Has the UK caught with the US in ‘ celebrating Halloween ?

When visiting America in the mid 90s , ( a suburb of Washington DC ) i was surprised what a big thing Halloween was compared to England .

The houses where’ decorated with great care and style ( the opposite to Chinese tat seen in the UK now)

Alll Hallows day was very low key here 30 years ago . Now we have imported the tradition of Trick or Treat and it has become a commercially exploited occasion .

The Christian church disproves , but as we have become a much more secular society , not much notice is taken .

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yunnaf · 70-79, M

I was a kid in the 1950's in North America. In those days, we knew our neighbours. So it was a neighbourhood activity for the kids. The costumes were homemade. A common treat were apples and some households gave out camelized apples. It was a big excuse to load up on candy and visit your neighbours.