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Originally Posted by badgoodDeb
Our kids are nominally supposed to say "trick or treat", though usually we just hand them candy regardless. What are your kids expected to say? If anything.
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If you choose trick, they should do something entertaining, or scary
http://wonderopolis.org/wonder/why-d...rick-or-treat/
The phrase is a subtle suggestion that if a treat (like candy) is given, then the child will not perform a “trick" (mischief) on the owner of the house. This popular Halloween custom has its origins in the ancient practices of “souling" and “guising."