Is Halloween cancelled? How the new rules affect trick or treating

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coronavirus. Will Hallowe'en - and trick or treating - on October 31 be cancelled?On the one hand, it's possible to argue that as most children are back at school there should be no problem with trick or treating.But the Prime Minister made it abundantly clear at a Downing Street briefing on Wednesday that households should not mix with more than six people in England from Monday.If they flout the rules, they could be slapped with fines of £100 as the laws will be enforceable by police.So on that basis, it appears likely that the usual October 31 tradition of children knocking on stranger's doors for sweets (often in fancy dress) will be OFF this year.Children don't usually go out on their own - they are frequently trick or treating with.