Where Did Trick-or-Treating Come From?
from The Quiet Shift: Everyday Wonders for Sleep Hosted by The Quiet Shift
Tonight on The Quiet Shift, a pillowcase full of questions: why do children in costumes knock on strangers' doors on the last night of October, and why do the strangers open them, gladly, with sweets?We begin with bonfires in Ireland two thousand years ago, follow little spiced soul cakes given out in exchange for prayers, and find the first printed "trick or treat" in two small Canadian prairie newspapers in November 1927. Then candy takes over the doorstep, Charlie Brown gets his rocks, and a whole street learns to agree, for one night a year, to welcome every small ghost who knocks.A story about bonfires and bargains, monsters and generosity, and the oldest house rule of the night: knock, and something good will be given to you.Settle in, get comfortable, and watch the porch lights come on.New episodes of The Quiet Shift arrive each evening. Follow the show so tonight's story finds you.
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