The current Halloween holiday comes from an old Celtic celebration called All Hallows Eve (translated to All Saints Day). During the festival they would bless and convert Pagans. We call it "Halloween" because "Hallow" means saints, and "-een" (originally e'en) means Evening. All Hallows Eve, get it? We dress up honoring the Celtics, who would wear masks to scare away evil spirits and prevent demons from identifying them as humans.
We even bob for apples simply to honor a fruit god that the Celtics honored. Trick-or-treating represents how the spirits would visit Celtics' homes disguised as people in hopes of claiming a new soul. The treat part is for the feast after the whole fiasco was over.
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