Rudi Hedman
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Lindor Lindt balls? The crème de la monthe of chocolate.
Halloween
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You quite often seen tabloid headlines along the lines of "Granny charged with possession of cocaine".
Inevitably an image comes into one's head of a little grey haired old lady doing a line of coke. Surely not one thinks. But of course the reality is that the granny is some hard faced 33 year old with a 16 year old unmarried mother for a daughter.
Stirlingsays
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Each year we buy a lot of sweets for all the kids that come knocking at the door. From about 5 till 8 the missus is nearly continually at the door distributing sweets. Costs us about a 15 quid in sweets, but it's neighbourly and I like to put on a friendly default persona on our street.
However, I kind of agree with BromleyMonkey that it's an American import.....it certainly wasn't much of a thing when I was growing up. Still, the youngsters have fun with it and so a smile is better than a flown.
However, I kind of agree with BromleyMonkey that it's an American import.....it certainly wasn't much of a thing when I was growing up. Still, the youngsters have fun with it and so a smile is better than a flown.
BromleyMonkey
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That’s that shite over for another year👍
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Our local village Facebook page is a good laugh this morning.....
Someone decided it would be good to buy 160 plastic whistles and hand them out instead of sweets - they all went and apparently the 'other end' of the village sounded like an illegal rave on speed. One poor woman couldn't ever hear her soap opera's for the noise at one point.......blood vessels were seemingly at bursting point.
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Someone decided it would be good to buy 160 plastic whistles and hand them out instead of sweets - they all went and apparently the 'other end' of the village sounded like an illegal rave on speed. One poor woman couldn't ever hear her soap opera's for the noise at one point.......blood vessels were seemingly at bursting point.
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PalazioVecchio
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Places where Halloween is forbidden!
Saudi Arabia In Saudi Arabia, Halloween is not simply discouraged; is completely prohibited
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Stirlingsays
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Places where Halloween is forbidden!
Saudi Arabia In Saudi Arabia, Halloween is not simply discouraged; is completely prohibited
Don't blame them, it's commercialised American culture.
People here now celebrate Halloween more than they celebrate Guy Fawkes night (5th November for the forgetful).
Mind you, a lot of people might have some sympathy nowadays for old Guy.
But the point is that it's an actual British event, not a foreign one.
georgenorman
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5 Nov was celebrated as a double deliverance from Catholic Popery - the foiling of the Gunpowder Plot in 1605 and the arrival of William of Orange in 1689. Of course, current sensibilities frown on such celebrations.
Wisbech Eagle
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I loathe it. It’s ugly and teaches children that bullying can work.
I used to enjoy community bonfire nights, a good fire to warm, get rid of some old rubbish, have a natter with the neighbours over a mulled wine whilst the children enjoy being outside in the dark and the fireworks. I can see the downsides. The safety isn’t great and celebrating a burning at the stake not a good idea.
Actually I used to enjoy Nov 2 in the Philippines. This is All Souls Day which has a close relationship to Halloween. In the Philippines it’s a day when the departed of your family are remembered. People take food and music to cemeteries and have a huge party, with a portion of food served for each departed member and placed on their grave. Stories are told late into the night and a lot of beer and rum is drunk. It’s not the least sad or spooky. It’s joyous.
I used to enjoy community bonfire nights, a good fire to warm, get rid of some old rubbish, have a natter with the neighbours over a mulled wine whilst the children enjoy being outside in the dark and the fireworks. I can see the downsides. The safety isn’t great and celebrating a burning at the stake not a good idea.
Actually I used to enjoy Nov 2 in the Philippines. This is All Souls Day which has a close relationship to Halloween. In the Philippines it’s a day when the departed of your family are remembered. People take food and music to cemeteries and have a huge party, with a portion of food served for each departed member and placed on their grave. Stories are told late into the night and a lot of beer and rum is drunk. It’s not the least sad or spooky. It’s joyous.
chris123
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Get yourself to Brockham, always outstanding and loads of parking.
PalazioVecchio
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Halloween was purely irish. Then St Patrick merged it with Christianity. Then yis lot conquered us and it was part of the culture of the 'British isles' ( all Saints became All Hallows......ween = een, diminutive.... as in Smithereen - little pieces, or Cafecito in Spanish ...little coffee....Halloween...little Saints ) , then it went to America. Then we got our independence and it ceased to be British. A pagan festival at the heart of a formerly hardcore Conservative Catholic country. Halloween has merged with other supernatural stuff in other countries.....like the Dia de los Meurtes in Mexico. All very confusing.
The decorated Pumpkin is an american invention to replace the original Turnips used in Ireland.
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PalazioVecchio
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Sectarian Looneys ? They haven't gone away, you know ?
Ian Paisley’s son calls for King Charles to abdicate after he prays with Pope Leo in Sistine Chapel
The ecumenical prayer for the care of creation took place in the Sistine Chapel.
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cryrst
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I’m off to Leeds castle in Kent. Great firework show to music and screens projected on to the castle.
chris123
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Much prefer to eat pumpkin though.
chris123
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You've got millions of saints to be fair
Hrolf The Ganger
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I've got bored with horror in my old age, but my film of choice at Halloween is Halloween III. Daft but fun and better than watching some twit in a mask stabbing people.
You can get that in Britain all year round.
I said that last year too. 🙄
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Probably because they are so much easier to carve than a turnip......wussie Yanks 😆😆
Forest Hillbilly
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Rocky Horror Picture Show.
If I dress like the Tim Curry's Frank-N- Furter, I only ever get two knocks on the door of an evening.
The first knock, being screaming children.
If I dress like the Tim Curry's Frank-N- Furter, I only ever get two knocks on the door of an evening.
The first knock, being screaming children.
palace_in_frogland
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And the second, presumably, the local constabulary with the restraining order?
Forest Hillbilly
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Imagine knocking on someone's door, and finding the nonce (formerly known as Prince), standing there in his finest stockings and riding boots 😁