Halloween is known as a time to wear costumes, go door to door asking for candy, and watch scary movies. But the holiday's origins go back centuries to the enactment of All Saints' Day, a Christian holiday. Along the way, it has also picked up traditions from Samhain, a Celtic festival celebrating the beginning of winter.
Trick-or-treating—going from house to house in search of candy and other goodies—has been a popular Holiday tradition in the United States and other countries about 100 years. But the origins of this community-based ritual, which costumed children typically savor while their cavity-conscious parents grudgingly tag along, remain hazy. Possible forerunners to modern-day trick-or-treating have been identified in ancient Celtic festivals, early Roman Catholic holidays, medieval practices and even British politics.
Kids’ favorite candy stops are homes that offer “anything made with chocolate” (68 percent) followed by lollipops (9 percent), gummy candy(7 percent) and bubble gum or chewing gum (7 percent). (Reported by National Confectioners Association) The National Confectioners Association reported in 2005 that 80 percent of adults in America planned to give out candy to trick-or-treaters, and that 93 percent of children planned to go trick-or-treating. For its historic neighborhood gatherings and holiday spirit, National Confectioners Association also crowned Boston the 2006 Trick-or-Treat Capital of the United States. Kids' least favorite items to get in their trick-or-treat bags were fruit and salty snacks like chips and pretzels.
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