Wild Card
Halloween's trick-or-treating has roots in older traditions — but the specific custom of dressing in costume to receive food goes back to a medieval European practice called 'souling.' What did 'soulers' do in exchange for food?
A
Performed acrobatic tricks or juggling for households
B
Recited prayers or songs for the souls of the dead
C
Promised to ward off evil spirits from the home for the coming year
D
Carried lanterns to guide spirits safely out of the village
E
Told fortunes in exchange for bread and ale
