TRICK OT TREAT?!!
I'll have a "Treat", PLEASE.Originally Posted by Zaira
TRICK OT TREAT?!!
Candy says, Happy Halloween, musicman!!
Does anyone else LOATHE the Americanization of Halloween in this country?I don't know exactly when the rot set in but when I was at school (in the early 70s) there was no such thing as trick-or-treating, pumpkins and elaborate costumes. I sometimes wonder why we don't start celebrating Thanksgiving and have done with it!
Well, I do. As a kid, in the 19th century!, we'd never heard of pumpkins - used a scooped-out turnip. (Dookie-apple Night). I only first came across the vile Trick or Treat when I came down south in the 80's. How caring to knock on an old person's door and say "Give me something or I'll do something nasty to you". The costumes and commercialism, including Halloween CrackersDoes anyone else LOATHE the Americanization of Halloween in this country?
Grumpy?? Me??
Zaira, thanks for "Candy". Or shoud it be "Thanks" for Candy? She has a certain look in her eye - been on something other than candy.....
Last edited by bindeweede; 31st October 2007 at 06:22 PM.
I did....until today when I seen my 3 month old girl in a little £3 Tesco devil outfit. My heart melted....Does anyone else LOATHE the Americanization of Halloween in this country?
Dressing up is fun for little kids and I'm all in favour of anything that stimulates them, but I am not looking forward to the local neds running amok later tonight.
From my history lessons that I remember, trick or treat originated in Ireland sometime in the middle ages, although the pumpkins and costumes are a modern addition.Does anyone else LOATHE the Americanization of Halloween in this country?
Julia,
I was brought up in Glasgow and I remember going Trick Or Treating in the 60s. It has changed now though, we daren’t let the little ones go alone anymore. And even then we only let them knock on a few neighbours doors, after checking with them fist if it would be okay.
This question is for all of you. If you were to dress up for Halloween, who or what would you dress up as?
Well since we are all in here hiding from the little candy grabbers, we might as well have some fun.
Halloween Jokes
Q: Why don't angry witches ride their brooms?
A: They're afraid of flying off the handle!
Q: What do witches put on their hair?
A: Scare spray
Q: How does the witch know what time it is?
A: She looks at her witch-watch.
Q: What is a witch's favourite subject in school?
A: Spelling!
Q: What did the witch do when her broomstick broke?
A: She witch-hiked!
Q: What does a witch kid want for Christmas?
A: A haunted dollhouse.
Q: Why do witches wear name tags?
A: So, they would know which witch is which!
Q: How do witches tell time?
A: With a witch watch.
Q: What do you call two witches living together?
A: Broom-mates.
Q: What does a witch ask for when she is in a hotel?
A: Broom service.
Q: What did one witch say to other when she asked for a lift?
A: "There's always broom for one more."
Q: When do witches cook their victims?
A: On Fry Day.
Q: What do you call a witch who lives at the beach?
A: A sand-witch.
Q: What do you call a motorbike that belongs to a witch?
A: A brrrooooommmm stick
Q: Who was the most famous witch detective?
A: Warlock Holmes
Q: What do they teach in witching school?
A: Spelling.
Q: Why does a witch ride a broom?
A: Vacuum cleaners get stuck at the end of the cord.
Q: What do you call a witch's garage?
A:A broom closet.
Q: What did the witch do when her broomstick broke?
A: She witch-hiked!
Q: What do witches eat at Halloween ?
A: Spooketti, halloweenies, devils food cake and booberry pie !
Q: What story do little witches like to hear at bedtime ?
A: Ghoul deluxe and the three scares !
Q: How does a witch tell the time ?
A: With a witch watch !
Q: Why did the witch put her broom in the washing machine ?
A: She wanted a clean sweep !
Q: What do you call two witches that share a room ?
A: Broom mates !
Q: What noise does a witch's breakfast cereal make ?
A: Snap, cackle and pop !
Q: What is a witch with poison ivy called ?
A: An itchy witchy !
Q: What's a cold, evil candle called ?
A: The wicked wick of the north !
Q: What is evil, ugly and black and goes round and round ?
A: A witch in a revolving door !
Q: What is evil and ugly on the inside and green on the outside ?
A: A witch dressed as a cucumber !
Q: What happens if you see twin witches ?
A: You won't be able to see which witch is witch!
I think there's always been a difference between Scotland and England re Halloween. When I was a kid in London in the 60s and 70s, we knew nothing of trick or treating and I was appalled when it started happening in the 80s. It seems on the whole to be a poor imitation of what Americans do. Barely an attempt at dressing up and not much idea of what to do for a trick apart from spray one's car with gooey stuff if nobody opens to the door to them.
I now live in Glasgow and my husband tells me that 'guising' is an old Scottish tradition which involved dressing up, 'dooking' for apples and strange things involving treacle scones. The old tradition is morphing into American style trick or treating but at they seem prepared to do it properly with wonderful costumes, daft jokes etc.
I remember "Mischief Night", which took place not on Halloween but on November 4th, hence there was much stealing of bonfire wood and Guy Fawkes dummies, but it seems to be a North of England/Scottish custom.
Right with you there julia, I remember that wellwalpurgis night I think it was called ?
Don´t think so, Bobdezon, Walpurgis night is on April 30 - May Day´s eve.Right with you there julia, I remember that well
I remember Mischief Night too. Happy memories of being a total bloody nuisance in the neigbourhood.
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