I don't mind anyone who seriously wishes to celebrate a religious event. But if it's not my religion, while you may wish me well of it, do not seek to disadvantage me by it (and by the way, to those in the USA - my stepdaughter works for Intel - who see the wish "Merry Christmas" as religiously insulting, a murrain on your houses).

Most organised religions are heirarchical con-tricks designed to enable an elite (heriditary or self-perpetuating) to con money out of the gullible - but that is the fault of the organisation not the belief system in most cases. Is there any evidence that "the old ways" are more or less true than more recent religions?

As to "Trick or Treat", however, certainly I had never heard of it (save as an odd thing that Americans did) until recently and I certainly object to the blackmail element of it.

Small kids - sweets.

Large kids with a threatening mien - dogs off chains.