I don’t remember Halloween as a big deal when I was a child. I was invited to a Halloween party 55 years ago when I was 8 or 9. My friend was from USA. I tasted gherkins for the first time and remember bobbing for apples. I feel that Halloween in the U.K. is very commercial.
It was never popular with people of my age - it isn't popular even today - but it is increasing in popularity with the grandchildren. I like these halloween figures - they are not scary and have a big lovely smile on their face.
I love halloween, as a kid I used to watch out of my bedroom window for witches going by outside and my dad would tell ghost stories. It can be wonderful. But as you say it has got way too commercial over the last few years
Halloween was a huge thing as a kid here in the US... we would plan for weeks what costume we would wear to go trick or treating. In the past years (even pre-COVID) we do not see many kids on the streets at Halloween. All holidays seem to be very commercial.
I like this photo, these pumpkins are nice, here in Italy it is a party that we have known for a few years so it is not a problem to celebrate it or not
It has become that way here in the US as well. I can't imagine anyone allowing their children bob for apples in this day and age, coronavirus aside. Now it seems more about "how much candy can I amass." People do enjoy dressing up in costume.
Your pumpkin figurines look friendly. why does everything have to be so scary. we're setting up a fold up table and place candy bags on top for the kiddies to pick as a treat. hubby will be sitting 7 steps up on our deck and overlook the coming and goings. before cowid-19 the kids used to come up to the deck and received their treats through the glass sliding doors.
Fun photo. When we lived in Villahermosa, Mexico, teenagers would do trick or treating, but the next day (the day of the death) was always an important day.
In our neighborhood in Houston, Halloween was a big thing. Because we lived in a richer neighborhood many people from other areas came for our candy. The rule was that you only gave candy when people had a costume. Then after Hurricane Harvey our neighborhood flooded and Halloween was very sad, also because it rained really hard that year. Last year they were getting back to normal and I saw on Facebook that a neighbor was working on a "candy-shoot-machine".
Last year in Oman the supermarket had a little isle with some pumpkins and candy. This year they didn't bother to set it up. In our street (mainly expats) the kids dressed up and did some trick or treating on Friday night.
Halloween isn't a big deal in Australia thankfully. I am not a fan but I don't mind creating Halloween photographs.
In our neighborhood in Houston, Halloween was a big thing. Because we lived in a richer neighborhood many people from other areas came for our candy. The rule was that you only gave candy when people had a costume. Then after Hurricane Harvey our neighborhood flooded and Halloween was very sad, also because it rained really hard that year. Last year they were getting back to normal and I saw on Facebook that a neighbor was working on a "candy-shoot-machine".
Last year in Oman the supermarket had a little isle with some pumpkins and candy. This year they didn't bother to set it up. In our street (mainly expats) the kids dressed up and did some trick or treating on Friday night.
Halloween entered South Africa a few years ago. I know your feeling