Are you trick or treating wrong? Our Halloween etiquette guide

Millions of children and homeowners will soon be engaging an ancient and bizarre ritual.

Children, dressed in fantastic costumes, will besiege homeowners and demand free candy. The homeowners will typically accede to their demands.

But like any complex social compact, there can be a right and a wrong way of doing it, an unspoken code of conduct.

To make sure you’re doing Halloween trick or treating right, we consulted with an etiquette expert on the dos and don’ts of our annual candy redistribution holiday.

Nicki Black is an etiquette enthusiast who has trained at the Protocol School of Palm Beach. She’s the owner of Polished and Beyond, a Plymouth, Minn.-based company that teaches etiquette skills to adults, kids and business people, and she’s blogged about trick or treat manners.

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