Anna B Posted October 31, 2014 Author Share Posted October 31, 2014 I'm with Hecate, in the case I actually think Halloween should be celebrated. I don't think there is any reason for it, what is wrong with bonfire night and thrilling the kids with a nice camp fire and some fireworks? What's wrong with both? Kids love to be out after dark with their parents and it doesn't happen that often. I love to see them in their little costumes all excited and having a great time. Half scared, half thrilled. And still with Bonfire night and Christmas to look forward to... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aliceBB Posted October 31, 2014 Share Posted October 31, 2014 I dislike the Americanisation and commercialisation of Halloween generally, but at least Trick or Treating has taken over from Mischief Night (aka Mindless Vandalism Night, in many parts of Yorkshire). I'd rather hand out some sweets and cakes once a year than come home to find the stinking contents of a dustbin emptied into our doorwell (as happened the evening we brought our newborn baby home from hospital), or find the garden gate missing or the car locks superglued (as happened to a neighbour), or even flour and egg all over the windows - it's like araldite to get off. I don't think it matters that the treats are generally sugary - it's up to the parents to control their children's intake and enforce brushing. It could be worse - they could be demanding alcopops. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 31, 2014 Share Posted October 31, 2014 It's one of the joys of living in a complex of flats....no trick or treaters Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister M Posted October 31, 2014 Share Posted October 31, 2014 It's one of the joys of living in a complex of flats....no trick or treaters Here here. All treats for me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tzijlstra Posted October 31, 2014 Share Posted October 31, 2014 What's wrong with both? Kids love to be out after dark with their parents and it doesn't happen that often. I love to see them in their little costumes all excited and having a great time. Half scared, half thrilled. And still with Bonfire night and Christmas to look forward to... What is wrong is that some people really don't care and are forced to change the way they go about things (hence the many disparate comments re. halloween on here). I remember going out as a kid, in the Netherlands we have a medieval tradition called St. Maarten, the only reason I went out, despite being a (nominal, went to Catholic school) Catholic, was because I got free treats. I vividly remember tossing all the clementines in the bin 'silly people' and I don't remember what I learned from the whole charade other than that as a kid you can fatten up before Christmas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aliceBB Posted October 31, 2014 Share Posted October 31, 2014 My father in law in South Wales remembered going round the neighbourhood with other children at Whitsuntide to show off their new clothes. People would admire them and give them pennies 'for their holidays'. If that tradition had continued, we'd be forking out at lot more often than once a year, wouldn't we! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaypen Posted October 31, 2014 Share Posted October 31, 2014 If the parents are happy taking their kids door to door for sweets and sugary snacks without worrying about tooth decay and lard for one night of the year then I'm happy to provide them. Or at least I would be if I wasn't more of a 'release the hounds, Smithers' sort of person. Give the kids a handful of treats for Halloween and let the parents take care of their teeth and waistline. My granddaughter was lucky enough to get a big , giant pumpkin full of sweets off our lovely neighbours, and sensible enough to only eat 2 treats. She doesn't have that much of a sweet tooth so they should last her til well after Christmas. She loved the dressing up and whole Halloween experience,( all supervised by her aunty and myself.) As any 6 year old does. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mandem Posted November 1, 2014 Share Posted November 1, 2014 Does anyone actually know what "Trick or Treat" means? I have always wondered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hammerstein Posted November 1, 2014 Share Posted November 1, 2014 You give them a treat or they play a trick on you I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
medusa Posted November 1, 2014 Share Posted November 1, 2014 I grew up in an area where trick or treating meant 'give me something really good or I'm going to put all of your windows through with bricks' so I'm not a great fan of the whole thing. These days we don't have to consider what to give children trick or treating though, because we've got a German Shepherd who likes to make sure that I know that there's someone approaching the front door. If they get as far as knocking they're never there when I go to answer it, so I guess that the children are put off by the 40kg of very noisy dog bouncing off the back of the front door Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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