Halloween, trick or treat?

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That’s a beautifully cosy window Witzend. I wouldn’t expect anything less from you!

OnePennyJenny

Love it! I think it's brilliant to see adults dressing up too. Some I think enjoy it more than the kids.

That’s one of the things that I really miss about working in primary.
I used to absolutely love dressing up. I used to go totally over the top. Loved it

Prentice

Am off to prepare food now for this evening, but hope you all have the sort of Halloween that you enjoy most, even if you prefer a quiet one, feet up and no callers.
Our dog has a small Dracula cape which he loves as he associates it with being given titbits.

Ooh! Do you have a photo of Count Dogula? 🦇
I’m sure I’m not alone in wanting to see him!
I hope that you all had a lovely evening Prentice

Two tinies from next door dressed as skeletons knocked and scared us😄. Off they went clutching their sweets, after giving us a high 5.

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There are some proper little cuties out there. Costumes are wonderful. All with parents and all very thankful. So lovely.

We do celebrate here. On the weekend there were quite a few costume parties (for adults), and today there will be trick-or-treating for the little ones.

My GC dropped of their carved pumpkins at our house, since they will do their round of treating starting at ours. But we have 25 steps up to our house, as do our neighbours, so we tend not to get too many kids around. You can see them at the sidewalk wondering if it is worth it to climb the stairs!

We tend to get under 20 children knocking, and I have candies ready. It's fun to see little ones dress up. I will shut off the lights at 8pm.

Love it! I think it's brilliant to see adults dressing up too. Some I think enjoy it more than the kids.

My Granson will go out with his Mother, and friends. I am grouchy, I dont like it.

If my husband hadn’t been poorly yesterday we would have had the children and grandchildren for food and a little Halloween fun. But he was ill so had to cancel. Tonight I have my head dress on and a big tub of sweets by the door. I’ve decorated the doorstep with lanterns and a couple of pumpkins. I like to make an effort for kiddies.

Lots of little witches and a dad dressed as a banana so far ! Going to be an interesting evening ! Have 50 small bags of sweets so hopefully enough for all.

I think it is brilliant Witzend. Much better than I could do .

Because we live in a fairly isolated place, we have not had kids for trick or treat for many years. This time, bell rings. OH answers - and there was a lovely mum with lovely young kids. One of them said to OH, what's your name and how old are you? He smiled and said 'my name is 'xyz' how old do you think I am? Without a second of hesitation she smiled and replied '76'. Spot on, that was funny. We only had cough sweets, but they were so grateful. I know where they live, so will drop a pack of proper sweets tomorrow.

Here’s my very un-artistic* pumpkin - dh lit it half an hour ago. No little callers yet, but it’s still early - the rush usually comes between about 6 and 8.
*My SiL carves the most amazing faces for theirs - such talent has completely passed me by.

Am off to prepare food now for this evening, but hope you all have the sort of Halloween that you enjoy most, even if you prefer a quiet one, feet up and no callers.
Our dog has a small Dracula cape which he loves as he associates it with being given titbits.

I have to say that whilst I don't like it I have made really elaborate outfits in my time!!

New to the street so not sure quite what to expect. I have sweets ready just in case, but few children live in our Close so not really expecting anyone. We'll see.
Not a celebration for us but ready to help others have fun.

Door will be locked and curtains drawn as soon as it’s dark.

If doorbell rings, (unlikely, not happened for years) will not be opening it.

Round here, hopefully any trick or treaters only go to houses with a pumpkin outside.

I have many bags of treats made up for the guisers who will be out in force from about six this evening. Pumpkins (thank goodness we no longer have to battle with carving a turnip’) will be lit and witches and skeletons adorn my house and garage. I do it for the local children as others did for mine when they were small.

It’s harmless fun as far as I’m concerned, I’ve never heard of any mischief locally.

Grandmabatty
Halloween started out as the Celtic festival of Samhain around 2000 years ago.
The early Christian Church assimilated several pagan festivals to fit in with their calendar and Samhain/Halloween was one of them.
It wasn't just Irish immigrants who took the tradition to America.
I'm 71 and clearly remember Halloween being recognised when I was a child in inner city 1950s Birmingham. I also recall bobbing for apples and carving a lantern out of a turnip.
It was all very low key, for us, bonfire night was the main event.

www.historic-uk.com/CultureUK/Halloween/

When our kids were young they went trick and treating in a small group of friends in our Road, all quite safe. As years wore on we started to only answer the door between 4-6 when it was young children accompanied by mum or dad. One night at 9 pm, I foolishly answered the door and there were numerous teens or adults dressed with very frightening full face masks. After that I never answered after 6 pm. I found it very intimidating.

I’m off to DD2 later for pumpkin and chili soup, then to walk around her new ish development with DGS1, who is a mummy this year. Lots of houses will be decorated, and baskets of sweets left outside to take a few. Houses with decorations and pumpkins will be knocked at and often answered by householders in costume, with the theme from Ghostbusters blaring in the background. There will be hundreds out on the streets and all good clean fun, especially as the little ones recognize their friends in costume.

Cross with myself for forgetting but don't intend to go out specially to buy sweets. Don't go in for lighted pumpkins but if people call I throw handfuls of wrapped sweets out of the unlit landing window. Always goes down a treat!