DIR Return Create A Forum - Home
---------------------------------------------------------
Bad Manners and Brimstone
HTML https://badmanners.createaforum.com
---------------------------------------------------------
*****************************************************
DIR Return to: Holidays
*****************************************************
#Post#: 16524--------------------------------------------------
Halloween
By: Thitpualso Date: October 18, 2018, 12:39 pm
---------------------------------------------------------
How is it celebrated where you live?
Our neighborhood has many artistic people, a vibrant LGBTQ
community and many children. As a result, Halloween is a big
deal.
There’s a competition for Halloween decorations in front
gardens. Last year’s winner featured a ‘Zombie Containment
Zone’.
Local vets stage pet costume parades.
On Halloween afternoon, costumed employees of merchants on our
main shopping streets will distribute treats
from 5 gallon tins. An Indy bookstore advertises a ‘baby
dragon’. They aren’t lying because the shop mascot is a very
large iguana.
After sunset there will be the Halloween parade with a comparsa
band, costumes from the Caribbean Labor Day parade and giant
puppets as well as creative offerings by local people. Last
year’s hits included the kid dressed up as a California roll and
the stroller tricked out as a pirate ship.
Our building is a hollow square with a park in the middle.
Children of residents invite friends for the costume parade,
trick or treating in the courtyard and parties in the homes of
residents. For the trick or treating, adult residents bring
their baskets of treats down to the courtyard. Usually, the
adults also wear costumes. It’s festive, fun for all and your
doorbell isn’t ringing all evening.
#Post#: 16526--------------------------------------------------
Re: Halloween
By: GardenGal Date: October 18, 2018, 12:46 pm
---------------------------------------------------------
Wow - that sounds wonderful! There are very few kids in our
neighborhood, and our house is at the bottom of a long and
winding driveway. We were eager to hand out candy the first few
years we lived here, but virtually no one ever came down. I'm
the first to admit that the house didn't look inviting, as I
didn't put out any Halloween decorations, but even those years
when we put a large bowl of candy outside, partway down the
driveway, with a "Help Yourself" sign, there were few takers.
For the last few years we've either been out of town on
Halloween (not planned, just convenient) or just ignored it
entirely.
#Post#: 16529--------------------------------------------------
Re: Halloween
By: NFPwife Date: October 18, 2018, 1:01 pm
---------------------------------------------------------
Our town has a parade, the local grocery store has trick or
treating at all the different departments, and we have trick or
treat one evening.
Folks might remember my post from the old board about reverse
trick or treating ;) The update on that is that the underpants
kid, who was very vocally appreciative of his treats (along with
his brother) and the family who could barely mutter a thank you
(and often not even that) have both moved. The kiddos who live
in the UP kid's house are really sweet and always say thank you.
(We took things down when they weren't home and they were at our
door thanking us as soon as they came in.)
The young man in the house of the other family barely says thank
you or replies when we say "Hello" to him when we see him
outside. He also just graduated. So.... he's off the list this
year. (He takes any electronics or items we throw away out of
our garbage so I'm considering the vacuum and microwave his
trick or treat gifts. :D )
#Post#: 16533--------------------------------------------------
Re: Halloween
By: Kimberami Date: October 18, 2018, 1:32 pm
---------------------------------------------------------
I am jealous of your wonderful neighbors. My neighborhood is not
very kid friendly. Several places are doing trunk or
treats/carnivals starting the Sunday before Halloween until the
actual day of Halloween. My office will host one on Halloween
night. My daughter's school will have a carnival on the day
before. It is hosted by the middle & high school students for
the elementary school students. I think it is very sweet. The
focus is on silly/spooky instead of outright scary. The seniors
have the honor of doing the haunted house every year. I've heard
that it is always quite an experience.
#Post#: 16536--------------------------------------------------
Re: Halloween
By: BeagleMommy Date: October 18, 2018, 2:32 pm
---------------------------------------------------------
There are several haunted houses, haunted hayrides, one
amusement park goes all out for Halloween with scary haunted
house and treats.
In neighborhoods it varies by how many families with kids are
around.
Now, BeagleDaddy loves Halloween. We always have a big display
in our front yard that looks like a cemetery complete with
figures, tombstones, a Gothic fence, and scattered bones. We
have an inflatable archway around our front door that looks like
the Grim Reaper and an inflatable haunted house the kiddos can
walk through.
I make goodie bags filled with assorted candy and usually go
through between 80-100 bags.
We are really popular.
#Post#: 16543--------------------------------------------------
Re: Halloween
By: Jayhawk Date: October 18, 2018, 4:23 pm
---------------------------------------------------------
Lots of organizations (including churches) have Trunk or Treat
events, kids trick or treat the neighborhoods (not as much as
when I was a kid in pre-historic times), that sort of thing.
Some folks really get into it, others not so much.
#Post#: 16579--------------------------------------------------
Re: Halloween
By: vintagegal Date: October 19, 2018, 7:59 am
---------------------------------------------------------
I thought it would be busy last year as I am close to the town
center, but within walking distance, the school, library, and
fire station all have parties for the kids. Last year I got 2
visitors. I'm prepared this year with two bags of candy but I
made sure they were the kind I like.
#Post#: 16612--------------------------------------------------
Re: Halloween
By: Victoria Date: October 19, 2018, 12:47 pm
---------------------------------------------------------
The complex where I live passes out door hangers that you can
put up if you're game for kids knocking on your door. People
here take it upon themselves to police everyone's behavior, so I
look forward to another flurry of "If you don't put out that
door hanger for the children you're a terrible person" and
"Screw you, I'm not celebrating the capitalist appropriation of
a pagan holiday" posts on the community message boards.
#Post#: 16643--------------------------------------------------
Re: Halloween
By: gmatoy Date: October 19, 2018, 10:49 pm
---------------------------------------------------------
Every year I hang my collection of witches hats from a string
that I run from my front door to the pillar at the end of the
sidewalk. It serves 2 purposes: decoration and keeping the
littles on the sidewalk, as there is a drop-off from the
sidewalk to the flower bed. It is only a couple of inches, but
that is just enough to twist an ankle.
Then we wait for the children. DH loves it when they gasp and
realize that I'm "the teacher!" I'm glad that he enjoys it so
much as he paid for both me and our DD to go to college at the
same time! He deserves to get the satisfaction!
#Post#: 17535--------------------------------------------------
Re: Halloween
By: Thitpualso Date: October 29, 2018, 3:15 pm
---------------------------------------------------------
I started this thread with some information about what Halloween
is in our neighborhood.
If anyone is interested in learning more you can go to YouTube
and look up ‘Halloween in Park Slope, Brooklyn’.
I think you’ll like what you see.
Happy Halloween, everyone!
*****************************************************
DIR Next Page