CDHM The Miniature Way
October 2010, Issue 9
Haunted and Spooky
Page 17
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To some, bonfires and scary stories or movies may not be their favorite activity on Halloween. It's all about the treats. From cakes to cookies, candy to caramel or candy apples, when it comes to Halloween treats the limitation is at the edge of your imagination. Children between one to 100 all love to dress up and see what treats their Halloween costume will bring them.

Will it be a candy bar or some sweet tarts, but be warned the saying goes, "Trick-or-treat". This fun taunt is a fair warning to whoever answers the door; if a treat is not given then mischief will come. All meant in the spirit of fun. Beginning in the Middle Ages beggars would dress up in costumes and beg door to door for treats on holidays. They would receive food in return for prayers for the dead. In some parts of the United State Halloween is still called Beggars Day to this day. Shakespeare even makes a mention of the practice in The Two Gentlemen of Verona.

From past to present, many of the traditional activities of Halloween are still practiced, just restructured for our ever-changing world. Even though things may change many will rejoice in the telling of childhood memories of how they used to celebrate their Halloween. With each story a part of the past will still be remember and maybe recreated. All-Hallows-Eve will not be forgotten, simply passed down to the next generation for their interpretation.

Maybe their new way will not be the same way we remember it, but it will still be in good fun. Maybe it's the costumes, candy or even the scary stories, but one thing is for sure: when you put on that costume you can be whoever or whatever you want to be. It makes the candy taste that much sweeter and the stories that much scarier.

Take a look in the CDHM Haunted and Spooky Galleries and see if you can find something that reminds you of your own All Hallow's Eve Past or Present. Or even future...