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Trick-or-treating is a Halloween staple. And it turns out candy-obsessed kids can actually thank a small Albertan hamlet for the toothsome door-to-door tradition.
The first print use of the phrase "trick-or-treat" appeared in 1927 in the Blackie Herald (which would became the Lethbridge Herald), according to Smithsonian Magazine.
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The more you know!
For those of us who can't quite pass as a child-sized trick-or-treater, there are plenty of other spooky activities in Alberta to get you into the Halloween spirit:
Eerie Alberta Activities For Halloween
Did we miss any?
