Thank you for that Sandra, as I was actually wondering if Hallowe'en is celebrated 'down under'! I expect the weather is quite good in Australia at this time of year, as it must be Spring there?

I do think people, not just children, adore 'dressing up', and have done so for millennia in most cultures. I know that in Africa, putting on a mask and/or a costume of some sort imbues the wearer with properties of a spiritual or 'supernatural' nature. So if one dresses up as a ghost or sorcerer, people there tend to view one as a real spook or wizard, and are a bit afraid.
My husband found Hallowe'en here extremely strange and scary many years ago when he first encountered it. He was astonished that a so-called 'civilised' society would indulge in such dodgy/dangerous activities! He loves it now though. But he says it's a tragic waste of a pumpkin, which is a food, not a work of art.