Good point oakapple - I used to go out for Halloween and then stayed in once for a party at my house. Now I would just like to find somewhere nice to go to celebrate with likeminded people. I am not organised at all this year but am determined to get my act together next year and do more! Life is too short.
I also have always wanted to host a Wiccan Ball around this time and am determined to get off my butt and do that! Maybe next year!
Brilliant idea, Cosmicaz hosted one last Christmas ( Yule ) Don't put off till tomorrow, what you can organise today....Hope we get an invite?
Better get organising, moongoddess
Oakapple xx
Maybe it's because I'm from the States, but I don't understand the fear of trick or treaters in the UK. I can understand the reasons why people wouldn't like it (commercial American import, safety concerns), but is it really that bad here? I've always loved Halloween but from the media take on things you'd think actual vampires and werewolves were coming to the door. In the US you hear scare stories (no pun intended!) but I never had any real problems, or knew of anyone who did. The usual signal for whether a house was giving out sweets was having an outside light on. I've got a bowl of sweets ready for the kids, but it kind of makes me nervous now. 🙁
Hope you all enjoy Halloween.
Best wishes
Moonfairy
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Happy Halloween everyone:)
My kids have always been to told to only trick or treat houses that have a pumpkin or something Halloweeny outside their houses, some people can take offence to Halloween
Love
Amy
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Be afraid be very afraid!!!!
Let me tell you of an experience I had 3 years ago.
It was All Hallows Eve and a knock at the door! I thought oh….. it is one of those ‘hoody hudlums’ so picked up my bowl of goodies and happily opened my front door.
But No……....... there was no ‘hoody’ in sight, and as my gaze lowered to the floor in disappointment that is when I saw it. (Now some will not accept my truth but I am sure some here on HP may have had a similar experience.) A 3ft GOBLIN!!!!!!! :speechless-smiley-0 No word of a lie, a real life Goblin. As I jumped back a pace and gasped the Goblin bared me its pearly white teeth in something that I can only describe as a grin 😀 and in a piercing, hypnotic squeal demanded I appease it with treats. I was helpless and found myself handing over all my goodies.
:eeeK:But then to my absolute horror I looked up and noticed it had brought accomplices and they were possessing all of my neighbours at their doorsteps too, obviously I was very concerned for my neighbours (apart from No:11, don’t like them) and I knew I had to be brave so I shouted “Be away with you fiends”. And off the Goblins skipped in their merry dance of victory and waving at me no less.
I have never really recovered from this and put out a lit pumpkin on my doorstep every year to hopefully scare the Goblins away. But I am sorry to say that it doesn’t seem to matter how many pumpkins, ghostly sheets, garlic and skeletons :037: etc I put out they return every year and with others of their kind too I might add.
So my advice to you all is to buy in the goodies as this seems to keep them away for about a year!
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Rx
Love it ....hehehe :rollaugh::rollaugh::rollaugh:
Has anyone googled for anything today? It's sporting a Halloween costume, but I'm not sure I 'get' it :confused::
Holistic
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I have run out of treats already - been absolutly loads of trick or treaters round this year - 3 x more than usual
have stuck a note on the door appologising - hope I dont get any nasty messages back
2 x 3ft Goblins, 3 x St Trinians, a werewolf, Morticia Adams and BATMAN!
Not sure my heart can take much more!!!!!
Rx
I had 3 knocks on the door before I left at 7. I did have some sweets to offer - just a big packet of wine gums they could help themselves from. I noticed all the black and red ones went very quickly - why do they bother making all the yellow and green ones when no-one's very keen, not even hob-goblins?
I do feel a bit ambivalent about this though - kids knocking on doors asking for sweets! I never let mine do it - it felt like begging to me, so we always had halloween parties when they were growing up, and left the neighbours alone.
There were some very uncomfortable looking Mums and Dads out accompanying their children tonight and I called out to them "Would you like a sweetie then?" "Oh no thank you, thanks very much!". So very polite as their children were begging for sweets. Or perhaps they knew that there were only green and yellow ones left. It's quite a peculiar "tradition" - and nobody did it when I was a child.
I did use to carol-sing and spend the proceeds in the pub however. (Only a mildly mis-spent youth!)
Tapestry - Unfortunately there is always the yob element which spoils what could be an enjoyable evening for guisers and householders alike. Although we are visited by children who are out for a fun evening, we are also visited by teenagers who try to intimidate. Most want money instead of sweets, and even if people don't open the door to them, they usually pelt the houses with eggs..... and we get the same individuals coming around in December as "Carol Singers" - singing the first 2 lines of Jingle Bells over and over, and expecting at least £1 each for the pleasure!!
Moongoddess - ever since my daughter was small, we have held a party at halloween. We used to live in a small village in the Highlands where guising was perfectly safe but when we moved south, we knew nobody apart from her schoolfriends, so decided to have a party instead. Quite a few years later, she is a teenager, and our party has become a tradition growing in numbers every year. Don't know if it's because they're outnumbered, but the yobs usually keep away - or maybe they're spooked by the collection of witchy types who can look quite scary in the light of a halloween lamp..........
By the way, if you're interested in a Wiccan ball, there's usually a Witches' Ball in Dorchester on the Saturday before Samhain, which follows the Pickled Witch Market earlier in the day. You are close in Devon, and some travel greater distances to attend. For more information see www.dolmengrove.co.uk
I don't open the door to Trick or Treaters either. We just ignore the door. The main reason for this (as mentioned above), it's usually yobs.
I too think the little kids look cute, but the older kids ruin it for everyone else through their anti social behaviour.
Tapestry - Unfortunately there is always the yob element which spoils what could be an enjoyable evening for guisers and householders alike. Although we are visited by children who are out for a fun evening, we are also visited by teenagers who try to intimidate. Most want money instead of sweets, and even if people don't open the door to them, they usually pelt the houses with eggs..... and we get the same individuals coming around in December as "Carol Singers" - singing the first 2 lines of Jingle Bells over and over, and expecting at least £1 each for the pleasure!!
I was concerned for the reasons you mentioned, I've been here for several years but always lived in flats where kids didn't visit. We don't live in the best area right now but we didn't have any problems. The kids that came around were all polite and fortunately no-one decided to turn our house into an omlette! I suppose most kids are alright but because of the ones who cause trouble they all end up getting painted with the same brush.
Unfortunately we've still got loads of chocolate left for my husband and me to finish off! *burp*
Hi everyone,
Now that I have calmed down after halloween just thought I would share my experience.
My youngest son went trick or treating with his buddy and parents while I hung around my 8 year old (much to his dissatisfaction as he wanted to go out by himself and I was "embarassing him"! We all decided to pop over and have a look at a bonfire that was a short distance from us. As we walked along there were lots of fireworks going off in the sky - you may be aware that they are illegal here in Ireland. As we got closer to the bonfire a man was letting off fireworks in a small green area quite close to the footpath.
They were really loud and I felt a bit nervous. We carried on to the bonfire, had a nice time, it was very well supervised by adults and everyone had fun.
On the way back the man was still letting off the fireworks, we walked quickly along when all of a sudden they started shooting off everywhere, seemed that the stand they were in had toppled over. One hit a bush and another hit a car that was occupied, thank God the car didn't go up. At this stage adrenaline was pumping and we desperately got the children and ran, everyone screaming, kiddies crying. A firework whizzed past me at knee level and I was just waiting to be hit.
When they stopped we tried to get ourselves together. My 8 year old was throwing up with fright, my 5 yr old was rooted to the spot in shock. My friends son who is 10 was crying saying he was gone deaf. He was hit by some sparks on his ear. We went home and his parents took him to doctors and thankfully he was fine though is left with a nasty burn behind his ear and blisters on his earlobe.
Took ages to settle the boys that night and once they were asleep my shock set in. I am just about right now. The thoughts of what could have happened, there were little babies in buggies, families out, plus houses very close.
I know Guy Fawkes is coming up in UK, just to be aware of the dangers. I have never been so terrified in my life. My boys don't want to go out near the green area to play and now want the light on at night in the hall.
I did a little Reiki protection that night that our house would be safe (from bangers and eggs etc) and that the boys would be ok so it looks like we were looked after as everyone else as thankfully nobody was seriously injured.
Sorry for long post but feels better to share.
Love & blessings,
Rachel