Trick or Treating - do you agree with it?

I've just remember what we used to say when we went to doors at halloween.

'The sky is blue, the grass is green may we have our halloween'.

Not sure what the kids say nowadays round here though.

I grew up in little cul de sacs where everyone knew each other - think it's ok then. Now though we get noisy blimmin teenagers knocking. Last year I just didn't answer the door, although they kept knocking as the lights were on and then could see people moving! This year I'm in the bath all evening as it's at the back of the house, and all the lights elsewhere are off! But no-one's knocked so far... On BT someone mentioned that a mum had rung doorbells a few days ago and asked that if the occupants were happy for her kids to T&T at their house could they pop a little pumpkin picture she gave them in their window. Sounds like a good idea, if slightly laborious...

I was going to say I love Halloween where I live but have just had more TT round about 5mins ago which is far too late in my opinion.

Actually on my estate Halloween is quite good fun. People only knock on your door if you have a candle/pumpkin/decorations on display. Most kids are accompianed by there parent/ supervising adult and are prompted to say thank you should they forget, and then the parent also add in a thank you to. You take down your decorations when you've had enough and most people don't bother you from then onwards. My 16mnth old daughter has been helping me give out sweets which has been fun for her. I think if your in to it its harmless fun, but I would be really cross if asked to give money by stroppy teenages.

We've only had nice children, some accompanied by their parents, and others I recognise from our estate.

All very polite and with great costumes. ?

I carved a pumpkin with R and put it on the door step to scare Daddy when he came home. My plan was to dress R up in his dressing gown and slippers (gown is designed to look like a dinosaur with eyes on the hood and slippers are fluffy feet with claws!) so he could scare the TTs and hand out chocolate.

Little sod collapsed on me while I was making dinner and was unconscious on the sofa by the time daddy came home. Slept through every single TTer ?

We only had one 'guiser' tonight, the little 3 year old girl from across the street dressed as a pumpkin who sang me a lively rendition of 'Row, Row, Row Your Boat'.

So cute.

My workmate told me today that he had a couple of 8yr old boys at his door last night, he gave them a handful of monkeynuts and one of the boys piped up 'how do you peel these, mister?

We haven't had any yet so I have a whole pack of mini Haribo. Bugger.

What a shame ?

We got through a bag of mini mars and lollies, just one lousy lollipop left. Greedy lot!

waaaahhhhhhh!!!! ?

we haven't had anyone round, apparently (i've been at work) so i'll just have to eat the choccy.

better than someone in wakefield who answered the door to a TorTer, who nicked her mobile when she went to the kitchen ☹️

We dont really get many kids round here now, they are all grown up.

Occasionally get neds from the next estate from ours. Not dressed up, just want money, and if they dont get it, the windows get egged.

Worst ones we had were 3/4 years ago.

Two boys, lacoste head to toe, and backpacks on.

My dad asked why they werent dressed up. They said they were dressed up.

As suicide bombers.

How fecking bad is that! Needless to say they got *** all

They only seem to come round here if you have decorations or a pumpkin or something up - I think they must take that as an OK to come round.

We had a few friends round for a wee party but we all sat in the back and had the lights out at the front of the house/no decor/pumpkin etc so we never got any.

So I don't mind them if they are young kids and it's people receptive to them coming round but not when it's older kids/teenagers turning up and perhaps scaring random people.

Some houses in our street have gone bloody OTT - huge skeletons hanging off trees, big massive posters of skulls covering their windows, fake tombstones in the front garden and all kinds of stupid banners. I daresay all the little brats have gone there trick or treating instead.

Its been really quiet here tonight - I've loads of sweets leftover. ☹️

Well,we only had 2 sets of children - very quiet this year.

We only had one and i was in the bath

more sweets for me tonight now

I was listening to a christian radio station today and a christian who was once into withcraft and the like said that on halloween many people pray against marriages and families and the llike so it does have a lot evil surrounding it.

Also it was not halloween on the 31st. Halloween is the eve of all saints day which has been moved to the 2nd November.

I don't mind, as long as the kids approach known houses or ones that appear receptive to trick or treaters, not just any random house.

I think All Saints Day is still 1st November. You may be thinking of All Souls' Day, which is 2nd November.

I didn't take K out last night, we decided he'd dress up, stay home and answer the door, he was a ghost, we dressed the house, carved pumpkins etc.

I don't mind it at all, we live in a little village, we had children come round with their parents and it was just nice to see.

Having thought about it - perhaps someone could explain what part of it I should be enjoying? The having to think about buying sweets for other people's kids, when I am skint? The dorr knocking disturbing my dogs? Not being able to watch anything on tv, because of the constant interruptions? The complete lack of thank yous as ungrateful tykes grab handfuls of stuff, making you remember you have to HAND them stuff, NOT let them help themselves, because they are greedy feckers.
And that is without the having to worry your house will get egged, or something horrible put through the letter box. Oh yes, it is great fun, I am really seeing how I should enjoy it.

L
xx

I'm sorry but what a load of tosh ?

Samhain is nothing evil at all. It is the festival where we remember the ones we have lost and can't be with us. We celebrate their lives with joy. It is also in some ways the festival of "darkness" in that it is the fruitful time of the year coming to an end - this is balanced out by Beltane which is the brining of spring and so the lightness starts again.

Incidentally I celebrated with my husband and daughter - so I ticked every box regarding marriage and families and I can assure you I didn't pray against them!

We do the same on our estate, and there's a really nice festive atmosphere about it. It's been 'done' this way for years and years though; i can fully understand how people get irritated with constant knocking from strangers though!