[Redway]

As it says.

[Zizu]

I stay in .. usually in darkness until all the kidz have gone to bed and stopped bothering us




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[Beso]

First person to say trick or treat gets punched.

[Crimson Dynamo]

Halloween is for children

This whole American idea that adults have parties and people dress up as anything they think will make them look good (like cow girls, Marvel characters all unrelated to Halloween) is quite hideous

[Zizu]

The whole idea / concept completely baffles me .. then again I have zero imagination..

I didn’t even enjoy fairgrounds, the circus or pantomimes as a child less so nowadays


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[hijaxers]

I understand kids enjoy it ~ I personally detest it and the smell of pumpkins makes me puke.

[Crimson Dynamo]

Dooking for apples or earing treacles smothered scones off a string with your hands behind your back is what Halloween is about

that and Guising



Scottish children traditionally donned costumes and pretended to be malicious spirits as
they went ‘guising’ around the local streets. It was believed that, by disguising
themselves, they would blend in with any wandering spirits and remain safe from harm.
After performing tricks or songs, guisers were given gifts to help ward off evil – a far cry
from some of today’s trick-or-treaters, who get ‘treats’ for simply showing up in
costume.

[Zizu]

Originally Posted by hijaxers

I understand kids enjoy it ~ I personally detest it and the smell of pumpkins makes me puke.

Kids simply enjoy getting off their heads on sugary treats


Seems crazy we spend years teaching them to be aware of strangers offering sweets …. then once a year they’re sent out to knock on stranger’s doors .. begging for sweets ..


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[Beso]

I do remember being dressed as Angus young in a spur of the moment money making scheme when I was 12.

[UserSince2005]

Of course not I’m not 8 years old

[joeysteele]

I don't like Halloween so won't be treating it as anything else but just another day.

Great to see children dressing up and enjoying it though.

Something I've never liked however is Halloween.

[Redway]

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

Halloween is for children

This whole American idea that adults have parties and people dress up as anything they think will make them look good (like cow girls, Marvel characters all unrelated to Halloween) is quite hideous

It’s a very popular Americanism though, it has to be said.

[AnnieK]

My mum wouldn't let us trick or treat as little kids, she said it was begging. She was mean back then.
We went anyway and most people said trick anyway so we spent the night knocking bins over. Hooligans

[Crimson Dynamo]

Originally Posted by Redway

It’s a very popular Americanism though, it has to be said.

only among kids who have no real foothold in society and are open top all sorts of bollocks from america

[AnnieK]

My son loves halloween....he has decided he's too old to get dressed up now so I said he cant trick or treat in just a hoodie and tracksuit bottoms. I'm well tight apparently

[Redway]

Originally Posted by AnnieK

My son loves halloween....he has decided he's too old to get dressed up now so I said he cant trick or treat in just a hoodie and tracksuit bottoms. I'm well tight apparently

How old is he?

[AnnieK]

Originally Posted by Redway

How old is he?

Just turned 12

[Crimson Dynamo]

Originally Posted by AnnieK

My son loves halloween....he has decided he's too old to get dressed up now so I said he cant trick or treat in just a hoodie and tracksuit bottoms. I'm well tight apparently

why would anyone give him sweets?

id tell him to f right of

[bots]

fun fact for today. Americans spend $480 million every year on Halloween costumes for ..... their pets

[Gusto Brunt]

Halloween has changed since I was a kid. It's supposed to be about death, murder, mad axe killers.

Werewolves and vampires. Evil ghosts. Knife wielding clowns.

But people say they're 'celebrating' Halloween as if it's Christmas.

Madness.

[AnnieK]

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

why would anyone give him sweets?

id tell him to f right of

Not sure there's a need to tell a kid to "f right off" but whatever.

[bots]

you simply don't need to answer the door if you don't want kids pestering you. Since covid, there haven't been any kids doing the rounds here and I don't think that will change any time soon

[AnnieK]

Originally Posted by bitontheslide

you simply don't need to answer the door if you don't want kids pestering you. Since covid, there haven't been any kids doing the rounds here and I don't think that will change any time soon

When I did take my son trick or treating, we only stopped at houses that had a pumpkin lit. It was what everyone did, if there were no decorations, no kids knocked. Some houses were amazing and had jump scares and everything

[Cherie]

Originally Posted by bitontheslide

fun fact for today. Americans spend $480 million every year on Halloween costumes for ..... their pets

Cost of living crisis

[Cherie]

We are in Spain it is very big over here but then 1st Nov is a bank holiday

We will go out for dinner but that is all