To not understand the fuss about Hallowe'en

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Can't wait for Tuesday to be over, so not going to be sucked into this rubbish

I mean where, not were. Honestly, I am capable of writing but my brain goes walkabout when I pick up my phone.

I can remember bobbing for apples on Halloween as a child. Don't remember ever dressing up though and there was never any trick or treating - by us or to us.

I used to do a pumpkin when the DCs were small and DS went through a phase of going trick or treating - but only to houses of people he knew. I don't bother just put any decorations out but do leave the outside light on which seems to encourage callers. I work in the local Primary school though and live on a small estate so lots of my neighbours children go to the school. I make sure I buy plenty of sweets for Halloween in anticipation of callers. I think we may have quite a few this year.

In my neck of the woods, mischief night was the night before Halloween and I felt quite intimidated by it all and stayed in.

mischief night was the night before Halloween

OK, I was quite little so I've likely conflated that with the next day, Halloween, on which nobody dressed up or celebrated

Mischief night was like a pg version of The Purge. I would have been quite put out to get Mischief Night and not Halloween.

I would have been quite put out to get Mischief Night and not Halloween

We had no choice. Bin liners were in the distant future, although the US already had them.
In fact, Halloween probably followed the the bin liners over the pond.

I think you may be a little over invested in the bin liner. Halloween was around long before bin liners in some places in the North East. The bin liners were just a luxurious add on.

Round our way mischievous night was the 4th of November ( for obvious reasons) and that was kids running round being naughty. We would have a lecture in school assembly every 4th November warning us not to do it.

Halloween went from Scotland and Ireland to 'over the pond' not the other way around!

Halloween went from Scotland and Ireland to 'over the pond' not the other way around!

I know that really. It was just a bit of whimsy about bin liners, witches capes, orange tat, Irish migration to the NE, the north/south divide, swedes v pumpkins v turnips, knocking on doors/not answering doors, stout schoolmistresses being made to jump over burning candles and many more interesting observations which have been made throughout this thread. I was teasing because, after all, it's mischief night tonight. Or is it? I'm buggered if I know any more.

I think you may be a little over invested in the bin liner

You've seen my kitchen cupboard. They were on offer. Honest.

Coriander
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