Costumed kiddies scampering through neighbourhoods in search of candy is a sugar-filled rite of passage for most children every Oct. 31.
But this year, some southern Alberta communities are ignoring the calendar and celebrating Halloween a day earlier in deference to religious concerns over having the holiday on a Sunday.
Cardston town council agreed to ask citizens to trick or treat the night before Halloween and moved town-organized events to Saturday night, said assistant administrator Jeff Shaw.
