How Did Trick-Or-Treating Become a Thing?
Ridiculous History
iHeartPodcasts
4.2 • 4.7K Ratings
🗓️ 31 October 2023
⏱️ 69 minutes
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Summary
Every year at the end of October, countless children (and adults) don costumes and head into the night, going door to door with the same ritual cry: Trick or Treat! But where did this odd practice come from? In today's special Halloween episode, the guys explore the ancient predecessors of this tradition... as well as the more extreme versions, where there's way more emphasis on tricks than on treats.
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| 0:04.0 | For some of the bridge between the living and the dead |
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| 1:51.0 | Welcome back to the show ridiculous historians. Thank you as always so much for tuning in and happy Halloween |
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