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'Halloween apples!' Meet the Canadian Prairies' sing-song alternative to trick or treat (www.cbc.ca)
submitted 6 days ago by to c/canada@lemmy.ca
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Yes I know this story is six years old now, but figured I'd share something fun for the holiday.

Friend of mine insisted he said it while trick-or-treating as a kid, but I had no memory of people saying it. Apparently it's generally an older thing, and it's honestly fascinating.

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[–] 3 points 6 days ago (2 children)

Quebec doesn't say trick or treat either.

I think US media pretty much standardized "trick or treat" in the rest of the country.

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    • [–] 2 points 6 days ago

    I used to say Halloween Apples, like in the 70s, when I was a kid.

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    [–] 2 points 5 days ago (1 child)

    Yep, 70s Winnipeg kid here, that's what they taught us to sing.

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