Ancient Halloween Customs

A United Press International article on Halloween customs says that trick or treating has to do with providing food for the dead. Find out about Jack O' Turnips and the Incas, who had to pay taxes for their dead, and had a rather morbid holiday practice.

"In fact, the Inca were so devoted to their dead that they would place their mummified bodies at the table during holidays so they could be with the family while they dined. The Inca even had to pay their dead's taxes, a burden which some say brought down the Inca empire...."
Ancient rituals of Halloween By Dar A. Haddix - UPI