Thought I'd mention Halloween and ask....

Before I continue participate in your discussion, karen. I want say a pleasant hello, because your my dearly friend here. Well same here in the Philippines, some people celebrate that but i notice only those rich and have known in life. For me, my friend I didn't celebrate that because I am a religious person and just read on the Bible, that no such events being celebrated. Pardon me if not that kind of person. Celebrating Halloween...Wish you enjoy the that celebration in your country this coming months of october...have a nice day!

Hi Karen, over here we don't celebtate Halloween, it's not one of our customs at all and I would hate to see it imported as each country should have it's own customs. We have Ochi day instead on October the 28th where all the schoolchildren dress in blue and white and parade with Greek flags, then recite poetry and readings from history as a reminder of why they are parading. It's a very moving event and everyone lines the streets to see it and to listen to the recitals.

I'm in the US too and my family does celebrate Halloween. Not only do we celebrate it, it's my favorite holiday! I really can't wait. :) I think I am more excited then the kids!

Well, we're in the same country so you already know the answer to this one. I usually don't participate in Halloween but I am sometimes tempted to get into costume. It might be fun to see if I could fool people.

Hi PeacefulWmn! I'm in the US too, and I love to celebrate Halloween! I like to carve some jack-o-lanterns and put some other decorations outside. I don't get many trick or treaters where I live, so I usually go to my sister's to pass out candy. Sometimes we even get dressed up. Some friends of mine used to have a huge outdoor party every year, and it was always fun. They don't do it anymore because of getting older, and his health isn't real good. A friend that I've made just in the last year and I were talking today, and it came up that Halloween is on a Saturday this year, so she said they might have a bonfire and invite some people over. Sounds good to me!

i just thought i would respond to you your discussion every time i make one no one responds lol but anyway i go to knots scary farm for Halloween that my tradition :D

Hello peacefulwmn. Yeah I think that we pretty much celebrate it the same way that our neighbours in the US do. We do the usual carving of the pumpkin, each year trying to be more creative, I always make the house very festive with my decorating, putting up pumpkin and bone lights everywhere, spider webs, bones, gravestones that I've made. If I'm staying home and not going to a party, I'll be the one giving out candies to kids, so I'll probably be dressed up in something scary. Well, I always get a kick of of scaring kids with my costume, also it's really cute seeing little kids hobble around in their costumes. I'll also rent scary horror movies with the husband and watch them with the lights out. I really love that time of year though and enjoy Halloween more than Christmas I think. Oh almost forgot to mention, but last year my husband and I were traveling all over Europe. Anyway, we were in Slovenia at Halloween and saw that American customs are certainly being introduced over there, just like Halloween. There was this very "happening" Halloween party that we didn't know about, going on in one of the Medieval castles there in a little village (It's a country of tons of castles btw), and I thought to myself that I would have really enjoyed being there. People were all decked out in scary costumes, and there were candles lit everywhere. But I think that the way you celebrated was quite special as well.

we don't have trick and treat in the philippines. we only commemorate that day by lighting a candle on their stone in the cemetery.

Yes. Halloween is the celebration of the anti-Christ. I remember hanging inverted crosses around the house with my family. We would also drink goats blood and read each others futures in a cup black cats urine. Women would dance naked in the moonlight and the men would chase them. Most Americans celebrate the holiday wrong. They made it into a childrens holiday. When I was a kid we would overturn gravestones and speak incantations over a sacrificed lamb. Fun stuff. A lot funner than eating candy and dressing up. j/k

we don't celebrate Halloween in Malaysia, it's not in our custom or belief. Though it must be fun for kids to walk around the neighbourhood to collect candy. But we already have celebrations when children can walk from house to house to collect angpau. Angpau is small envelope containing money. It's a gift from the host when they're leaving.

Hello my friend My grandson always looks forward to halloween, I never really get in to this much, one year we did something special for the tenants, well children in our building, we decorated the hallway, had candy bags for them, and it was really nice, this was during the time they suggested kids not go out, so we decided t bring halloween to them, really nice. Thank you.

In my country we don't have Halloween but we have similar celebration and it happens on each July. I don't remember the exact date but the night of date each house put out a basket of candies for the ghost(eventually for children) and also put some plants in the house to prevent bad ghost entering your house.

Halloween is a tradition we celebrate as well. I don't personally participate in the trick or treating part, but we do decorate the front yard a little bit. Mostly we do this for those in the neighbourhood that still have small children that will come calling. I love to see the really little ones coming up the driveway. So excited, yet not really understanding what is going on. All they know is that every house they go to is giving them treats, so all is good in their minds - lol. We have never had a campfire, but I think I'm going to give that a try this year, it sounds like fun. It can be chilly here by the end of October. Have a good one, M

This sounds so cool. I envy you a lot. Since I live in Brazil, we don't have Halloween parties. Only on some isolated American wanna be places. I mean, there is no decoration on the houses, there are no children running around asking for candies, trere aro no people in strange clothes. Yeah, Brazil suck on Halloween :(