⁍ Trick or treating is banned in the areas of England in the highest level of COVID-19 lockdown.
⁍ It is a tradition in which children go from house to house asking for goodies or threatening a trick.
⁍ Halloween, celebrated on Oct. 31, dates back to the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain.
– Trick-or-treating is banned in parts of England in the highest level of security, a junior minister in Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s government said Tuesday. Asked by LBC radio if trick-or-treating—a tradition in which children go from house to house asking for goodies or threatening a trick—was banned, junior business minister Nadhim Zahawi said: “Sadly—tier three—you can’t.” “It’s a tough thing,” Zahawi said. Halloween, celebrated on Oct. 31, dates back to the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain when people would try to ward off ghosts. Some of the traditions of the festival were incorporated in Catholic vigils such as All Hallows’ Eve.
Source: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-britain-halloween/no-trick-or-treating-halloween-is-cancelled-for-englands-high-risk-areas-idUSKBN27C0YI