Trick or treating

[robfosters]

So, how many of you have got all your Haribos and chocolates in for the big night and how many of you misery guts have rigged your doorbell up to the mains?

Last year was very quiet round here, only had about 7 or 8 treaters

 

[sanaxe1]

I got all dressed up last year and had loads of sweets and nobody came. It seems less and less people are doing it each year.

 

[drakulton]

Doorbell and knocker wired to the mains.

 

[Kelt]

Luckily don't get it where I live.

Another Americanism I can live without.

 

[Malevolence]

UA 571-Cs are primed.

 

[Feek]

Wifey is always keen to have a big box of sweets for the kids who knock. We have a pumpkin carved and the ringtone and movement tones on the ring chimes have been set to spooky sounds.

 

[Uther]

Not many people seem to do it around here these days, really seems to have died off over the last few years. It's good because I don't have to turn the lights off and pretend I'm not in any more.

 

[Feek]

Another Americanism I can live without.

Originated in Scotland, didn’t it?

 

[robfosters]

Luckily don't get it where I live.

Another Americanism I can live without.

Wrong, it started in Scotland and Ireland. It was the immigrants to America that brought the tradition over with them.

 

[Malevolence]

The US is completely ****** up. Harry Potter is banned from schools because it's 'not Christian' and about magic, yet they have no qualms about allowing their kids to celebrate a pagan festival.

 

[Kelt]

Originated in Scotland, didn’t it?

Don't know, seems to be popular in America, so assumed it was an invention of theirs.

 

[robfosters]

The US is completely ****** up. Harry Potter is banned from schools because it's 'not Christian' and about magic, yet they have no qualms about allowing their kids to celebrate a pagan festival.

The idea of it being a pagan festival is also the subject of much dispute

 

[Kelt]

Wrong, it started in Scotland and Ireland. It was the immigrants to America that brought the tradition over with them.

Could care less.

Now that's an Americanism.

 

[robfosters]

Don't know, seems to be popular in America, so assumed it was an convention of theirs.

Trick or treating didn’t start in the US until the early 1900’s. Over here it is documented as far back as the 18th century

 

[ivrytwr3]

We still decorate the house and give sweets to the kids - but then again we live in a safe area.

If the house is decorated and lights on, then the house is fair play to knock on. Not decorated etc, then leave them alone. That's the rules around here.

 

[Whitewater]

We’ve got some bags of Haribo but will be out visiting homes in the local area that are obviously happy to take part (decorated, seen handing out sweets to other kids, etc.).

 

[tom_nieto]

It’s busier than ever with trick or treaters around us. Usually just have a pumpkin on the doorstep to let people know that we’re ok for people to come to the door. Usually try to have some of the neighbours and their kids over for a mini Halloween party rather than traipse around the streets bothering people or getting soaked in the rain.

Here’s one for the OcUK masses - is it weird for people to drive to a certain area specifically to trick or treat in? This is what seems to happen near us! I find it very odd, but there are some people nearby who take the whole thing very seriously with decorations and costumes, so probably welcome this.

 

[jeffk]

There’s a big North American ex-pat community where I live so we’ll be doling out the haribo.

 

[MatsyLR]

Another pointless thing like Christmas (not the original purpose)

Hooked up with the mains. Fry them.

 

[labbby]

Originated in Scotland, didn’t it?

Ah so that’s the one thing they’ve contributed to the world