is best, and far less fiery attitudes from people who think teenagers should be banned from the Halloween streets. (Security concerns, particularly bullying and vandalism, are cited without much citation as a counterpoint.)

But it raises questions as to why these kinds of arguments are so tempting and why we can’t just let this handful of eternal issues die. Case in point: Two years in a row, a Virginia city has received national attention for an alleged rule in its books that prohibits teens from trick-or-treating, subjecting them to fines or even jail time for non-compliance.

Sooooooooooooooooo, let me get this straight, a group of local lawmakers who specifically agreed on the decision to jail 13-year-olds for up to 6 months for trick or treating? K pic.twitter.com/dQnxRxlKnG – Julie Warren (@JulesAWarren) October 21, 2019

This, too, has been thoroughly defused: in the 49 years of its existence, the regulation has never really been enforced. (And even if it were, the age limit was raised from 12 to 14 last year and the jail term was abolished.) The city of Chesapeake posted a slightly angry note on its Facebook page on Oct. 1, but as of publication, people still were eager to comment to express approval or displeasure with the application.

Because this theme is irresistible! One commenter replied: “It was 10 when I was a kid. But those were the days of parental supervision and common sense, which are not in abundance these days. We stopped giving out candy when these 12+ year old ‘kids’ who were taller than me pushed past the little ones to get candy and forgot their manners ie. H. to say ‘thank you!’.”

Another wrote: “Why is there an age limit on Halloween in the first place, I’d rather my kids not grow up too fast and enjoy this holiday without adult B’s spoiling all the fun. Give me a break.”

This debate, if we can call it that, is not really about America’s youth today; It’s like adults can recall walking barefoot down Rusty Can Lane at 11:30pm on a school night, pillowcases to bursting with Werther’s Originals, while others recount how they were noogies at the age of 7 ½ gave to the losers who dared to devote a few hours to the pursuit of sugar.

(Of course, this is still about America’s current youth, as restricting who can come into your home after dark and politely ask for a treat exposes our nation’s racial and classist underpinnings.)

However, when we talk about What The Kids Are Doing, we are really talking about ourselves. For my part, I was trick-or-treating into my late teens; I must have been at least 16 before I finally quit. I loved making my own costumes and piling up an unholy amount of candy and adding it all up at the end of the night. Even when I started working and could have used the money to buy my own candy whenever I wanted, that wasn’t the point; My Halloween stash felt otherwise deserved, that original hunt-gathering impulse momentarily saturated.

Combining costumes, candy, strangers and darkness, Halloween is practically a powder keg of sorrows

I miss Halloween now, the sharp focus of that one particular night when the air smelled electric and moldy but in a good way and we all tried to negotiate if we could forgo jackets to keep our costumes visible. I miss trading miniature KitKats and Snickers with my little sister. I’m glad I was old enough when I quit that I can still remember it today.

Maybe towards the end of my trick-or-treating time some of my neighbors judged me – maybe you’re judging me now – and that’s okay. I was old enough to weigh the scales and figured I’d trade a few disapproving looks for a bunch of Reese’s Pumpkins.

That’s what these generational tut-tuttings are almost always about; When we try to regulate the behavior of today’s class of youngsters, we are often working on our own feelings about what our earlier days were like – and the fact that we are no longer living them. We love telling teenagers what to do and talking about what we were and weren’t allowed to do when we were their age.

Let’s assume that today’s teenagers are just as aware of what they’re doing as we are, those glorious nerdy geniuses who might one day save us all (we’ve certainly done enough for them), and also count the blessings that each Child has money to spend Their evening going door to door for treats is nothing worse. As Christine Burke wrote on Scary Mommy, “Guys, we need to let teenagers go and find safe ways to have fun. And we can start by not judging the group of teenagers who stand outside your door laughing and joking and enjoying themselves.”

If you need to legislate around Halloween, here are some suggestions:

You can trick or treat at any age, but to get candy you have to wear some kind of costume, even if it’s one of those “funny” no-fuss costumes where you just carry a fanny pack and call yourself a tourist or something. Oof, good.

Do not distribute marketing materials to multiple levels; they are worse than getting apples or even toothbrushes, which happened to me once.

Racist costumes are crimes, period. OK, that’s all!

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Every kid can agree that trick-or-treating on Halloween is the best day of the year. To ensure the safety of all trick-or-treaters, please be sure to abide by your city’s official trick-or-treat time.

Can’t wait until October 31st? Here are 12 places near Indianapolis to trick-or-treat before Halloween.

Below are the times for Halloween night, Sunday October 31st. We’ll continue to update the list as more trick-or-treat times become available. If you would like to suggest a change or update to this list, please email [email protected]

2021 Indianapolis Trick or Treat Times:

Anderson 5:30-8:00 p.m. Arcadia 6-8 p.m. Avon 5:30-8:30 p.m. Buchenhain 5:30-8:30 p.m. Brownsburg 6-8:30 p.m. Carmel 5-8 p.m. Cicero 6-8 p.m. Columbus 17 :30-20:30 Danville 17:30-20:30 Edinburgh 18-20:30 Fisherman 18-20 Franklin 18-20:30 Fortville 17-20 Greenfield 17-20 Greenfield 17-20 Grünsburg – SA. 30.10. 5-8:30 p.m. Indianapolis 6-8 p.m. IFD stations throughout Indy* 6-8 p.m

Knightstown* 6pm-8pm Kokomo 5pm-8pm Lawrence 6pm-8pm Lebanon 6pm-9pm McCordsville 5pm-8pm New Castle 5pm-8pm New Palestine 5pm-8pm New Whiteland 6pm-8:30pm Noblesville 17: 30-8pm Plainfield 5-8pm Shelbyville 6-8pm Sheridan 6-8pm Speedway 6-8pm Tipton – Both 10/30. as well as 31.10. 5-8pm Westfield 5-8pm Whiteland 6-8:30pm Whitestown 4-9pm Zionsville 5:30-8:30pm

* Times shown are based on Trick or Treat hours in 2020. Times will continue to be updated as 2021 times are announced.

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And here are some tips for a “safe Halloween,” courtesy of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention:

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With Halloween fast approaching, trick or treating is a top priority for many in Indianapolis and throughout central Indiana.

For kids, the goal is to maximize the opportunity for free treats and hit as many houses as possible — even if that means convincing parents to visit other neighborhoods.

When does trick or treating start?

Here are the trick or treat times for October 31 in Indianapolis. All times are subject to change depending on the weather.

Marion County (Indianapolis, Beech Grove, more)

Buchenhain: 17:30-20:30

Clermont: 6pm-8pm

Indianapolis: 6-8 p.m

Lawrence: 6-8 p.m

Southport: 5pm-8pm

Speedway: 6pm-8pm

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Hamilton County (Carmel, Fishers, Noblesville, Westfield, more)

Arcadia: 6pm-8pm

Atlanta: 6-8 p.m

Carmel: 5pm-8pm

Cicero: 6-8 p.m

Fishermen: 6-8 p.m

Noblesville: 5:30pm-8:30pm

Sheridan: 6-8 p.m

Westfield: 5pm-8pm

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Johnson County (Greenwood, Franklin, more)

Bargersville: 6-8:30 p.m

Edinburgh: 6-8:30pm

Franklin: 6-8:30 p.m

Greenwood: 6-8:30 p.m

New Whiteland: 6-8:30 p.m

Princes Lake: 5pm-8pm

Trafalgar: 6-8:30pm

Weißland: 6-8:30 p.m

Boone County (Zionsville, more)

Lebanon: 6pm-9pm

Thorntown: 6pm-9pm

Whitestown: 6pm-9pm

Zionsville: 5:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m

Hendricks County (Avon, Plainfield, more)

Avon: 5:30pm-8:30pm

Brownsburg: 6-8:30 p.m

Clayton: 6-8:30pm

Danville: 5:30pm-8:30pm

Pittsboro: 6-8 p.m

Plainfield: 5:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m

Hancock County (Greenfield, McCordsville, more)

Fortville: 5-8 p.m

Greenfield: 5pm-8pm

McCordsville: 5-8 p.m

New Palestine: 5pm-8pm

Morgan County (Martinsville, Mooresville, more)

Martinsville: 6-8:30 p.m

Mooresville: 5-8 p.m

Monrovia: 5pm-8pm

Morgantown: 6-8:30pm

Shelby County

Shelbyville: 6-8 p.m

Trick or treat safety tips from IMPD

The Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department offered several Halloween trick-or-treating safety tips. Here are some things parents and children should be aware of:

Check the weather and dress accordingly before hitting the streets.

Infants and children with special needs should be accompanied by an adult.

Consider wearing light-colored clothing or reflective tape for costumes, and adjust costume length to avoid tripping.

With all face masks, visibility comes first. Do not wear masks inside shops.

Avoid props like toy guns that can look real.

Go out during daylight if possible, or carry a flashlight if you venture out after dark

Only give and accept wrapped treats

Examine the candy before consuming it. Report suspicious items to the police immediately. Call IMPD at 317-327-3811. Dial 911 if it is a violation.

Chris Sims is a digital producer at Midwest DOT. Follow him on Twitter: @ChrisFSims.

INDIANAPOLIS – It’s October, which means trick-or-treat time is upon us!

Here are the trick-or-treating times for 2021 in the Indianapolis area and central Indiana.

Unless otherwise noted, all times refer to Halloween, October 31st.

County Bartholomew

Columbus: 17:30-20:30

County Blackford:

Hartford City: 5-8pm on Oct 30

Boone County:

Whitestown: 6pm-9pm

Zionsville: 5:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m

County of Delaware:

Muncie: 5pm-8pm

Yorktown: 6pm-8pm

County Grant:

Marion police

Hamilton County:

Carmel: 5pm-8pm

Fishermen: 6-8 p.m

Noblesville: 5:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m

Westfield: 5pm-8pm

County Hancock:

Cumberland: 5pm-8pm

Fortville: 5-8 p.m

Greenfield: 5pm-8pm

McCordsville: 5-8 p.m

New Palestine: 5pm-8pm

Not entered: 5-8 p.m

Wilkinson: 5pm-8pm

County of Hendricks:

Avon: 5:30pm-8:30pm

Danville 5:30pm-8:30pm

Plainfield: 5:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m

Howard County:

Greentown: 5pm-8pm

Kokomo: 5pm-8pm

Russiaville: 5pm-8pm

Johnson County:

Johnson County: 6-8:30 p.m

Bargersville: 6-8:30 p.m

Edinburgh: 5pm-7pm

Franklin: 6-8:30 p.m

Greenwood: 6-8:30 p.m

New Whiteland: 6-8:30 p.m

Weißland: 6-8:30 p.m

Trafalgar: 6-8:30pm

Prince’s Lakes: 5pm-8pm

Madison County:

Chesterfield: 5:30pm-8:30pm

Marion County:

Buchenhain: 5:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m

Indianapolis: 6-8 p.m. The Indianapolis Fire Department will also be having trick-or-treating activities at all 43 fire stations during this time.

Lawrence: 6-8 p.m

County of Monroe:

Bloomington: 5:30pm-8:30pm

Morgan County:

Mooresville: 5-8 p.m

Wayne County:

Richmond: 5 p.m. on Oct 30

Centerville: 5 p.m. on Oct 30

Brunnenstadt: 5 p.m. on Oct. 30

Cambridge City: 18:00 on 30 Oct

Hagerstown: 6 p.m

We here at the GreatNews.Life office are Equal Opportunity candy lovers, so we’ve put together a whole list of trick-or-treating times in the area so you can help your kids with the annual candy treat. Further down the page you will find additional opportunities for some Halloween fun.

Porter County:

Hebron – October 31, 5:30-7:30 p.m

Kouts – 31 Oct, 5-8pm

Portage – October 31, 5:30-7:30 p.m

Valparaiso – October 31, 5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m

Wanatah – Oct 31, 5-7pm

Westville – October 31, 5-7 p.m

Lake County:

Cedar Lake – October 31, 5-7pm

Crown Point – October 31, 5-7pm

DeMotte – Oct 31, 5-7pm

Dyer – Oct 31, 5-7pm

East Chicago – Cancelled

Gary -Cancelled

Griffith – October 31, 5-7pm

Hammond – Oct 31, 5-7pm

Hobart – October 31, 5-7pm

Highland – Oct 31, 5-7pm

Lake Station – Oct 31, 5-8pm

Lakes of the Four Seasons – Oct 31, 5-7pm

Lowell – Oct 31, 5-7pm

Merrillville – Oct 31, 4-6pm

Munster – Oct. 31, 5-7 p.m

New Chicago: October 31, 5-7 p.m

Schererville – Oct 31, 5-7pm

St. John – Oct 31, 5-7pm

Whiting – Cancelled

Winfield – October 31, 5-7 p.m

County of La Porte:

La Porte – Oct 31, 5-7pm

Michigan City – October 31, 4-6 p.m

To be determined:

Chesterton

Burns Harbour

Ogden Dunes

If you’re looking for even more Halloween activities, here are some fun events near you:

Cedar Lake:

October 24, 1-3pm, Trunk or Treat Remix – Cedar Lake Town Grounds, 7408 Constitution Ave, Cedar Lake, IN 46303

Chesterton:

October 31, 7 p.m., Full Moon Hike – Indiana Dunes State Park, 1600 N. 25 E, Chesterton, IN 46304

Oct. 29, 4:00-6:00 p.m., Duneland Family YMCA Trunk or Treat – Duneland YMCA, 215 Roosevelt St, Chesterton, IN 46304

crown point:

October 24, 8:00-10:00 p.m., Trunk or Treat – Momentum Church, 2200 S. Main St., Crown Point, 46307

East Chicago:

October 30, 5:00-8:00 p.m., East Chicago Drive-Thru Trunk or Treat – 4001 Indianapolis Blvd. East Chicago, IN, 46312

Hammond:

October 30, 5:00-7:00 p.m., City Wide Drive Through Trunk and Treat – Hammond Sportsplex, 6630 Indianapolis Boulevard, Hammond, IN 46320

Highlands:

October 24, 1:00-3:00 p.m. Halloween Spooktacular – Wicker Park, 2000 Ridge Road, Highland, IN, 46322

October 24, 2-5 p.m., City of Highland Trunk or Treat – Main Square Park 3001 Ridge Rd., Highland, IN 46322

October 28, 4pm-7pm Halloween Cruise Night at Wicker Park – 2000 Ridge Road, Highland, IN, 46322

Hobart:

October 30, 6pm-8pm, Drive-Thru Trunk or Treat – Barrington Ridge Baptist Church – 97 Bracken Pkwy, Hobart, IN 46342

31 October 2-4pm Super Spooky Golf Cart Parade – City of Hobart – 414 Main St Hobart, IN 46342

The gate:

October 25, 1:00-3:00 p.m. Trunk or Treat – LaPorte First United Methodist Church – 1225 Michigan Ave, La Porte, IN, 46350

October 30, 6-8pm, Halloween Family Fun Night at the YMCA – 901 Michigan Ave, La Porte, IN, 46350

Merrillville:

October 31, 12:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. Halloween Pop-up Party – 6920 Broadway, Merrillville, IN 46410

Michigan City:

October 29, 6:00-8:00 p.m., Trunk or Treat – La Porte County YMCA, 1202 Spring St. Michigan City, IN 46360

New Chicago:

October 30, 5:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m., East Chicago Drive-Thru Trunk or Treat – 4001 Indianapolis Blvd, East Chicago, IN, 46312

Transport:

24-25 October, 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m., Light up the Gourds! Illuminated Pumpkin Trail – Drive-Thru Event – Entrance – Along Central Avenue Driveway to Bonn Senior Center

24-26 October, 6:30pm-9:30pm, Annual Haunted Hayride – Woodland Park, 2100 Willowcreek Road, Portage, IN 46368

St. John

Oct 24, 10am-12pm Boo Bash – Prairie West Park, St. John, IN 46373

Valparaíso:

23-24 October, 30-31 October, 6:30 p.m. – 10:00 p.m., Haunted Hayrides – Sunset Hill Farm County Park, 775 Meridian Rd, Valparaiso, IN 46385

Oct 25, 8:30am Haunted Howl 5k & 2k Run/Walk – Creekside Golf Course & Training Center, 2355 Clifford Rd., Valparaiso, IN, 46385

There will be plenty of activities for all ages and stadiums throughout the region over the next few weeks. Just remember to stay safe out there and most importantly have an awesome spooktober!

We here at the GreatNews.Life office are Equal Opportunity candy lovers, so we’ve put together a whole list of trick-or-treating times in the area so you can help your kids with the annual candy treat. Further down the page you will find additional opportunities for some Halloween fun.

Porter County:

Hebron – October 31, 5:30-7:30 p.m

Kouts – 31 Oct, 5-8pm

Portage – October 31, 5:30-7:30 p.m

Valparaiso – October 31, 5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m

Wanatah – Oct 31, 5-7pm

Westville – October 31, 5-7 p.m

Lake County:

Cedar Lake – October 31, 5-7pm

Crown Point – October 31, 5-7pm

DeMotte – Oct 31, 5-7pm

Dyer – Oct 31, 5-7pm

East Chicago – Cancelled

Gary -Cancelled

Griffith – October 31, 5-7pm

Hammond – Oct 31, 5-7pm

Hobart – October 31, 5-7pm

Highland – Oct 31, 5-7pm

Lake Station – Oct 31, 5-8pm

Lakes of the Four Seasons – Oct 31, 5-7pm

Lowell – Oct 31, 5-7pm

Merrillville – Oct 31, 4-6pm

Munster – Oct. 31, 5-7 p.m

New Chicago: October 31, 5-7 p.m

Schererville – Oct 31, 5-7pm

St. John – Oct 31, 5-7pm

Whiting – Cancelled

Winfield – October 31, 5-7 p.m

County of La Porte:

La Porte – Oct 31, 5-7pm

Michigan City – October 31, 4-6 p.m

To be determined:

Chesterton

Burns Harbour

Ogden Dunes

If you’re looking for even more Halloween activities, here are some fun events near you:

Cedar Lake:

October 24, 1-3pm, Trunk or Treat Remix – Cedar Lake Town Grounds, 7408 Constitution Ave, Cedar Lake, IN 46303

Chesterton:

October 31, 7 p.m., Full Moon Hike – Indiana Dunes State Park, 1600 N. 25 E, Chesterton, IN 46304

Oct. 29, 4:00-6:00 p.m., Duneland Family YMCA Trunk or Treat – Duneland YMCA, 215 Roosevelt St, Chesterton, IN 46304

crown point:

October 24, 8:00-10:00 p.m., Trunk or Treat – Momentum Church, 2200 S. Main St., Crown Point, 46307

East Chicago:

October 30, 5:00-8:00 p.m., East Chicago Drive-Thru Trunk or Treat – 4001 Indianapolis Blvd. East Chicago, IN, 46312

Hammond:

October 30, 5:00-7:00 p.m., City Wide Drive Through Trunk and Treat – Hammond Sportsplex, 6630 Indianapolis Boulevard, Hammond, IN 46320

Highlands:

October 24, 1:00-3:00 p.m. Halloween Spooktacular – Wicker Park, 2000 Ridge Road, Highland, IN, 46322

October 24, 2-5 p.m., City of Highland Trunk or Treat – Main Square Park 3001 Ridge Rd., Highland, IN 46322

October 28, 4pm-7pm Halloween Cruise Night at Wicker Park – 2000 Ridge Road, Highland, IN, 46322

Hobart:

October 30, 6pm-8pm, Drive-Thru Trunk or Treat – Barrington Ridge Baptist Church – 97 Bracken Pkwy, Hobart, IN 46342

31 October 2-4pm Super Spooky Golf Cart Parade – City of Hobart – 414 Main St Hobart, IN 46342

The gate:

October 25, 1:00-3:00 p.m. Trunk or Treat – LaPorte First United Methodist Church – 1225 Michigan Ave, La Porte, IN, 46350

October 30, 6-8pm, Halloween Family Fun Night at the YMCA – 901 Michigan Ave, La Porte, IN, 46350

Merrillville:

October 31, 12:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. Halloween Pop-up Party – 6920 Broadway, Merrillville, IN 46410

Michigan City:

October 29, 6:00-8:00 p.m., Trunk or Treat – La Porte County YMCA, 1202 Spring St. Michigan City, IN 46360

New Chicago:

October 30, 5:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m., East Chicago Drive-Thru Trunk or Treat – 4001 Indianapolis Blvd, East Chicago, IN, 46312

Transport:

24-25 October, 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m., Light up the Gourds! Illuminated Pumpkin Trail – Drive-Thru Event – Entrance – Along Central Avenue Driveway to Bonn Senior Center

24-26 October, 6:30pm-9:30pm, Annual Haunted Hayride – Woodland Park, 2100 Willowcreek Road, Portage, IN 46368

St. John

Oct 24, 10am-12pm Boo Bash – Prairie West Park, St. John, IN 46373

Valparaíso:

23-24 October, 30-31 October, 6:30 p.m. – 10:00 p.m., Haunted Hayrides – Sunset Hill Farm County Park, 775 Meridian Rd, Valparaiso, IN 46385

Oct 25, 8:30am Haunted Howl 5k & 2k Run/Walk – Creekside Golf Course & Training Center, 2355 Clifford Rd., Valparaiso, IN, 46385

There will be plenty of activities for all ages and stadiums throughout the region over the next few weeks. Just remember to stay safe out there and most importantly have an awesome spooktober!

Northwest Indiana kids will be knocking on doors and looking for candy this Halloween Sunday.

Here’s a list of trick or treating hours and a list of some special events in the area. Trick or treating is on Sundays unless otherwise noted.

Lake County

Cedar Lake, 5-7 p.m

Crown Point, 5-7 p.m

Dyers, 4-7 p.m

East Chicago, 4-7 p.m

Gary, 4-7pm Oct 29 Harvest Treat Event at City Hall, 401 Broadway

Griffith, 5-7 p.m

Hammond, 5-7 p.m

Highlands, 5-7pm

Hobart, 5-7pm

Lakes of the Four Seasons, 5-7pm

Lake Station, 5:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m

Lowell, 5-7 p.m

Merrillville, 5-7 p.m

Munster, 5-7 p.m

New Chicago, 5-7 p.m

Schererville, 5-7 p.m

St. John, 5-7 p.m

Whiting, 5-7 p.m

Winfield, 5-7 p.m

Porter County

Aberdeen, 5.30pm-7.30pm

Burns Harbor, 5:30-7:30 p.m

Chesterton, 5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m

Hebron, 5:30-7:30 p.m

Kouts, 5-7 p.m

Ogden Dunes, 4-7pm

Portage, 5:30-7:30 p.m

Concierge, 5:30pm-7:30pm

South Haven, 5:30-7:30 p.m

Valparaíso, 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m

Wheeler, 5:30-7:30 p.m

La Porte County

LaCrosse, 5-7 p.m

LaPorte, 6-8 p.m

Long Beach, 5-7 p.m

Michigan City, 4-6 p.m

Wanatah, 5-7 p.m

Westville, 5-7 p.m

Cook County

Calumet City, 3-6 p.m

Lansin, 4-7 p.m

Special occasions

Visit Freedom Church in East Chicago from 2pm to 4pm. on Saturday for a trunk or treat celebration. The event will be held in the parking lot behind the Rent-A-Center across from the church building at 4802 Olcott Ave. There will be candy, games, music, snacks and a bouncy castle. Bring your family and dress up in your favorite costumes.

From 6 to 8 p.m. there will be a trunk or treat. on Friday at Crown Point Reformed Christian Church, 909 E. Greenwood Ave.

There is a Fright Lights laser show at 11:00 and 12:30. on Saturday at the Challenger Learning Center in Northwest Indiana, 2300 173rd St., Hammond.

The City of Hobart is hosting a Halloween Golf Cart Parade at 2pm. downtown on Saturday. There will also be a Halloween party at Festival Park, 111 E. Old Ridge Road.

There will be a Haunted Trails & Family Fall Fest from 1pm to 3pm. on Sunday at the Friendship Botanic Gardens, 2055 E.U.S. Highway 12, in Michigan City.

The Family Christian Center, 340 W. 45th Ave., Munster, is hosting a Trunk or Treat event from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. on Friday.

There will be a Light up the Gourds! Lighted Walking Pumpkin Trail from 6:30pm to 9:30pm Friday at Imagination Glen Park, West, 2275 McCool Road, Portage.

Family-Friendly Valparaiso Haunted Walking Tour, Porter County Museum, 153 S. Franklin St. Valparaiso, Saturday. Call 219-714-3761 for times and more information.

Halloween trick-or-treating lessons in the town of Marion will take place on Sunday, October 31, 2021 from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Have a Happy and Safe Halloween!

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How do you spell the name of those adorable (menacing) little kids (vagrants) who knock on your door on Halloween night asking for (demanding) candy? Is it trick or treating or trick or treating? Hyphens or no hyphens?

The answer is: dashes. The correct spelling is “trick or treat”.

But what about trick or treating, you say? Hyphens or no hyphens there? This one is a bit more complicated.

Let’s look at the two ways you can use “trick or treat” as a verb and as a noun.

Verb: Sally disguises herself as an amoeba for trick-or-treating.

Noun: When Sally lugged her candy bag home, she thought the trick-or-treating was successful.

When I wrote “trick or treat” as a verb, I used hyphens. Hyphens are always the answer when using it as a verb. But when written as a noun, “trick-or-treating” can go either way, say our friends at Merriam-Webster:

Now go and eat sweets, friends! A happy trick or treat for everyone!

Erin Servais is a book editor specializing in young adult literature. She also has a sweet tooth. To learn more about how she can help you with your writing project, visit her website.

Halloween tradition

A child dressed as a skeleton at a trick or treat event in Redford, Michigan on October 31, 1979

Trick or treating is a traditional Halloween custom for children and adults in some countries. On the eve of All Saints’ Day (November 1st), children in disguise go from house to house asking for treats, saying “trick or treat”. The “treats” are usually sweets, although in some cultures money is given instead. The “trick” refers to a usually idle threat to wreak havoc on the homeowners or their property if no reward is given. Trick or treating usually takes place on the evening of October 31st. Some homeowners signal they’re ready to give out treats by placing Halloween decorations outside their doors; others just leave treats out on their porch for the kids to take freely. Homes can also leave their porch lights as a universal indicator that they have candy.

In Scotland and other parts of Britain and Ireland, the tradition of dressing up, going from house to house on Halloween and putting on a small performance to be rewarded with food or treats dates back at least to the 16th century, as does the tradition of people wearing costumes on Halloween. There are many accounts from 19th-century Scotland and Ireland of people going from house to house in costume on Halloween, reciting verses in exchange for food and sometimes warning of bad luck if not welcome.[1][2] While going from house to house in costume has long been popular among the Scots and Irish, it was not until the 2000s that the saying “trick or treat” became common in Scotland and Ireland.[3] Previously, children in Ireland used to say “Help the Halloween party” on homeowners’ doors.[3]

In North America, trick or treating has been a Halloween tradition since the 1920s. The earliest known occurrence of the Irish and Scottish Halloween custom of “dressing up” – children going from house to house for food or money while dressing up in costumes[2] – dates back to 1911, when children did so in Ontario have done. Canada.[4]

The activity is widespread in the UK, Ireland, the United States, Canada and Australia. In northwest and central Mexico, this practice is called calaverita (Spanish diminutive for calavera, “skull” in English), and instead of “trick or treating,” children ask, “¿Me da mi calaverita?” (“Can you give me my little skull ?”), where a Calaverita is a small sugar or chocolate skull.

history [edit]

Ancient Forerunners[edit]

Traditions resembling the modern custom of trick-or-treating date back to classical antiquity, although it is extremely unlikely that any of them are directly related to modern custom. The ancient Greek writer Athenaeus of Naucratis reports in his book The Deipnosophists that in ancient times on the Greek island of Rhodes there was a custom where children dressed as swallows went from door to door and sang a song calling for the owners of the house to give them food and threatened to wreak havoc if the owners of the house refused.[5][6][7] This tradition is said to have been started by the Rhodian legislator Cleobulus.[8]

Origins [edit]

Since the Middle Ages there has been a tradition in parts of Great Britain and Ireland to mask up on a particular holiday. It involved going door to door in costume, performing short scenes or parts of plays in exchange for food or drink. The custom of trick-or-treating on Halloween may stem from the belief that supernatural beings or the souls of the dead roamed the earth at this time and needed to be placated.

It could otherwise be traced back to a Celtic festival called Samhain, held from October 31st to November 1st to mark the beginning of winter in Ireland, Scotland and the Isle of Man, and at Calan Gaeaf in Wales, Cornwall and Brittany. The festival is believed to have pre-Christian roots. In the 9th century, the Catholic Church made November 1st All Saints’ Day. Among the Celtic-speaking peoples, it was seen as a liminal time when the spirits or fairies (the Aos Sí) and the souls of the dead came into our world and were appeased with offerings of food and drink. Similar beliefs and customs have been found in other parts of Europe. Trick-or-treating is thought to have evolved from a tradition of people impersonating the spirits or souls of the dead and receiving offerings for them. S.V. Peddle suggests that they “embody the ancient spirits of winter who demanded a reward in exchange for happiness”.[9] It was also believed to protect oneself from them by posing as these spirits or souls.[10] [GGJ.02_017,11] “A soul cake, a soul cake, have mercy on all Christian souls for a soul cake.” – a popular English soul rhyme

At least as early as the 15th century, there was a custom among Christians to share soul cakes on Allhallowtide (October 31 to November 2).[12][13] People would visit homes and take soul cakes, either representing the dead or in return for praying for their souls.[14] Later, people “went from parish to parish on Halloween begging for soul cakes, singing under the windows a verse like this: ‘Soul, souls, for a soul cake; please, good lady, a soul cake!’” [15] Typically they asked for “mercy of all Christian souls for a soul cake”.[16] It was known as “Souling” and was recorded in parts of the UK, Flanders, southern Germany and Austria.[17] Shakespeare mentions the practice in his comedy The Two Gentlemen of Verona (1593), when Speed ​​accuses his master of “pulling [whining or wailing] at Hallowmas like a beggar”.

The wearing of costumes or “dressing up” at Hallowmas had been recorded in Scotland by the 16th century[19] and was later recorded in other parts of Britain and Ireland.[20] There are many references to mumbling, dressing up, or spirits on Halloween in Britain and Ireland in the late 18th and 19th centuries. In parts of southern Ireland, a man dressed as a láir bhán (white mare) would take youths from house to house, reciting verses – some of which had pagan undertones – in exchange for food. If the household donated food, they could expect good luck from the ‘Muck Olla’, but if they refused, it would bring bad luck.[21] In Scotland, youngsters in white with masked, painted or blackened faces went from house to house, reciting rhymes and often threatening to cause mischief if they were not welcome.[20][22][23] In parts of Wales, peasants went from house to house disguised as terrifying beings called Gwrachod or Cenhadon y Meirw (representatives of the dead).[20] In western England, principally in the counties bordering Wales, soul education was common.[13] According to a 19th-century English writer, “Groups of children in fantastic costumes […] would go to the farmhouses and cottages, singing a song and begging for cakes (referred to as “suncakes”), apples, money, or anything the good women would give them.”[24]

Girl in a Halloween costume in 1928 in Ontario, Canada, the same province where the Scottish Halloween custom of ‘guising’ was first recorded in North America

A contemporary account of dressing up on Halloween in Scotland is recorded in 1895, where disguised masqueraders with lanterns made from hollowed turnips visit houses to be rewarded with cake, fruit and money. The earliest known occurrence of the practice of dressing up on Halloween in North America dates back to 1911 when a newspaper in Kingston, Ontario, Canada reported on children going “dressed up” in the neighborhood.

American historian and author Ruth Edna Kelley of Massachusetts wrote the first book-length history of the holiday in the United States; The Book of Halloween (1919) and references to Souling in the “Hallowe’en in America” ​​chapter; “The flavor of Halloween celebrations now is to study old traditions and throw a Scotch party, taking inspiration from Burns’ poem Halloween; or to make soul music, as the English used to do. In short, it was not a custom to be honored on Halloween is now out of fashion.”[26] Kelley lived in Lynn, Massachusetts, in 1920, a town of 4,500 Irish, 1,900 English, and 700 Scottish immigrants.[27] In her book, Kelley elaborates on customs that came from across the Atlantic; “Americans have cultivated it, making this an occasion that must have been in its prime overseas. All Halloween customs in the United States are borrowed or adapted directly from those of other countries.”[28]

While the first reference to “guising” occurs in North America in 1911, another reference to ritual begging occurs at Halloween, location unknown, in 1915, with a third reference in Chicago in 1920.[29]

The earliest known use of the term “trick or treating” in print appears in Blackie, Alberta in 1927:

Halloween was an opportunity for some really grueling fun. No real harm was done other than the temper of some who had to hunt for wagon wheels, gates, wagons, barrels, etc., many of which adorned the front street. The juvenile tormentors stood at the back and front doors and demanded edible loot with the word “trick or treat”, to which the inmates responded happily and cheered the robbers away.[30]

The thousands of Halloween postcards made between the early 1900s and the 1920s usually depict children but do not depict trick or treating.[31] The editor of a collection of over 3,000 vintage Halloween postcards writes: “There are cards that mention the custom [trick-or-treating] or show children in costumes on the doors, but as far as we can tell they were later printed in the 1920s and most likely even in the 1930s. Impostors of various kinds are depicted on the early postcards, but not the means to appease them.”[32]

Trick-or-treating does not appear to have become a widespread practice until the 1930s, with the term first appearing in the US in 1932[33] and first used in a national publication in 1939.[34]

Trick-or-treat-like behavior became more commonly associated with Thanksgiving from the 1870s (soon after that holiday was formalized) through the 1930s. In New York City, a Thanksgiving ritual known as Ragamuffin Day consisted of children dressing up as beggars and asking for treats, which later evolved into more varied costumes. Increasing hostility to the practice in the 1930s eventually caused the begging aspects to be dropped, and by the 1950s the tradition as a whole had ceased.

Increased popularity[edit]

Almost all pre-1940 uses of the term “trick or treat” are from the United States and Canada. Trick-or-treating spread throughout the United States and was only stopped by World War II sugar rationing, which began in April 1942 and lasted through June 1947.[37][38]

Magazine advertisement 1962

Early national attention to trick-or-treating was drawn in the October 1947 issues of children’s magazines Jack and Jill and Children’s Activities [39] and through Halloween episodes of network radio programs The Baby Snooks Show in 1946 and The Jack Benny Show and The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet in 1948.[40] Trick or treating was depicted in the 1951 Peanuts comic.[41] The custom had become firmly established in popular culture by 1952, when Walt Disney depicted it in the cartoon “Trick or Treating” and Ozzie and Harriet were besieged by Trick or Treating in an episode of their TV show.[42] In 1953, UNICEF first ran a national campaign for children to raise money for the charity while they were trick-or-treating.[43]

Although some popular stories about Halloween have characterized trick-or-treating as an adult invention to divert Halloween activities away from the Mischief Night’s vandalism, very few records exist to support this. Des Moines, Iowa is the only known area where trick-or-treating is known to be used as a crime deterrent.[44] Elsewhere, as reported in newspapers from the mid-1930s to mid-1950s, adults typically viewed it as a form of blackmail, with reactions ranging from confused indulgence to anger.[45] Likewise, as portrayed on radio shows, children would need to explain what trick or treating is to confused adults, rather than the other way around. Sometimes even the children protested: On Halloween 1948, members of the Madison Square Boys Club in New York City carried a parade banner that read “American Boys Don’t Beg”. Adults in the United States planned to give out candy at trick-or-treating,[47] and that 93 percent of children, teens, and young adults planned to trick-or-treat or participate in other Halloween activities.[48]

Phrase introduction in Great Britain and Ireland[ edit ]

Despite the concept of trick or treat originating in Britain and Ireland in the form of souling and guising, the use of the term ‘trick or treat’ on homeowners’ doors was not common until the 1980s, with its popularization being partly due to the publication of the Film’s E.T.[49] Guising requires those going door-to-door to recite a song or poem without any joking threat,[50] and according to a BBC journalist, in the 1980s trick-or-treating was still often considered exotic rather than special welcome import, with the BBC calling it “the Japanese knotweed of festivals” and “making demands with threats”.[51] In Ireland, before the phrase “trick or treating” became common in the 2000s, children said “Help the Halloween party”.[3] Very often “trick or treat” is simply said and the revelers are given sweets, the trick or treat choice being discarded.

etiquette [edit]

Two children trick or treating at Halloween in Arkansas, USA

Trick or treating usually starts at dusk on October 31st. Some communities choose different dates.[52][53][54][55][56][57] Homeowners who wish to participate sometimes decorate their homes with artificial cobwebs, plastic skeletons and jack-o’-lanterns.

Local variants[ edit ]

Guising[ edit ]

“Guising” redirects here. For other uses, see Guising (disambiguation)

[58] Halloween shop in Derry, Northern Ireland. Halloween masks are called “false faces” in Ireland.

In Scotland and Ireland ‘guising’ – children going door to door in disguise – is a tradition and a gift is given in the form of food, coins or ‘apples or nuts for the Halloween party’ (more recently chocolate). out to the kids.[3][59][60] The tradition is called “Guising” because of the disguises or costumes worn by the children.[2][61] In West Mid Scots dialect, Guising is known as “Galoshans”. Halloween masks are referred to as “false faces” in Ireland and Scotland.[58] While dressing up in Scotland was recorded in the 16th century, a more contemporary record of dressing up at Halloween in Scotland dates to 1895, where disguised masqueraders carrying lanterns made from hollowed-out turnips visit homes to be rewarded with cake, fruit and more money. [25] Guising also involved going into wealthy homes, and by the 1920s boys would go to wealthy Thorntonhall, South Lanarkshire, as guising for Halloween. An account of Guising in the 1950s in Ardrossan, North Ayrshire reports that a child was paid 12s and 6p after knocking and performing on doors throughout the neighbourhood.[50] In Ireland, children in their masks and costumes would commonly say “Help the Halloween Party” on homeowners’ doors. Growing up in Derry, Northern Ireland in the 1960s, The Guardian journalist Michael Bradley recalls children asking, “Any nuts or apples?”[65]

There is a significant difference from the way the practice evolved in North America with the joking threat. In Scotland and Ireland, children are only to be given treats if they perform a party trick for the households they go to. This usually takes the form of singing a song or reciting a joke or funny poem that the child has memorized before leaving.[50][59] While it remains popular for Scots and Irish to go door-to-door in disguise on Halloween, the North American proverb “trick or treating” became common in the 2000s.

Trunk-or-treating event at St. John Lutheran Church & Early Learning Center in Darien, Illinois

Some organizations in the United States and Canada sponsor a “trunk-or-treat” on Halloween night (or occasionally on a day immediately before Halloween or a few days after on a weekend, whichever is convenient) where Trick – Or treatment is parked car to parked car at a local lot, often at a school or church. This annual event began as a “fall festival” for an alternative to trick-or-treating in the mid-1990s, but became “trunk-or-treat” two decades later. The activity involves opening the trunk of a car, displaying candy, and often games and decorations. Some parents see trunk-or-treating as a safer alternative to trick-or-treating;[66] while other parents see walking their children around the neighborhood as an easier alternative. Some have called for more suitcases or treats sponsored by city or community groups so they can be more inclusive.[67] These have become increasingly popular in recent years.[68]

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Children in the St. Louis, Missouri area are expected to make a joke, usually a simple Halloween-themed pun or riddle, before receiving candy. this “trick” deserves the “treat”.[69] Children in Des Moines, Iowa also tell jokes or otherwise perform before receiving their reward.

In most areas where trick-or-treating is practiced, it is considered a children’s activity. Some jurisdictions in the United States prohibit the activity for those over the age of 12.[70] Dressing up is common at any age; Adults often dress up to accompany their children, and young adults can dress up to go out and ask for gifts for a charity.

In some parts of Canada, children sometimes say “Halloween apples” instead of “trick or treating.” This likely originated when the toffee apple was a popular type of candy. However, donating apples has been taboo in much of Canada since the 1960s, when stories (almost certainly of questionable authenticity) surfaced about razors hidden in Halloween apples; Parents began to check their children’s fruit for safety before allowing them to eat it. In Quebec, too, children go door-to-door on Halloween. In French-speaking neighborhoods, however, “Halloween” is simply said instead of “Trick or Treat”, although traditionally it was “La charité, s’il-vous-plaît” (“Charity, please”). [71]

In Portugal, on All Saints’ Day and All Souls’ Day, children go from house to house carrying pumpkin-carved lanterns called coca[72] and asking everyone they see for Pão por Deus rhymes, reminding people why them begging, saying “…it is for me and for you, and to give to the deceased who are dead and buried”[73] or “it is to share with your deceased”[74] in the Azores the bread given to the children is taken in the shape of the top of a skull.[75] The tradition of the pão-por-deus was recorded as early as the 15th century.[76]

In Sweden, children dress up as witches and monsters when they go trick-or-treating on Maundy Thursday (Thursday before Easter), while Danish children dress up in different clothes and on Fastelavn (or the next day, Shrove Monday). In Norway, the practice is widespread among children who come to people’s doors in disguise, mainly asking for sweets. The tradition of the Easter witch takes place on Palm Sunday in Finland (virvonta).

In parts of Flanders, some parts of the Netherlands and most of Germany, Switzerland and Austria, children go to houses with homemade turnip lanterns or with paper lanterns (which can hold a candle or electronic light) and sing songs about St Martin on Martin’s Day (11 November ) against treats.[77] In northern Germany and southern Denmark, children dress up in costumes and go trick-or-treating on New Year’s Eve in a tradition called “Rummelpott [de]”.[78]

Trick or treating for charity[edit]

UNICEF started a program called Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF in 1950, in which trick-or-treaters ask people to give money to the organization, usually instead of collecting candy. Participating trick-or-treaters knock on the door and say, “Trick or treat for UNICEF!”[79] This program began as an alternative to candy. The organization has long been producing disposable collection boxes with information on what the money can be used for in developing countries on the back.

In Canada, students from local high schools, colleges, and universities dress up in costumes to raise food donations for local food banks as a form of trick-or-treating. This is sometimes referred to as “trick-or-eat”.[80]

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As a noun, trick-or-treating is the act of knocking on doors and asking for sweets while threatening pranks if the food isn’t provided. It has morphed into the greeting children use on Halloween and no vandalism is suggested.

As a verb, it becomes trick-or-treating and does trick-or-treating, trick-or-treating, and trick-or-treating.

A child (or adult) can be a trick or treater. When used as an adjective, it should also be hyphenated (e.g. trick-or-treat bag).

Sometimes when it’s the name of an official event, the phrase is capitalized, but it doesn’t follow Halloween’s capitalization rules.