I am very happy today that the sermon was relevant and the priest justified the meaning of trick or treat...according to him in the ancient times people would go out during all souls day and bring thier kids and dress them up into scarry costumes then go house to house and ask for food in return they would pray for the souls of the departed who gave them the goodies and if they wont give them any food or goodies they would do a trick to them...and there is also a counter part here in the philippines which is "nangangaluluwa" so the houses here in ancient time had a basement but it is just covered with chicken wires or just bamboo where they breed the chickens and if the people go to your house and ask for food they would pray for the souls also and if you dont give them food they ould steal the eggs in your basement...so that was the essence of trick or trea, so let us tell our kids that the next time we do trick or treat we should not forget to pray for the souls of their departed.
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