Editing Trick-or-treating (section)

=== Europe ===
In parts of [[Flanders]], some parts of the [[Netherlands]], and most areas of [[Germany]], [[Switzerland]], and [[Austria]], children go to houses with home-made [[Beetroot|beet]] [[Lantern|lanterns]] or with paper lanterns (which can hold a candle or electronic light), singing songs about [[Martin of Tours|St. Martin]] on [[St. Martin's Day]] (the 11th of November), in return for treats.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://h2g2.com/dna/h2g2/A17953608 |title=St Martin's Day |publisher=H2g2.com |date=2007-01-13 |access-date=2012-10-10}}</ref>   Over the last decade, Halloween trick-or-treating has experienced a notable surge in popularity, particularly among children and teenagers in Germany. Austria and the Netherlands have also witnessed a similar trend. The equivalent of 'trick-or-treat' in the German language is 'Süßes oder Saures,' which translates to asking for sweets or threatening something less pleasant, with the direct translation being "sweet or sour".

In Northern Germany and Southern Denmark, children dress up in costumes and go trick-or-treating on New Year's Eve in a tradition called "{{ill|Rummelpott|de|Rummelpottlaufen|vertical-align=sup}}".<ref>Christian Roy [https://books.google.com/books?id=IKqOUfqt4cIC&dq=Rummelpott&pg=PA52 Traditional festivals: a multicultural encyclopedia, Volume 2]</ref> Rummelpott has experienced a massive decrease in popularity over recent decades, although some towns and communities are trying to revive it.<ref>{{Cite web |last=NDR |title=Rummelpott: Eine alte Tradition wird in Horst wiederbelebt |url=https://www.ndr.de/nachrichten/schleswig-holstein/Rummelpott-eine-alte-Tradition-wird-in-Horst-wiederbelebt,rummelpott114.html |access-date=2023-10-31 |website=www.ndr.de |language=de}}</ref>