Egging

Although a food item, eggs are sometimes thrown at houses, cars, or people, generally on Halloween. This act, known commonly as egging in the various English-speaking countries, is a minor form of vandalism. Therefore, egging is usually a criminal offense and is capable of damaging property (egg whites can degrade certain types of vehicle paint) as well as cause serious eye injury. On Halloween, for example, trick-or-treaters have been known to throw eggs (and sometimes flour) at property or people from whom they received nothing. Eggs are also often thrown in protests, as they are inexpensive and nonlethal, yet at the same time very messy when broken. Welsh politician John Prescott was egged by a rural protestor in 2001, which sparked controversy when he retaliated with a punch. See John Prescott: Contentious events#Fighting with a protester.

See also

• Mischief night
• Trick-or-treating
• Toilet papering