yeah its the same way around where I live.Its one of my favorite holidays,I love being able to dress up and go out (yes I still do and I am in highschool) it's usualy a great time.
Hate Halloween?
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yuck i hate Halloween as well.
Here in Ohio theres alot of crime as well
mostly harm to animals. Not my type of holiday!!
Here in Ohio theres alot of crime as well
mostly harm to animals. Not my type of holiday!!
I getsad on Halloween because I want to be a kid and dress up lol. Halloween now is pretty much dangerous teenagers throw eggs at houses
I am not really sure on the halloween thing. As someone said they do guising here, which I believe is the origin of the trick or treating.
Where I grew up we had something called 'mischevious night' which was the night before bonfire/guy fawkes night. This is where you went out and caused as much mischief as possible. This often involved vandalism and we had community police officers come into the schools and tell us to just be cheeky not destructive.
I don't know where that particular custom comes from, or for that matter how widespread across the UK it is. Would be interested if anyone has any info on that.
We try to have a party of some sort around wintersnight, but not specifically at halloween tho they tend to fall quite close together.
The kids dress up for school tho, they really enjoy that.
Where I grew up we had something called 'mischevious night' which was the night before bonfire/guy fawkes night. This is where you went out and caused as much mischief as possible. This often involved vandalism and we had community police officers come into the schools and tell us to just be cheeky not destructive.
I don't know where that particular custom comes from, or for that matter how widespread across the UK it is. Would be interested if anyone has any info on that.
We try to have a party of some sort around wintersnight, but not specifically at halloween tho they tend to fall quite close together.
The kids dress up for school tho, they really enjoy that.
Just out of curiousity, Halloween is traditionally a time to scare and be scared.
What would scare you (apart from a meeting with the bank manager!)??
Clowns get me everytime - hate the bl**dy things!!!!!!
What would scare you (apart from a meeting with the bank manager!)??
Clowns get me everytime - hate the bl**dy things!!!!!!
I normally love halloween, but for some reason this year....I am more excited about Christmas than I am about halloween....I just dont know why.....I have not even decorated my house for halloween and that is not me at all....but, I have already bought Christmas decorations....I guess you can tell what is on my mind....
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I'm not really a fan. It seems to be used an excuse for thugery as much as anything now... and last year there were stories of fireworks being tied to animals, not good.
Anyway, here's some great halloween cartoons!
http://www.reverendfun.com/artchives/?search=halloween
Anyway, here's some great halloween cartoons!
http://www.reverendfun.com/artchives/?search=halloween
I recently got into Halloween after buying a house. We don't get a lot of trick or treaters here but we do throw an awesome adults only costume party.
I always thought the devil's night thing was a myth. I've lived in three different cities (Canada) and have never in my 27 years heard of or witnessed egg throwing, pumpkin smashing or toilet paper wrapping in any of the places I've lived.
I always thought the devil's night thing was a myth. I've lived in three different cities (Canada) and have never in my 27 years heard of or witnessed egg throwing, pumpkin smashing or toilet paper wrapping in any of the places I've lived.
I think Halloween is becoming more commercialised over here too. I went to Tescos (supermarket) and was amazed to see they had 2 aisles full of Halloween stuff, from masks, to make up you name it they had it. I had never seen so much stuff for it before. We don't seem to get too much trouble here in Swansea. I take my daughter trick or treating but the majority of the time you find that not many will answer their door. You can't blame them really.
I live in the Metro Detroit area where Devil's night originated. It is real.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devilsnight
This day next week is halloween. I'm ready for it to be over with. Lets get to November, in the swing of the holiday season! I'm ready for it.
Sorry to hear about all the problems overseas. The town I grew up in (actually an island) it was very safe to go door to door. Even then we had to get our candy checked out and mostly the apples. Then it seemed to go to hell. People wanting to hurt people and animals and such. So sad..... I know that when I was in Ireland a couple of years ago, I had a blast on Halloween (Samhain). I enjoyed it so much. The bonfires and such. Where I am at now, the kids don't go door to door, they have trunk or treating. People deck out their trunks (boots) and hand out candy for the kids that are dressed up. It's a big tail gate party. Usually held in the Church parking lot.
not bragging or anything because it is stupid but over here in Pittsburgh vandalizim is pretty LARGE around Halloween and ESPECIALLY Devils Night so yeah it all depends on where you go in the US...
I agree completely. I know the community I live in I think I seen maybe 2 smashed pumpkins. I didn't read anything in the paper about vandalism which is good.
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