Americans spend 2.5 billion on Halloween, a festival of dressing up and trick or treating. On this night when being a monster may be scary, are we haunting the neighbors?

The polite neighborly rule is to only enter properties that are well lit. Not all people want to participate in Halloween festivities. If the porch light is not on….do not enter onto the property.

If the porch light is on, please remember to use driveways and walkways rather than cutting through flower beds or walking on the grass.  The original definition of etiquette was from the era of Louis XIV’s and meant “Keep off the grass”.

Keeping off someone’s grass is a good rule to follow for Halloween…. and all throughout the year.