🎃 Halloween Trick or Treating in Monto 🎃

Get your costumes ready, Monto! 👻

Saturday night, children, teenagers and families will be out and about, dressed up and celebrating Halloween with some spooky fun and trick or treating around town! 🧙‍♀️🕸️

🏠 Would you like to register your house as a Trick or Treat stop?

If you’re happy to welcome trick or treaters to your home, please head over to our Monto Halloween Facebook group to register your house: https://www.facebook.com/groups/374928202672647

📍 All registered houses will be added to a map so families know which homes are participating and where they can go trick or treating. This will also help everyone know which houses are not participating and should be left undisturbed.

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🎃 A few important things to remember:

👻 Trick or treaters: All children and teenagers participating in trick or treating must be dressed in costume.

🕷️ Participating houses: Please put up a Halloween decoration outside your home so trick or treaters know you are taking part!

🦺 Safety first! Let’s make sure everyone has a fun and safe night:

• Younger children must be accompanied by a responsible adult. Older children should trick or treat in groups and let their parents or carers know where they are going.
• Stick to the registered houses on the map and only visit homes displaying Halloween decorations.
• Stay on footpaths wherever possible and use designated crossings. Take extra care when crossing roads, especially after dark.
• Be visible! Carry a torch or wear reflective items so drivers can see you.
• Never enter a stranger’s home or vehicle. Collect treats at the front door and never accept an invitation inside.
• Check treats before eating them. Parents and carers should inspect all treats and discard anything unwrapped, damaged or suspicious.
• Be respectful of others. If a house isn’t decorated or registered, please move on and respect the residents’ wishes.

Let’s all do our part to keep our little community safe while enjoying a night of spooky fun!

🎃 Let’s make Halloween in Monto a fun, safe and memorable night for everyone, filled with great costumes, spooky decorations and community spirit.

Happy Halloween, Monto! 🧡🖤👻

Halloween comes to Australia

Contrary to the idea that Halloween was introduced only recently, evidence shows the tradition arrived in Australia much earlier. Scottish and Irish immigrants brought Halloween customs with them during the 19th century, and records from October 1858 in Castlemaine, Victoria are cited as the first documented Halloween celebration in Australia.

These early celebrations often included community gatherings, costumes, music, and storytelling — echoing the ancient Samhain traditions of festive ritual at the threshold of seasonal change.

https://www.hallozween.com.au/halloween-in-australia

History of Halloween in Australia