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Halloween ... what say you?

HasH_BrowN said:
@Unforgiven
"Holy Rolling Castles Batman"
Your "weekend getaway" RV is bigger than my house.:p:D:p
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I'm really looking to downsize. I have a full size pickup truck and it still isn't enough to tow that thing. It's really a park it and leave it type. I want to get something I can a) effectively tow for a weekend trip and b) fit in my driveway.:oops:
 
Unforgiven said:
I'm really looking to downsize. I have a full size pickup truck and it still isn't enough to tow that thing. It's really a park it and leave it type. I want to get something I can a) effectively tow for a weekend trip and b) fit in my driveway.:oops:
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If you were in Florida, you'd be able to offload that quickly. There are a lot of seasonal RV parks, for the snowbirds.
 
HasH_BrowN said:
If you were in Florida, you'd be able to offload that quickly. There are a lot of seasonal RV parks, for the snowbirds.
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I think that's what I'm going to try and do up here in Massachusetts. Offload it to a campground where they will use it as a rental.
 
HasH_BrowN said:
You can do some amazing things with the cheap carver kits. A little ingenuity and creativity goes a real long way. Practice your design on paper first, to figure out the order of steps needed for finishing the pumpkin.


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I like taking the pumpkin seeds and baking them for about 18 minutes. Really good (for your heart) snack.

I have a 6 year old diagnosed with Autism. He never liked having a hat on, until this year. We have been taking him for the 5 years, so maybe he will let us dress him up in a costume this year. The neighborhood we "TROLL" is very receptive to him, so its nice. (He doesnt speak yet) He gives them high-5's, which immediately warms the hearts of the "givers of goodness". He very friendly and affectionate.
When we get back to the house, we have to immediately get the candy from him (otherwise its gone. He will eat every last piece until its gone [the autism]).
We will also take him for a midnight (early evening) hay ride again, maybe even to a kids Haunted House - depends on his mood.

And yes Halloween has been changed to a money making gambit. Somehow down the line, the meaning of/reason for this holiday has been pushed to the back burner. Which isnt exclusive to this holiday at all, but to about every holiday. Green used to be for envy, but now it means greed. The spookyness has been extinguished and replaced with store fronts with MEGA sales on cheap garbage. I really looked forward to making my costume each year, my mom was really great at sewing and at making my ideas reality.

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@Unforgiven
"Holy Rolling Castles Batman"
Your "weekend getaway" RV is bigger than my house.:p:D:p
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YISSSSS roasted punkin seeds rock. My beloved makes 2 kinds, spicy and sweet. Spicy is kind of a cayenne pepper flavor and the sweet are cinnamon sugar. NOM NOM NOM NOM
 
lunatic59 said:
Me too. They are having a midnight showing at the local planetarium next week and i'll be out of town, dagnabbit!
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Im going the 30th in Orlando and taking my son, he thinks the show is great (he's watched the movie with me, he loves the dancing and singing)
 
Kaat72 said:
Halloween is considered a commercial feast here in the Netherlands. Although it is gaining enthusiasts.
We are celebrating St. Martin's Day. St. Martin's Day, also known as the Feast of St. Martin, Martinstag or Martinmas, the Feast of St Martin of Tours or Martin le Miséricordieux. This is the time when autumn wheat seeding was completed.
St. Martin of Tours started out as a Roman soldier. He was baptized as an adult and became a monk. It is understood that he was a kind man who led a quiet and simple life. The most famous legend of his life is that he once cut his cloak in half to share with a beggar during a snowstorm, to save the beggar from dying from the cold. That night he dreamed that Jesus was wearing the half-cloak. Martin heard Jesus say to the angels, "Here is Martin, the Roman soldier who is not baptised; he has clothed me."
The day is celebrated on the evening of November 11 (the day Saint Martin died) in some parts (mainly North Holland) of the Netherlands, where he is known as Sint-Maarten. As soon it gets dark, children up to the age of 11 or 12 (primary school age) go door to door with hand-crafted lanterns made of hollowed-out sugar beet or, more recently, paper, singing songs such as "Sinte Sinte Maarten," hoping to receive candy in return, similar to Halloween. In the past, poor people would visit farms on November 11 to get food for the winter.
These days however, kids are going around following a route set by the school, and only the houses that have lit a candle or lantern. Even in this tiny village I live in, my home is not on that route :( And if kids would come, I am supposed to treat them with healthy 'candy' (fruits), or else I'm in for a pedantic speech from the accompanying parents.
Back in my days, it was FUN though. I grew up in a 17th century (small) city center. Those old streets were the perfect setting for those lanterns and candles.

Oh, and there is 'Drie Koningen' (Epiphany). The Dutch and Flemish call this day Driekoningen, while Germans call it Dreikönigstag (Three Kings' Day). In the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg and neighboring Germany, children in groups of three (symbolising the three kings) proceed in costume from house to house while singing songs, and receiving a coin or some sweets at each door. They may each carry a paper lantern symbolizing the star. In some places, especially the Netherlands, these troops gather for competitions and present their skits/songs for an audience. As in Belgium, Koningentaart (Kings' tart), puff pastry with almond filling, is prepared with a black bean hidden inside. Whoever finds the bean in his or her piece is king or queen for the day. A more typically Dutch version is Koningenbrood, or Kings' bread. Another Low Countries tradition on Epiphany is to open up doors and windows to let good luck in for the coming year.
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Hey, no fair, you tricked me into learnin' stuff! :p
 
olbriar said:
I love Halloween. Having four children gave me the opportunity to go trick-0r-treating for years as an adult. I always dressed up and went through the neighborhood with the kids... great fun. Now that they are all grown, I sit at home and hand out the candy. It's sort of an unwritten code that you leave your porch light on if you are handing out candy. Back in the day, every house was lit on my block. Last year my house was the only participating residence on the block. I would say that it makes me sad... but mad is more accurate. Those dark houses would have been egged when I was a child. :rolleyes: I had less than thirty kids by my place last year.. and I expect less this year. Who is going to walk down a block that is clearly not handing out the goodies?
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I grew up in the 'burbs & virtually everyone handed out candy,the houses that didn't were likely for sale/vacant.
That was,until townhouse communities started springing up,which the kids all ventured to (more bang for the buck,walking & time).
By the time apartments started springing up in town,most houses were left unvisited,unless they had an elaborate decorating scheme.
If pressed to choose between Halloween & any other holiday to celebrate,Halloween wins hands-down every time.
Seems the most fun & enjoyable,putting the real world on hold for a few hours. :thumbsupdroid:
 
If you are a bit Halloween fan you'll be happy to hear that the tradition is catching on more and more each year in Spain!!! When I first got here about twenty years ago it didn't exist, LITERALLY, it was just something on the American movies or TV shows, but since it's a commercial holiday it has been gaining A LOT of ground here in the last few years for sure. People actually have parties for the kids now and the night clubs have costume contests and you even see a lot of teenagers and little kids with their parents roaming the street at night. What hasn't totally caught on is the actual tradition of going house to house to ask for treats, probably because people are Cheapo's here and don't want to buy candy for the kids, lol, but that will probably catch on too eventually. If there is anything particularly "Spanish" about this Halloween I'll upload some pics here, but I will say they do put their own spin on it by certainly milking the holiday to the fullest. For example, if Halloween falls on a Thursday in the States it's on Thursday and it's over. obviously. But here if it falls on Thursday people will also have the parties, wear costumes, and go trick or treating on Friday just because it's more "convenient" lol, and the Night Clubs will have Halloween Parties from Thursday till Sunday to milk the weekend, lol. If you and your wife are such big Halloween fans, Spain actually may be just THE place for you to visit one year for Halloween, lol. If it happens to fall on a Tuesday you can enjoy it six days straight, lol.
 
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Well the weekend is nearly upon us. Burning my 8 hours of work here and then off to spook it up. :D

Costumes are ready to go, cakes have been baked, sangria is chilling and flavors are merging, jello shots are in the fridge, and I decided since we're going to my wife's aunt's house for Halloween (tomorrow - costume party is tonight) to hand out candy and chill and watch the Royals game, I will be pulling my Superman costume out for Saturday night. (I'll recreate my avatar and post for your amusement) :eek:
 
We dont celebrate halloween here... It came when i was kid, but it still isnt anything special althought businesses have tried hard to advertize it. It is still just "all saints day" without huge commercialism...
 
It's celebrated for the first time in my village tomorrow. I'm living on a walking route for ninety kids tomorrow night.
A 2,5 year old pretty friend will assist me in handing out candy. That's going to be fun :D Let's see if she is willing to share all that candy :D
 
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