Halloween must be getting quieter ?

zaxdog

We live in a nice community spirited area and we had loads of kids round guising. I LOVE seeing them keep up the old traditions and they all did their wee "turn" for a few sweets.

I'm very frugal but £5 for a bucket of sweeties once a year is really no trouble.

zaxdog

Torry_Quine wrote: »

Well it has been mild!!

Ironically had my first ever children at the door today, nothing here for them though so hopefully they won't be back next year.

Ooooo that's a bit rotten.................

Torry_Quine

zaxdog wrote: »

Ooooo that's a bit rotten.................

I just mean that I don't have anything in as I don't mark halloween and have never had anyone round before.

SailorSam

All miserable people by me, i got dressed up and went knocking om doors up and down the road and not one of them answered

zaxdog

Torry_Quine wrote: »

I just mean that I don't have anything in as I don't mark halloween and have never had anyone round before.

Ooops sorry Torry. I mistakenly thought you were being all disapproving of Hallowe'en.

My favourite celebration of the year :j

Soooooooooooo much fun :T

Torry_Quine

zaxdog wrote: »

Ooops sorry Torry. I mistakenly thought you were being all disapproving of Hallowe'en.

My favourite celebration of the year :j

Soooooooooooo much fun :T

I see it as a pagan festival and so in that sense I don't approve of it. Hence why I said I don't mark it in any way.

caronoel

Torry_Quine wrote: »

I see it as a pagan festival .

As are the origins of Christmas and Easter

zaxdog

Torry_Quine wrote: »

I see it as a pagan festival and so in that sense I don't approve of it. Hence why I said I don't mark it in any way.

That's a shame Torry. You are depriving yourself of so much fun. Still if you celebrate Christmas etc you are enjoying your own wee fairy stories so each to their own

pickledonionspaceraider

We had loads this year, at least 20 different sets of kids. They all looked fab.

Whilst I dont do anything myself for Halloween these days, I love seeing all the little ones dressed up and having fun - and almost ran out of sweeties last night

pulliptears

In these parts there seems to be an unwritten rule that if you have no pumpkin or decorations then you aren't participating. We had about 6 knocks last night and we had a 'happy halloween' sign up and a couple of pumpkins.
Spoke to my next door neighbour this morning who had nothing up and she told me she hadn't had a single caller and her DH was now happily eating all the sweets.