It amazes me how many people celebrate October 31st, but have no idea of the significance of November 1st, or of the connection between the two days. It seems we're happy to decide which fragments of tradition we inherit whilst disposing of the rest.
I think a fancy-dress Halloween party with bobbing for apples and ghost stories is better than the consumerist & sometimes menacing "trick or treating."
Too right! All hallows eve/all saints day is derived of pagen origins (thus the stories that it is celebrating witchcraft, which is just not true) and is meant to be a day for remembering those who have died.
I think there is a bit of a English-American divide on the issue of halloween.
(Also it is my dad's birthday on Halloween. I doubt you're interested, but I thought I would tell you anyway.)
And it's my dads birthday today,oct 30th!
That is much better. You don't get thugs begging for chocalate throughout the party.
Halloween rulz. all my friends are staying away from me for three weeks so that my candy will be all gone and my sugur rush will have died down. lol *bounces up and down*
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