I am 45 years old (very nearly), and I used to go out guising in my street on halloween.
Everyone did!
Sweets were an unusual treat, it was mainly monkey nuts and apples, and we used to have to sing or recite poetry, none of the two line jokes we get nowadays.
You never got money, and it was NEVER trick or treating - that is an American import.
We used to duck for apples, have soda scones covered in treacle hanging from string to bite from. My dad used to carve a fabulous tumshie lantern every year, from turnip (swede), never an American, cheats game, import of a pumpkin. Can you imagine how long it took to hollow out a turnip - I struggle chopping one for soup!
Halloween has a long tradition in Scotland, but as I say, it has become corrupted by the American version (I wouldn't be surprised if it were Scots who took Halloween to America in the first place - now we have their materialistic version back here!).
Last night I had 5 groups of guisers varying from 3 to 5, so about 20 kids in total. They were all from my neighbourhood, they were all under 12 and they all told jokes. I keep them on the doorstep now, when I was a kid you used to go into the persons house an do your party piece in front of the whole family.
I spent 20 on chocolate, sweets and lollies - I have a little left.
It brought a smile to my face, and I think that it is nice to see some traditions continue.
Of course, it would have been different if they were unknown teenagers trick and treating and throwing eggs. But, I haven't seen any of that here.