{"id":12891,"date":"2024-10-31T23:30:47","date_gmt":"2024-10-31T23:30:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=12891"},"modified":"2024-10-31T23:30:47","modified_gmt":"2024-10-31T23:30:47","slug":"kids-in-this-iowa-town-will-trick-or-treat-on-halloween-for-1st-time-since-1938","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=12891","title":{"rendered":"Kids in this Iowa town will trick-or-treat on Halloween for 1st time since 1938"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mod-inline headlines-related center\" data-v-ddebd2ec=\"\" data-v-3808eee7=\"\">\n<h4 data-v-ddebd2ec=\"\"><\/h4>\n<h4 data-v-ddebd2ec=\"\"><\/h4>\n<h4 data-v-ddebd2ec=\"\">The Brief<\/h4>\n<ul class=\"list thumbs\" data-v-458cfe50=\"\" data-v-ddebd2ec=\"\">\n<li class=\"article-ct\" data-v-458cfe50=\"\">\n<ul data-v-03e8ff79=\"\" data-v-458cfe50=\"\">\n<li class=\"article-ct\" data-v-03e8ff79=\"\"><span data-v-03e8ff79=\"\">It\u2019s been 86 years since kids in Des Moines, Iowa, went trick-or-treating on Halloween.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"article-ct\" data-v-03e8ff79=\"\"><span data-v-03e8ff79=\"\">Thanks to a severe weather forecast, they\u2019ll be able to celebrate with the rest of America.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p data-v-3808eee7=\"\"><span class=\"dateline\"><strong>DES MOINES, Iowa<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0<\/span>Children in Des Moines, Iowa, will get to go\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.livenowfox.com\/tag\/holidays\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">trick-or-treating on Halloween<\/a>\u00a0for the first time since 1938.<\/p>\n<p data-v-3808eee7=\"\">Some 86 years ago, Iowa\u2019s capital city took a different approach to celebrating All Hallows\u2019 Eve in hopes of reducing vandalism and promoting more wholesome fun for kids. Instead of going door-to-door for candy on Halloween itself, Des Moines children trick-or-treat on Beggars&#8217; Night, typically the day before Halloween.<\/p>\n<p data-v-3808eee7=\"\">And in another fun twist, the kids are expected to tell a joke after they say &#8220;trick-or-treat&#8221; in order to receive the candy. Initially, children were encouraged to sing a song, recite poetry and offer some other kind of entertainment, but over time a joke became the most common offering.<\/p>\n<div class=\"full-width-image\" data-v-0dea8073=\"\" data-v-3808eee7=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.foxtv.com\/static.livenowfox.com\/www.livenowfox.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/932\/524\/gettyimages-1767986802-scaled.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" data-v-0dea8073=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"info\" data-v-0dea8073=\"\">\n<p data-v-0dea8073=\"\"><span data-v-0dea8073=\"\">FILE &#8211; Children trick-or-treating (Photo by Brandon Bell\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p data-v-3808eee7=\"\">This year, officials in Des Moines delayed trick-or-treating by a day because of a severe weather forecast. That children in Des Moines will be able to celebrate Halloween with the rest of America.<\/p>\n<p data-v-3808eee7=\"\">&#8220;To my knowledge, it has never been moved or canceled since it was established after Halloween in 1938,&#8221; Assistant City Manager Jen Schulte told The Associated Press. &#8220;However, the safety of our residents, families and children is always our top priority and led to the change in this year\u2019s scheduled Beggars\u2019 Night.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-v-3808eee7=\"\">Many of Des Moines&#8217; suburbs also adopted the Beggars&#8217; Night tradition and chose to shift the celebration to Halloween this year.<\/p>\n<div class=\"mod-inline headlines-related center\" data-v-ddebd2ec=\"\" data-v-3808eee7=\"\">\n<h4 data-v-ddebd2ec=\"\">The Source<\/h4>\n<ul class=\"list thumbs\" data-v-458cfe50=\"\" data-v-ddebd2ec=\"\">\n<li class=\"article-ct\" data-v-458cfe50=\"\">\n<div class=\"summary-group-paragraph\" data-v-f518d23a=\"\" data-v-458cfe50=\"\">\n<p><i>This report includes information from The Associated Press.\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Brief It\u2019s been 86 years since kids in Des Moines, Iowa, went trick-or-treating on Halloween. 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