In Utah, if a holiday falls on a Sunday, they celebrate it the day before because the LDS church observes Sunday Sabbath**. Good luck to the kids who try to trick-or-treat on the day of Halloween. Everyone's outta candy, sorry, here's a walnut.
"Trunk-or-treating" parties are also very popular in the Beehive State where parents park their decorated cars in a lot and fill their trunks with candy, which I think is a little bit "To Catch a Predator", but I guess for over-protective parents, having your kids trick-or-treat out of people's cars seems like a fun idea.
More on why Utah kids (and subsequently, the rest of us) are celebrating Halloween on October 30 this year: http://saltlakecity.about.com/b/2010/10/12/trick-or-treat-saturday-or-sunday.htm
**Although I recently learned that by scholarly accounts, Sabbath is actually Saturday. http://www.servantsnews.com/sn9712/s71203.htm
Hey! Thanks for the comment on my blog. I linked to the recipe for egg nog cupcakes through annie's eats, but here they are again: http://annies-eats.com/2008/11/28/eggnog-cupcakes/
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