Happy halloween

[70NPORT]

One of my favorite things about Halloween besides the candy.

I NEVER miss Charlie Brown Halloween or Nightmare before Christmas specials on TV arch year.

 

[commando1]

I'm still trying to figure out when Halloween became a National holiday where the celebration starts Labor Day and is overlapped by Christmas displays staring in mid-October...

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The roots of "all Hallows eve" go way back into history, I read sometime ago.

I don't care. We didn't worry about our costume until the week of Halloween, went Trick or Treating for a few hours, and went back to raking leaves the next day. Come, on!!! Halloween DEPARTMENTS going up on Labor day???
Money, money, money....

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[67Monaco]

There's an old.abandoned Victorian type house near the NJ turnpike but further back in the woods that is proported to be haunted by previous owner (old women and her cats) who lived way back in the day. She died in the house and her family kept her remains in the basement until the.funeral.which was.held in the parlor room (supposedly...I wasn't there). There's going to be seances there on devils eve (mischief night) and on Halloween. Thinking about going just for shits.and giggles.

I know people are stuck in their ways here in this part of the country but, no such things as ghosts. I had a hard time getting my aunt to try and grasp that. Sad really.

 

[Ironwolf]

I don't care. We didn't worry about our costume until the week of Halloween, went Trick or Treating for a few hours, and went back to raking leaves the next day. Come, on!!! Halloween DEPARTMENTS going up on Labor day???
Money, money, money....

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http://youtu.be/tkfljrEZq5k

 

[polara71]

I know people are stuck in their ways here in this part of the country but, no such things as ghosts. I had a hard time getting my aunt to try and grasp that. Sad really.

No such thing as God.
Ghosts and spirits? Yes

 

[polarus]

One of my favorite things about Halloween besides the candy.

Agreed but I miss the ads for Dolly Madison.

 

[Ironwolf]

No such thing as God.
Ghosts and spirits? Yes

 

[polara71]

That's science talkin' brother.

 

[70NPORT]

I don't care. We didn't worry about our costume until the week of Halloween, went Trick or Treating for a few hours, and went back to raking leaves the next day. Come, on!!! Halloween DEPARTMENTS going up on Labor day???
Money, money, money....

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Capitalism. Good or bad. It is stupid, yes. So just try to ignore all that garbage and have fun.

 

[Big_John]

I'm not a big Halloween fan. It's just not a big deal for me.

But..... We did a cruise to Bermuda last year and spent Halloween on the ship. That was fun.

Some of the costumes:

This guy was a server for the food.

One of the hot tubs

 

[1978 NYB]

I'm still trying to figure out when Halloween became a National holiday where the celebration starts Labor Day and is overlapped by Christmas displays staring in mid-October...

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While the first reference to "guising" in North America occurs in 1911, another reference to ritual begging on Halloween appears, place unknown, in 1915, with a third reference in Chicago in 1920.[SUP][15][/SUP]
The earliest known use in print of the term "trick or treat" appears in 1927

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trick-or-treating

 

[commando1]

I know all about its roots and origin.
Doesn't answer my question, tho...

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[bulldogchesty]

When you're a kid no one cared why it was Halloween, it was all about the candy.:spider:

 

[70NPORT]

When you're a kid no one cared why it was Halloween, it was all about the candy.:spider:

Yup. That's the best part!

 

[commando1]

Did your parents have to pre-screen your candy?

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[polara71]

Did your parents have to pre-screen your candy?

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Pre-screen? Does that mean they screened it before they screened it?

 

[commando1]

You couldn't eat anything you collected until your parents checked every item in the bag.

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[commando1]

ATM machine

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[70NPORT]

Yup. My mom went thru all my halloween loot before I could have any of it. Looking for razor blades and needles and stuff.

 

[polara71]

You couldn't eat anything you collected until your parents checked every item in the bag.

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ATM machine

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Ah, good. You figured it out.... Never pre heat your oven, its a waste of time and energy to heat it twice