I'm Brazilian, and we don't have Halloween here. I was wondering what my friends and contacts do, as adults, and what you used to do, when you wre a child :)
Thank you for your answers! :)
Enjoy!! :)
2007-10-27 10:33:31 · 11 answers · asked by Moon :) 7 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
When my sister in law passed away from cancer, I took up her cause with children with diabetes and have been part of the Monsters of the Museum, a sponsor free program for children with diabetes to come into the children's museum dressed in Halloween costumes and participate in games, haunted house and dancing. Our family being one of the sponsors are included on a sponsor printed t-shirt handed out to each child with graphic designs on the front with ghouls and goblins. I have participated and help organize this activity for the past 15 years and find it extremely fulfilling. The kids receive sugar free treats and feel as if they are able to participate in an activity their counterparts do receiving candy door to door.
When I was a kid I used to go door to door in the Los Angeles neighborhood I grew up in receiving a boat load of candy in an old pillowcase I would carry around with me. I would dress up in a variety of costumes from a clown to a princess to a cheerleader. It was great fun and I felt safe . . . . . .those days are gone forever!
2007-10-27 11:28:01 · answer #1 · answered by Nancy S 6 · 3⤊ 2⤋
Samhain,, it's the pagan holiday Halloween is derived from. Except it is more like a harvest festival celebrating the place between life and death (fall) none of the evil scary theme you see today. Lots of fun food like candied apples and pies, generally a big feast. Music friends, a time to celebrate loved ones who have past on and beginings of new life. Much better than letting your kids run amuck in the dark taking candy from strangers. Early Christians tried to give it the "evil" spin to make it less appealing and ease the conversion from the old religion to Christianity. It obviously didn't work people just continued celebrating and the result is the holiday you see today. P.S. I absolutley LOVE HALLOWEEN I was jus providing the alternative you asked for,, I dress up with my kids, and run amuck. But we stick to our neighborhood (people we know). After that, we get a sitter and the wife I attend a late night grown-ups only costume party. FUN, FUN, FUN !
2016-04-10 21:57:01 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It seems that Halloween has gotten bigger in the USA. There are so many decorations up, lights, blow-up ghosts and pumpkins. I still dress up sometimes with my kids. All my neighbors sit outside playing ghostly music and visiting each other, while giving out candy. It's like a big street party here!
As a kid, I always dressed up but never a store bought costume. It was always something we made or had at home. A lot of kids used to go trick or treating as "bums or hookers" (I did). Times have changed!
2007-10-27 10:52:12 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 2⤋
People like to have an excuse to party. Regardless of the occasion. With that fact in hand most folks do not really allow them selves to become aware of the significance of the "Holiday". It just another time period of fun and partying. Probably some group or organization could dream up a new occasion give it a name and develop some manner of "party occasion" set around the premise and the public would jump to the occasion.
Halloween has come so far in it's evolvement few people really understand it is a celebration of the dead coming back to life. Costuming, has become more of a "release" of pent up emotions, then of Horror worship. Of course nothing can be labeled as 100%. Observing costuming, they follow the trends of what is currently popular in society and entertainment media.
May I submit, among those of whom, their religious sensibilities are being attached by the "Satanistic" aspects of halloween, why not form your own peacefull "army" against the horror and terror with costuming of standout Historical figures or religious Icons. A group of 12 dressed as the Apostles of Christ could make a statement.
Some of the Religious aspects are exhibited during the Christmas (Pagan day) . Why not spread some of the religious icons the rest of the year? Of course they will continue to suffer from our societies commercial ization of anything.
2007-10-27 12:07:31 · answer #4 · answered by quietgrandpaforchating 2 · 3⤊ 2⤋
A friend of mine, like a sister to me, LOVES Halloween. It's like Christmas to her. She goes WAY out of her way, for weeks ahead of time decorating the house, mostly with hand made things and turns the house into the most original haunted house you've ever seen. Every year, it makes me shake my head and wonder why she doesn't do this kind of thing for money. I always go there and hang out with them and hand treats out to the kids. Who enjoy coming there every year more and more.
As a kid, I went out for candy until I was around 11 or 12. Then I was the official candy-hander-outer of the family. Every year, I was in charge of what we got and I would sit out in the porch all night handing out the treats. I loved it.
2007-10-29 08:13:47 · answer #5 · answered by Dr. E. Bunny A.K.A. Andy. 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I am in Canada and as a kid it was really special. We would dress up and head out right after supper, and collect candy. Most of it was home made candy such as candy apples, popcorn balls, fudge, etc. In the early 1960's someone put a razor blade in a candy apple and the next year there were pins and all kinds of dangererous things put in them. That changed halloween forever throughout the USA and Canada.
2007-10-27 10:47:02 · answer #6 · answered by oldguy63 7 · 2⤊ 2⤋
When I was a kid I went around trick or treating but now that I'm an adult and smart enough to know the kinds of things that Halloween stands for, let alone the fact that it teaches children to panhandle, I no longer celebrate it.
2007-10-27 10:37:42 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 2⤋
I am in the UK....it is not too much of a big deal for us now....although I guess we still carve a pumpkin occasionally. I do remember dressing up for Halloween when I was a child....that was fun! But I think Halloween is generally a bigger deal in the USA than it is here in the UK. I don't think I ever went trick-or-treating.
2007-10-27 10:37:43 · answer #8 · answered by hello world 7 · 4⤊ 2⤋
As a middle-aged adult I usually go to my sisters house. She has younger children and they dress up and go out.
My kids are in their 20s, but will sometimes dress up for fun. They are too old to go around getting candy though. But they enjoy dressing up and giving candy out to the little ones.
When I was a child, we would go out and walk forever getting as much candy as we could. I always enjoyed dressing up and looked forward to Halloween.
2007-10-27 10:43:50 · answer #9 · answered by Misty 7 · 4⤊ 2⤋
things havent changed much here in the UK
as a child we dressed up and went door to door trick or treating
and my kids do the same
the only thing that has changed is ... I wont let them go alone lol
2007-10-27 10:36:58 · answer #10 · answered by ☮ Pangel ☮ 7 · 5⤊ 2⤋