It's a Trick

All Hallows Eve. The important day
was November 1st, All Saints Day.
In Hungary that's still the key.
Mexico twists it, Dia de los Muertos,
the sugar shaped like skulls, the focus on the dead.
Halloween pranks and mischief became
problematic in the 1920s and 1930s,
when the pranks often turned into vandalism,
property damage and physical assaults.
People gave away treats in self defense.
The problem is, for lots of us, that's the trick,
not a  favor. But we an still celebrate
the eve of all saints, putting the treat
into a bizarre holiday!