Friday, 30 October 2009

Trick? Or Treat?

There are lots of children round my way and not one of them has come trick-or-treating this year, although I suppose they might tomorrow. But they probably think that it is already both the week leading up to Remembrance Sunday, and Christmas. Everyone else seems to.
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  1. JJGM30 October 2009 at 12:59

    I must admit I find the whole Halloween thing a bit nasty. as a Catholic I find it a period of Christian reflection notably on our dead.
    But I must admit as a child I was thoroughly UNDERWHELMED. My parents rightly took the view that asking neighbours for sweets was not nice. And I would really have preferred to be indoors in the 1960s than watch my father and uncle "light blue touch paper and retire".
    In the 1970s fireworks were actually banned in Norn Iron and to be honest I was glad. and dont really like that they have made a comeback even if its mostly supervised.
    Even in our quiet village things can got out of hand one year (eggs thrown at cars and windows) but hopefully (TOUCHWOOD this year has been quiet) so maybe a one off. Or the little reprobates are saving their energy and money for tonight/tomorrow.
    Seems that another feature of last 10 years is that dressing up is now commercialised.
    Yet much fun at my grandsons fancy dress parade where even the teachers dressed up. Grandson went as a soldier (helped by camo make up and badges supplied by his uncle a serving soldier) and the winners were twins who went as "118 118"
    Harmless fun?
    But the scariest aspect is that those of us there were forewarned to only take photos of our OWN family members. Lest these pics end up on an Internet porn site.
    I find that extremely scary.

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  2. Vlad30 October 2009 at 13:41

    It's not the kids, it's the adults. Too many adults won't participate in trick or treat, so kids (and their parents) are reluctant to knock on every door.

    Put a lit turnip/pumpkin lantern outside your door, and you'll get plenty of trick or treaters. But for gods' sake set some standards - kids with the temerity to show up in jeans, t-shirt and plastic shop-bought masks should get a handful of peanuts, at best.

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