User blog comment:Triskelle3/Too Old To Trick or Treat?/@comment-987386-20091022010828

What I've heard about Halloween's history is it evolved from Samhain in Ireland, the pagan new year, the same day as Hallowe'en. Faces would be carved into vegtables such as turnips, pumpkins, and rootabegas to ward off the spirits of the dead. The treat part was sacrifices to the dead, and the dressing up is so the bad spirits couldn't recognize anyone.

Hallowe'en is a fun, light hearted holiday. It's basicly aimed for little kids and adults. Half the time, I don't get candy because the old farts say I'm too old (I do it for the dressing up though)! In between the ages of 12 and 19, when you can't trick or treat or party, what can you do? Pass out candy? No! That's for the bum in your family who's staying home because their shows's on that night! The only thing for us teens to do is cause trouble, why can't we be allowed to trick or treat to? I may get only a few sweets, but I love the holiday!