Trick or Treating Tradition Fading Away

[Kinser79]

I think the problem with "Trick-or-Treat"ing is that it really isn't a tradition that has deep roots. Indeed it was mostly a creation of post-war suburbia. The conditions that fostered that have faded away and it really can't survive outside of that environment so it must fade away.

What is telling though is that the Halloween party has made a come back in a big way, including those that involve children.