Sorry if this offends anyone, but Hallowe'en is not celebrated in our household. By the way, that's meant to be a super soaker.

Trick-or-treating, Jack-o-lantern and the like are part of the Americanised version of the celebration. The original one was a Celtic festival, held between the end of the "lighter half" and the beginning of the "darker half" of the year. They believed the border between our world and the "Otherworld" was at its weakest, and spirits could pass through, good and bad. They would pray to the good spirits to give them a good harvest, and dress up as spirits themselves to scare off the worst ones.

Just a bit of history for you >.>
As far as our family is concerned, October 31st is officially cousin Nicolas' birthday.

I'd love to actually do something like this, but Mum said no when I suggested it ._. Well they asked for it, really. So why not? Pfft, no-one on our street even dresses up, they just ride around on their bikes in their normal clothing.
I also had the idea of explaining the whole history to them to see how they'd react. If it were one of the boys I saw earlier today, they'd probably wait until I was finished and say "Where's the candy?" to which I'd reply "We don't have candy in Australia" *closes and locks door*
'Cause we don't. We have lollies.

_{I really must stop rambling...}