The tourist took to Reddit to get an explanation in the r/AskIreland thread, with many confused because they weren’t familiar with the reasoning. Eggs not for sale to minors is a sure indication that Halloween is nearing.
One person explained: "They egg people’s houses, cars and sometimes people," with another adding: "Most of the time people."
A third person wondered: "Really? Kids/ teenagers throwing eggs at people isn’t a thing where you’re from?"
The American replied: "Yes but it’s a year round thing not a Halloween specific thing." Yeah, let’s not get youngsters any ideas, please.
Fellow Reddit users took to the comments to reveal they, or people they knew, had been subject to eggings in recent weeks.
"It seems to have become more popular lately,’ one noted, ‘It was never a huge thing here except at the end of the school year, the oldest kids leaving school might sometimes do it.
"I’ve seen a lot more of it happening in general over the last few months. It’s probably just a bit of a fad/trend."
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Another responded: ‘"t may be having a recent resurgence but it’s been around for a while. Twenty years ago around Halloween some kids egged my f**king car in Dublin just as I was setting off for Cork.
"When I arrived Cork some entirely unconnected kids egged the other side of the car."
A third confirmed: "My partner has had his car egged three times in the last few weeks and seen it happen to a couple of other people."
Another simply stated: "Oddest Halloween tradition? Banning eggs sold to youths."
* This article was originally published on Extra.ie.
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