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Halloween, Trick Or TreatSamhain Celtic calendar Coligny calendar Gaulish 62 lunar months Halloween Nos Calan Gaeaf Druid October 31 Superstition Feralia Pope Boniface IV All-hallows Eve Trick or treat Pumpkin Ducking apples Candy Ghosts Witches Black cats Go through history and your going to find tricksters, the custom of trick or treat started isn't very clear, but a here is a few things for you to consider. Trick-or-treating came from a 9th century custom called souling. On November 2, All Souls Day, Christians would walk from village to village begging for "soul cakes" made from bread and currants. People would offer prayers for the deceased believing it would speed up a soul's passage to heaven. The more cakes given out, the more prayers offered. In Ireland, An old Irish peasant practice called for going door to door to collect money, bread cake, cheese, eggs, butter, nuts, apples, etc, in preparation for the festival of St. Columbus Kill. It is with this custom the concept of the fairies came to be incorporated as people used to go door to door begging for treats. Failure to supply the treats would usually result in practical jokes. By the mid 20th century in Britain, children would dress up and parade to the neighbours' houses, do little performances, then ask for a reward. Trick or treat, smell my feet, give me something good to eat. Halloween was taken to America in the 1840's by Irish immigrant fleeing their country's potato famine. New England added pranks like tipping over outhouses and unhinging gates to the practise of dressing up. Soul Cakes, Ingredients Cream the butter and sugar together until pale in colour and fluffy in texture. Beat in the egg yolks, Fold in the sifted flour and spices. Stir in the currants, Add enough milk to make a soft dough. Form into flat cakes and mark each top with a cross, Bake on a well-greased baking tray in a hot oven until golden.
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