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First recording of trick or treat was in Alberta true

“The first recording of “trick or treat” was in alberta”
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Confidence: High Checked on March 27, 2026

Summary

The earliest documented printed occurrence of the exact phrase “trick or treat” in a Halloween context appears in a southern Alberta newspaper in 1927, establishing Alberta as the first recorded location for the term. No earlier recorded uses have been identified elsewhere.

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en.wikipedia.org
  • Trick-or-treating - Wikipedia

    As shown by word sleuth Barry Popik, who also found the first use from 1917, variant forms continued, with "trick or a treat" found in Chatsworth, Ontario in 1921, "treat up or tricks" and "treat or tricks" found in Edmonton, Alberta in 1922, and "treat or trick" in Penhold, Alberta in 1924.

phrases.org.uk
  • Trick Or Treat? - Meaning & Origin Of The Phrase

    Scotland, where it is called guising. This is a clear predecessor of trick or treat. The main difference between the two was that the children performed small entertainments before being given gifts – poems, jokes etc.

hauntedcalgary.org
fr.wikipedia.org
  • Trick 'r Treat — Wikipédia

    Trick 'r Treat ou Terreur à l'Halloween au Québec est un film d'horreur américain réalisé par Michael Dougherty et sorti en 2007. C'est la seconde production de ce dernier, qui exerce essentiellement le métier de scénariste. Trick 'r Treat n'est pas sorti en salles, mais il a fait le ...

ru.wikipedia.org
  • Выпрашивание сладостей — Википедия

    Традиция под названием Guising — когда дети, переодетые в костюмы, ходили от двери до двери, выпрашивая продукты питания и монеты, — также предшествовала современному выпрашиванию сладостей, а также была отмечена в Шотландии на Хэллоуин 1895 года, когда ряженые с фонарями в форме черепа, изготовленными из репы, ходили по домам, чтобы выпросить сладости, фрукты и деньги.

  • Хэллоуин — Википедия

    Термин Trick-or-treat впервые стал использоваться в США, первый раз его использование зафиксировано в 1934 году, а сам он начал активно ...

dictionary.cambridge.org
edmonton.ca
terryreith.substack.com
  • The Very Canadian History of “Trick or Treat.”

    For decades, historians have credited Alberta as the home of “trick or treat.” The Lethbridge Herald piece from October 31, 1927, is usually cited as the first known printed use of the exact phrase.

archives.oxfordcounty.ca
  • History of Halloween in Canada - Oxford County

    In Canada, the first recorded instance of children dressing in disguise on Halloween was in Vancouver, B.C., in 1898, whereas, the first recorded use of the term trick or treat was in the Lethbridge Herald on November 4th, 1927, in reference ...

cbc.ca
timeanddate.com
  • Halloween 2026 in Canada

    Canadians celebrate Halloween on October 31 with costumes, trick-or-treating, pumpkin carving, and festive decorations. Rooted in the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain, it has grown into one of the country’s most popular annual celebrations.

smithsonianmag.com
thecanadianencyclopedia.ca
  • L’Halloween au Canada | l'Encyclopédie Canadienne

    Le premier cas connu de déguisement ... Colombie-Britannique. Cependant, la première utilisation de la phrase « trick or treat » (farce ou friandise) est enregistrée à Lethbridge, en Alberta, en 1927....

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