Why do children eat candy on Halloween?

The main activity of Halloween is trick or treat. The children dressed up as scary people rang their neighbors' doorbell door to door and shouted, "Trick or treat!" " "(meaning trick-or-treating), the host family (who may also wear scary clothes) will take out some candy, chocolate or small gifts. Some families even use sound effects and cigarette makers to create a horrible atmosphere. Children often get candy in a night by the number of bags and take it home in the whole bag.

Trick or treat originated in Ireland. Ancient Irish pagans believed that on Halloween, ghosts would gather near their homes and receive banquets. So, after the "banquet", the villagers dressed up as ghosts and wandered outside the village to guide the ghosts away to avoid evil spirits and disasters. At the same time, villagers will also put some fruits and other foods in the front yard and backyard to feed ghosts so that they will not harm people and animals or plunder other crops. Later, this custom continued and became a "trick or treat" game for children to make fun of ungrateful businesses or families.

In Scotland, when children ask for candy, they will say, "The sky is blue and the grass is green. We can have Halloween." The sky is blue and the grass is green, so we can celebrate Halloween together. Then they will win candy by singing and dancing.

Traditional Halloween costumes include zombies, ghosts, witches and demons. A typical dress is covered with a piece of cloth with two holes cut. In Scotland and Ireland in the19th century, people at that time thought that ghosts would come to the world on Halloween, so they would dress up as ghosts and let them think of themselves as the same kind. In recent years, Halloween costumes are not limited to horror, but can be dressed as anything, such as TV dramas or movie stars, or public figures, such as politicians. In 2004, coinciding with the US presidential election, George Bush and Kerry became popular Halloween costumes in the United States. After the attack on May 38, 2006+0911,firefighters and policemen became the targets of children. It is estimated that about 265,438+05,000 American children dressed as Spider-Man in 2004, which was the most popular dress in that year. This is common in the United States, Canada and Mexico. It is planned to go online at 1950, and the donation boxes will be distributed to children through the school, so that children can raise money smoothly when begging for candy. It is estimated that since its launch, it has raised more than1.1.90 billion USD.

BIGresearch conducted a survey for the National Retail Federation of the United States, and found that 53.3% of customers would shop on Halloween in 2005, with an average consumption of $38.65438 +0 1, which was $65438 +00 higher than last year. Based on this, it is estimated that American consumers spent as much as $3.3 billion on Halloween in 2005.