Trick or treating in your neighbourhood

[EgSk]

I’m from Canada but have been living in the U.K. for nearly 10 years now . This will be my oldest son’s first year trick or treating (if everything goes to plan) .

If you live in the U.K. , what is trick or treating like for you in your neighbourhood ?

I live just outside London in a residential area . My street is quiet Halloween night and I only get a few kids come to my door, even though we live in a family neighbourhood. Is that the norm?

I’ll be one of those old ladies with her house decorated handing out candy until the day I die ! Hahaha! I love it !

@merrygoround88

Is it acceptable to stop decorating and giving out sweets once your DC are no longer trick or treating themselves. I endured rather than enjoyed Halloween so am only hoping I won’t be a total crank by stopping as soon as youngest stops ?

Why wouldn't it be?

And please don't only go to the houses that are decorated with Halloween decorations because older people don't decorate and some of them absolutely love seeing children at the door. You knock once and if they don't answer then you move away obviously so you're not bothering anyone but a lot of people will be thrilled to seek kids, especially this year!

This really is terrible advice.
Do NOT go knocking on strangers doors, bothering them all night.
If people want to be disturbed by people begging at their door all night - they will make that clear.

Why anyone would encourage their dc to go knocking on strangers' doors is beyond me in the first place, but at least there is a sort of etiquette (in England anyway) that those that want to invite children they don't know to their door, can indicate as such with decorations. PLEASE do not disturb anyone else - that is very much frowned upon unwelcome , and downright rude and selfish.

Most years we put decorations out and have loads of trick or treaters. On the years that we haven’t put anything out we’ve had nobody.
People around here seem to be pretty respectful and only go to the houses that are obviously welcoming of trick or treaters.

So people were sad they missed it, mentioned it and then they didn't have to miss it again... Not the same as bothering strangers on the off chance they might not tell you to piss off!

No we always visited in the afternoon because we live away from them and in conversation generally someone would say it. Look I'm sorry, I shouldn't have got involved

Then they needed to do was put a pumpkin out!

We are fully decorated and expecting trick or treaters. I've done this every year Ive wanted to - which is most years TBH. I'm one of those who treat Halloween as a sacred holiday and the entire weekend will be spent decorating, doing tart, doing spells and giving out sweets. I love it, its my second only holiday to Christmas Eve. I follow the Old Calendar and thoroughly enjoy it. I would say don't go to houses not dressed up, they may not want to be disturbed.

I remember every year as a child in Scotland going out for Halloween. We used to say " The sky is blue, the grass is green, may I have my Halloween" - I was so shocked when I moved to England aged 8 and it wasn't a done thing! Im so glad it is now.