Bags of goodies residing by the front door, awaiting the arrival of the
devil children. Who enjoys and who abhors the ritual of Halloween's trick or
treat?

On Wed, 31 Oct 2007 16:05:20 +0000, Derek White wrote:

Me.

"Derek White" talktalk.net> wrote in message
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I like whatever candy is leftover the next day.

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Halloween is greatly enjoyed by Zonies. Mexican people especially love
Halloween. There's no trick anymore. It's only treats. The weather is
good, so I expect no less than one hundred or so kids.

When I was a kid in Indiana, the occasion was all about tricks instead of
treats. We started at least a week early and went out every night, soaping
windows, pinning doorbells and car horns, tipping outhouses, rattling
windows, etc. "Oh for The Good Old Days".

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Who's dumb enow to buy candy they don't like themselves?

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I have to admit that our latino neighbors put the rest of us to shame come
the holidays. They put decorations up from Halloween up to Christmas and
they put on they most spectacular fireworks every fourth of July. I just sit
on my front deck and watch the fun.

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On Wed, 31 Oct 2007 19:24:19 +0000, Gary Jackson wrote:

Ah now, this is the nanny state in action. Too many liddle kidses get
burned and maimed on bonfire night and the fire and ambulance services
got over stretched, so New labour in its infinite wisdom decided that we
should adopt Halloween from the USA.

If any liddle kidses get eaten, beaten or taken hostage by the local Lib
Dems, it'll be a matter for the rozzers and will not strain the fire and
bulance boys.

Historically, Halloween is the Celt New years eve and was celebrated with
the burning of bonfires to frighten away evil spirits. The English adopted
the tradition but moved the date to Nov 5 to 'celebrate' the execution of
Guy Fawkes.

Even the Trick or Treat thing seems to have roots on this side of the
pond. Nov 4 used to be known as Mischief Night where boys played practical
jokes on their neighbours. Judging by what Seth wrote, when he was a kid
they made 'Mischief Night' an art form.

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