Shock Horror

[cappy]

well den this is a small village and there are only about ten at the age to do this ....but the little buggers come three or four times wering different masks....but then i suppose its part of tadays new culture.......not like us sitting outside the pub in sept with a guy .....asking penny for the guy ....and if we scored ...off to the chippy ......regards cappy

[Jim Brady]

My memory Jim is that spuds and chestnuts went on the fire embers on 'Bonfire Night' a British rather than American occasion

When I was a kid there wasn't an American thing about it, it was known as just good old plain "Duck Apple Night".All the families by us had their own duck apple in their own homes all that was on offer was apples and chestnuts done on a shovel over the coal fire.Our mothers had to make sure that they bought apples with long stalks to tie the string onto for the snap apple.A string across the living room with apples hanging down on strings and a bowl of water on the floor with apples in for the duck apple.Do you think the kids would go for that today,to us it was something to look forward to.
Regards.
Jim.B.

[cappy]

When I was a kid there wasn't an American thing about it, it was known as just good old plain "Duck Apple Night".All the families by us had their own duck apple in their own homes all that was on offer was apples and chestnuts done on a shovel over the coal fire.Our mothers had to make sure that they bought apples with long stalks to tie the string onto for the snap apple.A string across the living room with apples hanging down on strings and a bowl of water on the floor with apples in for the duck apple.Do you think the kids would go for that today,to us it was something to look forward to.
Regards.
Jim.B.

###you mean you had a proper apple .....some guys have all the fun lol cappy

[Keith Moody]

I don`t think it was celebrated in England due to the closeness of Guy Fawkes night, with the exceptions of certain sects and witch`s.
It is a big occasion ln Winnipeg where people decorate thier lawns with all manner of things, such as headstones, skelitons, witch`s broomsicks, skulls, cobwebs etc. there is also big parties for the adults, also fireworks and lots of lanerns made out of pumpkins. the children dress up and go from door to door in their neighberhood collecting candy and chocolate. it has died down a bit over the years due to idiots putting razor blades in fruit and poison substances in the candies. sometimes the snow is already on the ground and all the trees ( except the evrgreens )are bare, it can be real spooky. there is also a Winnipeg wide contest for the best decorated garden.
keith moody
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[Keith Tindell]

Turn the hall lights out, and when they knock on the door YOU stick your face round the door wearing the scariest mask you can find !!! throws them out a bit kt

[Captain Kong]

As WC Fields said," Any man who Hates Kids and Dogs, cant be all that bad"

[Ivan Cloherty]

I don`t think it was celebrated in England due to the closeness of Guy Fawkes night, with the exceptions of certain sects and witch`s.

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Unfortunately Keith the supermarkets, Joke shops and card shops and anyone else who can get on the bandwagon makes sure you cannot avoid all the crap that is sold in their shops for this import, it has more supporters than St Georges Day which date they wouldn't know

[Keith at Tregenna]

Vegan All Hallows Eve:

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[gray_marian]

PC brigade would have had a field day up here when I was dooking for apples in the 1960's in a basin of water with a fork handle in my mouth!! Lanterns were made from a turnip [swede?] monkey nuts, toffee apple and a couple of sweeties were the reward. Costumes were hand made. My party piece depended on the neighbour! It was a either a poem or I would ask 'do you want to hear a "dirty Joke" ............................'Jock the coalman' I can still remember the stern look I got from Mrs Patterson Mr Patterson liked it though;

[happy daze john in oz]

The Americanisation of Oz continues so the night is big here. The shops are full of crap for the night, shopping centres looking more like grave yards with all the stuff they put out. I have a very large bunch of Garlic which will be on the front door.