<Dl> <Dd> Can you present documentation that there was trick - or - treating on the East Coast before World War II?--Walloon 04: 07, 17 October 2007 (UTC) </Dd> </Dl> <Dd> Can you present documentation that there was trick - or - treating on the East Coast before World War II?--Walloon 04: 07, 17 October 2007 (UTC) </Dd> <P> I think it should say something like "on or before Halloween ." In my part of Pennsylvania, at least, trick - or - treat is the Friday before Halloween so that kids aren't out late and consuming sugar before a school day .--Preceding unsigned comment added by 207.172. 186.128 (talk) 00: 16, 26 October 2007 (UTC) Throughout Southeast Wisconsin, most municipalities set the trick or treat times so that they fall during daylight hours on a weekend (before or after Halloween if that's a weekday) for safety reasons . 63.87. 189.17 (talk) 01: 06, 28 October 2008 (UTC) </P> <P> I came to this article to try to understand the meaning of the child's question "trick or treat". The article is excellent on the social history of the custom but does not address this basic question . What are the alternatives being offered to the adult who opens the door? Who tricks whom or gives whom a treat? Please revise the start of the article to explain .--Preceding unsigned comment added by 85.210. 189.17 (talk) 08: 22, 26 October 2007 (UTC) </P>

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