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She recalls giving out 70 trick or treat bags to children out guising within half an hour one year.

"If you look at the origins of lots of the things about Halloween they come from here. Carving turnips, guising, wearing masks to scare off creatures," Evelyn said.

In Scotland and other parts of Britain, the practice of "guising," putting on a small performance in exchange for a sweet treat or change, has been a Halloween tradition since the 16th century.

Guising is out, trick or treating is banned, and parties are outlawed, so people have to use their imaginations to keep the tradition alive for children this year.

Guising and telling jokes in exchange for sweets around the neighbourhood is a big part of Halloween for most children, but the risk of little mobile monsters spreading coronavirus has put paid to that.