guising

/ˈɡaɪzɪŋ/
noun
  1. The practice of dressing up in costume, especially at Halloween or other festivals, often to go door-to-door asking for treats or performing.
    • Guising is a tradition that dates back hundreds of years.
    • In Scotland, children go guising on Halloween, telling jokes or singing songs for sweets.
    • The kids spent the afternoon guising around the neighborhood in their spooky costumes.
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