Jean Markale comments in his book Halloween, histoire et traditions (Halloween — History and Traditions): “In receiving something in their hands, they establish, on a symbolic level that they do not understand, a brotherly exchange between the visible and the invisible worlds.
Jean Markale kommenteerib oma raamatus „Halloween, histoire et traditions ” („ Halloween’i ajalugu ja kombed ”): „Sellega, et lapsed võtavad vastu kosti, loovad nad sümboolselt vennalikud sidemed nähtava ja nähtamatu maailma vahel, ilma et nad ise sellest aru saaksid.