0 an activity in which children dress up as magical or frightening creatures or as characters from a story on Halloween (= 31 October ), and visit people's homes to demand sweets
This varies in theme from year to year, but is a standing tradition and alternative to normal trick-or-treating fanfare.
Piglet has never gone trick-or-treating, because he's always been too afraid.
Millie, however, deceives them into believing that the children have already gone trick-or-treating.
Soon they are out trick-or-treating amongst other children in the neighborhood.
Children and teachers are commonly allowed to wear masks to school for a day, and also wear masks at school dances or while trick-or-treating.
While trick-or-treating, the kids are disappointed by the lousy treats that the locals are giving.
The practice of giving and eating soul cakes is often seen as the origin of modern trick-or-treating.
Stine also says that he incorporated a duck costume his parents got him for trick-or-treating in the book.
