Halloween

[hungryhill aliens]

can anyone tell me what day the kids go out Tricker Treating as the 31st of October is a Sunday !!!!!

[theone]

That will be "trick OR treating".

I believe Saturday night is supposed to be done if the 31st is a Sunday. Not sure if it would make much of a difference nowadays though.

[redeyedtreefrog]

Why would it be Saturday? Can someone enlighten me or am I missing something obvious?

[theone]

Why would it be Saturday? Can someone enlighten me or am I missing something obvious?

The christians don't like degradation of their sacred day.

[Dadie]

Guising...Guising ...Guising!
We are not in America.
Though we will carve a pumpkin rather than a neep as I lose at least 1 spoon (bent to death) and endure a cut or two doing a neep.
But pancakes on a string and dooking for apples are still fun.

[Beat Bug]

Where we used to live there was a family with several kids, and they always went out trick or treating a day or two earlier than the other kids in the village. They thought they'd get more treats.

[Dadie]

Errr not in our house...
if you are that early I wouldnt have bought in the treats yet...
Or made up the bags
And the kids would be told to come back on the right night!
Mat seem harsh on the kids, but, its the parents fault for sending them out too early.

[brandy]

pancakes on a string .. you are so weird *grins* dunking for apples ive heard of now! *laughs* runs around shouting.. trick or treating trick or treating!!! nanananabooboo i can say it.. im american!!
and im really only 12 *laughs* well in my mind at times!

[Dadie]

Pancakes with treacle or syrup....
Messy faces...
And if you really are feeling devilish play hunt the jelly baby in the tray of flour afterwards..blindfolded ..no hands allowed...(even more fun if the kids are older is to remove the jelly baby for a wee while)
Then the dooking for apples to clean them up before going home.

[brandy]

yuck! nope gonna stick with m american traditions.. better anyway *smirk*

[Dadie]

Could do doughnuts instead?
If you wish..the hole makes them easy to hang up...
Im decorating the front porch as usual, and have bought window paints to do the livingroom window...that will be entertaining to see my efforts..
Have stuff to put in bags..just need to get little oranges and apples yet.
A touchy feely box is good for older kids...little trays with cold spag (worms) beans (maggots) etc goes down well..
Jelly with jelly worms in is popular as well as witches brew (juice with food colouring in..or mixed with another juice)

[brandy]

sounds good! *G*

[ShelleyCowie]

So what time are people sending their kids out trick or treating? About 6-6.30pm? or is that too late? Think OH is taking the kids out, im staying with the youngest one to give out sweeties (I expect a joke or something before they get a sweetie from me!!)

Not sure i can prep athrun with a joke tho.....his sentences arent quite there yet! Might be able to get him to say fart?!

[Scarybiscuits03]

So what time are people sending their kids out trick or treating? About 6-6.30pm? or is that too late? Think OH is taking the kids out, im staying with the youngest one to give out sweeties (I expect a joke or something before they get a sweetie from me!!)

Not sure i can prep athrun with a joke tho.....his sentences arent quite there yet! Might be able to get him to say fart?!

As soon as it gets dark!!!! It usually sibsides by 7pm for everyone to have a drink and get over how busy its been!!

[brandy]

same here.. as soon as it gets dark.. try not to bug people too much when they are trying to have thier tea!

[Nacho]

back to the OP

what night are folk doing Halloween on ? Saturday or Sunday ?

[Dadie]

Dont know?
Guess I will have to have bags made up for baith nights
Hopefully the groat will say what day to go out on!

[mums angels]

I'm pretty sure it was always a Saturday if it was on a Sunday thats when i was planning on putting mine out am not quite sure if i would put them out on a Sunday its also a school night and my two younger ones would need to be in bed by 7 anyway .

[orkneycadian]

The christians don't like degradation of their sacred day.

Er, Halloween is the eve of All Saints Day. Its always on the 1st of November, so Halloween is always on the 31st! Christmas Eve doesn't get shifted to another day of the week if Christmas Day falls on a Sunday, and and Halloween, the eve of All Saints Day (another Holy Day), does neither!

And don't forget to dook your apples out of cider!

[bobsgirl]

When I was younger it was always a Saturday night we went out if it landed on a Sunday so will be taking kids out on Saturday night. If anyone was to come to my door on Sunday then I would just simply say no to them. I am not in any way churchy, but still believe it should be moved to the saturday night.