Some triva: You wouldn’t know it based on what happens around Halloween today, but before World War I, Halloween was strictly an adult holiday. No one sent the kids out trick or treating and the holiday did not revolve around kids, treats and candy. Trick or Treating didn’t really get going until the 1930s and even then it did not pick up steam until well after World War II, due to sugar shortages during the war that restricted the availability of candy. By the 1960s however, children begging for candy door to door had truly taken hold. In the golden age of pre-begging though, Halloween was certainly a great excuse for the grown-ups to send the kids to bed and throw cocktail parties and costume balls. But today it’s a little different. I think the kids have the upper hand now.