A user shares their disappointment with trunk or treating, a practice of parking cars and handing out candy to kids, instead of walking around houses. Other users comment on their experiences, opinions and alternatives to trick or treating. Trunk-or-treat is OK as an extra event on a day other than Halloween.
But please, don't let it replace trick. A growing number of families are choosing trunk-or-treat events over classic trick-or-treating. Here's where the trend came from.
Public group 1M Members Spooky Souls Parent Life6d Unpopular opinion but Trunk or treats ruined what Halloween was growing up 😩 Gene Savage and 12K others 12K 1K 2K The conversation revolves around the opinions and experiences of parents regarding trunk or treating, a Halloween activity where children collect candy and treats from parked cars, with some. We all know about the trick-or-treating tradition, but an alternative Halloween activity called 'trunk-or-treat' has been gaining popularity. Trunk-or- treat started in the late 1990s when churches wanted to provide a safer, "less evil" alternative to traditional Halloween festivities.
It consists of people decorating their car's trunk with decor and kids going car to car collecting candy. Imagine a drive. It wasn't long before other entities besides churches started sponsoring their own trunk or treat offerings.
Fast forward to this month or even today and we see trunk or treat programs offered on weekends other than Halloween and now many churches have their own celebrations that include cider, doughnuts, bobbing for apples and, of course. However a new tradition has taken its place, trunk or treat. It has taken all the trick or treaters from the neighborhood and left me holding the bag.
It is also imparting a bad message. The article explores the pros and cons of trunk-or-treating, a popular alternative to traditional trick. A user complains about the lack of trick or treaters at their house and blames trunk n treat events for changing the tradition.
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