Halloween traditions

[the game]

So it's that time of year with halloween quickly approaching and I'm kicking off the season with fresh pressed non pasteurized apple cider. Plan to take my nephew this year to the old prison in Mansfield (the one that they filmed Shawshank redemption in). It's a haunted house now and it's alot of fun. What traditions do you guys have for the season?

[Theodarzna]

So it's that time of year with halloween quickly approaching and I'm kicking off the season with fresh pressed non pasteurized apple cider. Plan to take my nephew this year to the old prison in Mansfield (the one that they filmed Shawshank redemption in). It's a haunted house now and it's alot of fun. What traditions do you guys have for the season?

I make a dish and leave it for the crows, then light candles and hold a bonfire party in my backyard for some friends.

[the game]

I make a dish and leave it for the crows, then light candles and hold a bonfire party in my backyard for some friends.

a real bonfire?


Or a city folk bon fire?

[Theodarzna]

a real bonfire?


Or a city folk bon fire?

This year will be closer to the top since I have some old furniture to torch in the pile, its a fairly big bonfire usually because I have a big gravel sand area to burn in. If decide to I could build a big wicker suite for the occasion but .... bleh who has the time.

[the game]

This year will be closer to the top since I have some old furniture to torch in the pile, its a fairly big bonfire usually because I have a big gravel sand area to burn in. If decide to I could build a big wicker suite for the occasion but .... bleh who has the time.

Good you do it properly then. I love bonfires.

[Zogarth]

a real bonfire?

Or a city folk bon fire?

I am pretty sure it is illegal to make such a large bonfire if you live in any kind of populated area...

While we don't celebrate haloween much in Denmark, we do make huge bonfires for other holidays. I used to go to the nearby beach where there were celebrations every year, with a huge bonfire.

[the game]

I am pretty sure it is illegal to make such a large bonfire if you live in any kind of populated area...

While we don't celebrate haloween much in Denmark, we do make huge bonfires for other holidays. I used to go to the nearby beach where there were celebrations every year, with a huge bonfire.

maybe but nobody will say anything. Unless they're assholes.

[Mihalik]

I usually hit the town (I live in Madrid, Spain, so usually here Halloween is just an excuse to get drunk, party and girls to dress slutty).

[Daedius]

Every year the family visits our mother during Halloween, let the kids do their trick o' treating while the rest of us enjoy her colcannon.




And then the stereotypical watching of horror films for the night.

[ovm33]

I always go to a buddies. We smoke BBQ, weather permitting, and pass out candy to the kids. And liquid "candy" to the dads. You can work up a powerful thirst following those goblins around.

[Celista]

I am not ready for fall OR CHRISTMAS AS SOME STORES HAVE A CHRISTMAS AISLE ALREADY.

[Freighter]

I have none.

[Cerilis]

It's not really a thing here except as an excuse to get drunk, so... I will just be home and post in gen.OT as sad as that might sound.

[Shadowsgrace]

I make a dish and leave it for the crows, then light candles and hold a bonfire party in my backyard for some friends.

Nice, "traditional"? I live in the woods (basically) and while I love the Wildlife that surrounds me, sadly it means no Bonfire for me. I will Light my candles, make my offerings, and Celebrate as I know best.

[Theodarzna]

Nice, "traditional"? I live in the woods (basically) and while I love the Wildlife that surrounds me, sadly it means no Bonfire for me. I will Light my candles, make my offerings, and Celebrate as I know best.

As traditional as I can keep it. Thankfully I have a nice clearing that is rather marshy to use. Or at least it is right now and likely will be by then. If conditions stay dry it might have to be a smaller more contained affair. The feast is a must, but admittedly some years its dry and I cannot do the bonfire as big some years.

[breadisfunny]

I am not ready for fall OR CHRISTMAS AS SOME STORES HAVE A CHRISTMAS AISLE ALREADY.

don't forget the whole assorted pumpkin spice products accompying fall! like this one i found this year:

[omeomorfismo]

carnival 2.0
hence a perfect excuse to dance in some rave

[Shadowsgrace]

As traditional as I can keep it. Thankfully I have a nice clearing that is rather marshy to use. Or at least it is right now and likely will be by then. If conditions stay dry it might have to be a smaller more contained affair. The feast is a must, but admittedly some years its dry and I cannot do the bonfire as big some years.

Sounds wonderful, a lot of Friends and Family I hope. I tend to have solo affairs myself, Easy to plan and produce, but not nearly as boisterous. But you make due with what you can.

[Independent voter]

We usually just take the kids out trick-or-treating. I don't really enjoy this holiday, as I hate spending all night checking candy.

Tampered candy is supposed to be an urban legend. There's never been a case were they found candy that was tampered with.

Read that somewhere, I'd google it to make sure.


Police have never documented actual cases of people randomly distributing poisoned goodies to children on Halloween.

http://www.snopes.com/horrors/poison/halloween.asp

[Celista]

don't forget the whole assorted pumpkin spice products accompying fall! like this one i found this year:

I don't know anyone who is buying this crap. I would be interested in what focus groups companies are using, that they're pushing so many pumpkin spice products.

Probably the same 24 year old woman in every focus group, who snorts pumpkin spice mix in the bathroom between group meetings.