Very cool link, cajunscot; I will have to look over that.

As it goes, I really don't have any Halloween traditions.
When I was a kid, some of the people where I lived celebrated the Mexican Day of the Dead, and it was kept separate from Halloween, as I remember. The OP's description slightly reminds me of that celebration; though I only saw it from afar.

When I was growing up, my family did hand out candy and we went trick or treating, but this was prefaced by strong warnings about Halloween etc, etc. Summoning the spirits of the dead was strictly forbidden, especially on Halloween.

Some of my friends , now-a-days, have Samhain customs or traditions, and candles are used; though a bondfire is sometimes part of the celebration if the weather has cooled down and there aren't fire restrictions.