There are a lot of different Halloween traditions in many parts of the world. One of which is trick or treating on Halloween night, with children wearing costumes and knocking on doors to ask for sweet treats. This fun tradition is popular in the West for centuries and is believed to have originated from a pre-Christian festival that is made to pay homage to the dead.
Trick or treat is a huge part of the Halloween tradition
Since Halloween is a huge hit for children, there are many neighborhoods that incorporate it in their annual celebrations. In many exclusive communities, there are Halloween parties organized by the parents or the Homeowners’ Association to provide an avenue for children and families to have fun together in what is supposed to be a spooky night.
Children are looking forward to Halloween festivities
Over the years of participating in Halloween festivities, there are now traditions that cannot be missed to complete the celebration. In need of ideas for a fun trick or treat experience on Halloween night? This article will tell some of the ways people from affluent neighborhoods do it that you can add to the plan this year!
Carving pumpkin as decorations is on top of the Halloween to-do list
Every household in most rich neighborhoods make sure to put up and display their prepared Halloween decorations as early as the start of October to mark the beginning of the season. Some of the popular elements seen over the years are the spooky front door decorations laced with spider webs, white cloth made to look like ghosts hanging in front of the house, or even installing a fake coffin resting on the front yard to scare the neighborhood kids.
Although, it is not much of a Halloween without the pumpkin-related decorations. Jack-o’-lanterns is a staple in every Halloween tradition and can be spotted at least once in every household. It is believed to have originated from the Irish myth of the wandering soul of Stingy Jack who tricked the devil for money. Because of this myth, the people started to carve scary faces on turnips to frighten away Stingy Jack. This tradition reached the United States through Irish immigrants and later on, pumpkin was used instead of turnips. Jack-o’-lanterns was later associated with Halloween because of the belief that during this time, the souls from the other world would visit their loved ones. This belief varies in every other countries like the Philippines which has a holiday called All Souls’ Day where families can remember and give honor to their loved ones who passed away.
There are absolutely no rules when it comes to Halloween decorations. It can be as scary or as cute as the neighborhood can handle. It can be as tiny as the wickedly creative Halloween crafts seen on the internet that comes in Halloween-themed jars to the more challenging ones that involve wall hangings. It can also be a fun bonding activity with the children who will surely love to be involved in the handiwork even before the Halloween night.
Trick-or-treaters need to be in costumes on Halloween night
Halloween night is fast approaching. If there is one thing that children look forward to the most aside from the treats is the costume they are going to wear. Collins English Dictionary even mention in its definition of Halloween the fact that children often dress up as ghosts, witches, and the likes as part of the annual tradition.
Some children are brave enough to wear spooky costumes to look like ghosts, vampires, zombies, an electrocuted skeleton, or the scary mask guy posing as a serial killer. However, the majority still opt to wear cute costumes as their favorite cartoon characters or superheroes. Children dress as Spiderman, Batman, and other popular pop culture references since these are particularly popular on Halloween night.
On top of getting the best treats in the neighborhood, some families put some effort in the costumes because there are gated communities that organize parties and give awards to those who stood out for the night with their outfit. It will surely be worth the effort to see the children have fun being recognized as “Best Costume” with some trophy and bragging rights.
There is an abundance of halloween recipes in the internet for inspiration
A party is not much of a party without food. Aside from the decorations and costumes, this is another opportunity to unleash those creative juices and the locked up artistic side because this will involve a lot of art.
There are many foods that are already associated with Halloween such as soul cakes, apple pies, and of course, anything with pumpkin in it such as as soups and breads. The challenge is to make it look as close to the theme as possible.
Some make gingerbreads but unlike the popular Christmas snack, they draw skeletons instead. Other make breads and make it look like severed fingers which will surely be a hit for the adults and the brave kids. Depending on how much child-friendliness the family or neighborhood needs it to be, the possibilities for the halloween-themed foods are endless!
Squeezing in a game or two on that Halloween party will make it more fun
The main characters of Halloween have been firmly established: trick or treat, fun costumes, and creative decorations. Although, rich neighborhoods usually culminate the festivities with some party and it would not be complete without a game or two. This will not only keep the kids entertained but also let the adults have fun as well.
To make the party more in line with the theme, there are popular Halloween games that are fun to do each year. One of the famous ones is called Death Charades where the players will act out different ways that a person can kick the can, although some parents might be concerns with the child-friendliness of the game. For a children’s party, the basic witch hat ring toss up to a more challenging murder mystery game are fun either way.
What is the best way to end the day but with a cozy Halloween-themed movie night with the family, right? Nowadays, people have easy access to movies with all the streaming sites available at home. Aside from doing the usual trick or treat activities, the family cannot miss watching an awesome child-friendly fall movies that is just the best way to wind down from all the busyness of the Halloween festivities.
Looking for a movie recommendations to watch on Halloween night? Some of the popular keywords are little boy, bury charlie, trick r treat, trick but no need to bother with those because the popular ones include Hotel Transylvania, Disney’s Monster Inc., Coco, The Addams Family, and Into The Woods. Watching any of these will prove to be a hit for children and adults alike.
The first move to experiencing the best Halloween trick or treat festivities every year is by living in a good neighborhood that makes an effort to incorporate such tradition for the families to enjoy and bond over with—one of the things that luxury themed communities are known for.
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