halloween

what will you all be doing Halloween?

Will any of you be sitting watcging telly in the dark pretending your out (like one of my brothers do)? lol

Ill be having a little party for my two, dont want them knocking on doors...ive always wanted go to- is it pendle hill??

Anyway its supposed be a place where they hung witches and they have a 'do' there each year.

Well ive bought bags of sweets for the kids that will knock here, but its funny sometimes.....some expect money and when you give them sweets you can see their faces drop...but they try and smile and pretend they are not dissapointed!

Hallowe'en or All Hallows Eve as it should be known,is yet another custom belonging to the very superstitious Americans.I am very reluctant to encourage children to take part in this ridiculous ritual and each time they knock on my door I challenge them to tell me what it means and just like most other events of this kind they have little or no idea.

Here's a place you might like to visit and quite close to pendle hill to!

http://www.witchesgalore.co.uk/

My little one won't be door knocking (don't agree with it), but will be all dressed up for a party. There'll be a pumpkin in the window (was a turnip when I was a lad),and while we won't be door knocking, there'll be sweets for any children that do (not money).

As for Pendle Hill - I watched last year when TV's "The Most Haunted" was broadcast from there. Certainly put the willies up me !

just candy at this "CASA"

Aussie Roy i agree with you 100%

My kids go knockin on doors, but only on the street, all the rest of the kids on the street do it, n all the parents av a chat why we stand out n watch them, i just think its abit of fun 4 them, most of the people on the street nknow that the kids r comin, my kids dont expect money, they just like doin it n get exited about it all,, i but toffe for the rest of the kids comin n i like seeing them all dressed up and excited, annoys when teenagers come knockin thinking they gonna get money but my b/f just tells them there to old..anyway hope you all have fun on halloween

halloween is pagan not american....tho they may have turned it into the 'door knocking' we know today....we will be having a special day on all saints day too.....not sure why! lol
ive just always been brought up to celebrate both

I'll be in the pub having a jar or six after a hard days graft.

i"l be polishing the brass ware on the old girl afloat.

I'll be having a party at some point and also trick or treating with the kids....so watch out!

I will not be sat in the dark, but will have a note on the door (NO TRICK OR TREATERS) thank you. Only Because after working all day don't like keep jumping up and going to the door every five minutes.

For those of you who want to make Halloween fun for your kids, there are some great ideas on this site
http://www.101halloweenideas.com/

hazmarcon: good idea...my dad died early morning on the 31st 13 years ago.....obviously none of us could be bothered by tricker-treaters....but we hadnt told anyone in the street that he'd died so the kids didnt know....we just kept answering the door, i got fed up with it after a while cos you could tell it was the same kids (not many small kids back then in shevington) so i gave one £10 and said if he told his mates to leave us alone there would be another tomorrow....they left us alone and he never came back the day after!!!