Ezine:  Issue 2:  Archive
Halloween Notes of Worth

 

At the turn of the century, cities were overcrowded and Halloween marked the time to let off steam by playing practical jokes such as turning over out houses. By the 1930's things had gotten out of hand and serious damage was being done on Halloween. There was a movement to have children go door to door and ask for candy as an alternative to vandalism.

For many decades, the United Nations Children's' Fund (UNICEF) has distributed boxes to children so that they can collect money at Halloween time. During the 1950's, a few US public schools banned the UNICEF boxes, over suspicions that it might be a Communist plot.

Trick-or-Treating: Not wanting to be alone on this night, the Irish initiated the custom of going from house to house, gathering food for a community feast. This is believed to be the origin of our custom of trick-or-treating.

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