Did you see any trick-or-treaters on Halloween?

Did you see any trick-or-treaters on Halloween?

  • Yes

    Votes: 19 15.2%

  • No

    Votes: 97 77.6%

  • Other

    Votes: 9 7.2%
  • Total voters
    125
Calkem said:
Nothing at all....

Thinking about it a bit more, I think you have to remember that these days most houses have gates, dogs, dummy intercoms so nobody is just going to knock on your door uninvited. I remember the childhood home we used to live in 7 out of 10 of the homes had no gates, you could walk straight up to the door, today all of them have gates elect. fences etc

Halloween is just not our thing.........
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No more toktokkie even.
 
Nope

But did head out in my Impala with shotgun to defeat the sudden emergence of zombies, ghosts and werewolves overunning the neighbourhood.

Things have gone back to normal now but I did my bit for the community. Missing kids posters have been going up though.

Wonder if there have been any clown sightings...
 
I encounter trick or treaters most days - but none on Halloween funnily enough.
 
The only people that really get in the Halloween spirit in South Africa are the robot beggars.
 
airborne said:
The people in my area take it quite seriously, there is always a good few hordes out and about on Halloween walking around with their little skid marks in tow begging for sweeties. Seems these days the kids aren't allowed to do it alone, the parents escort them around, we do live in dangerous times though so perhaps not overboard.
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In Germany the police escort the kids for ToT on Halloween.

ProfA said:
Not Merica. My gates are closed and locked anyway. No bell either. If you are at my gate i should be expecting you otherwise you will stand their like a pagan loving tosser.
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Halloween is not an American tradition. It's a European tradition, as is Christmas.
 
Cosmik Debris said:
Halloween is not an American tradition. It's a European tradition, as is Christmas.
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There is a Catholic feast loosely related called All Hallows / All Souls' Eve which is the evening before All Saints Day.
But this has none of the pumpkin stuff and silly trick and treating. It is a religious feast.

Growing up in Europe I only learned of Halloween from American movies.

Halloween is kitsch Americana. I know there are some Irish connections too but the stuff in movies is just silly and cringe.

As for Germany:

Halloween was not generally observed in Germany prior to the 1990s, but has been increasing in popularity. It has been associated with the influence of United States culture, and "Trick or Treating" (German: Süßes sonst gibt's Saures) has been occurring in various German cities, especially in areas such as the Dahlem neighborhood in Berlin, which was part of the American zone during the Cold War. Today, Halloween in Germany brings in 200 million euros a year,...
 
All Saints' Day or All Hallows' Day is a Christian feast on the 1st November observed by some Christian sects as a celebration of the bond between the dead in Heaven, the living and the church. Some cultures believe that it is also the day when the dead is most likely to cross over into the world of the living and will hold ceremonies on the eve before to appease the dead. It's mainly the American culture that popularised the tradition of trick or treating.
 
I’m “old” enough to member when no one gave a toss about Halloween & Guy Fawkes was all the rage. These days it’s the complete switcheroo!

I had a meaningful discussion with a colleague re: this very topic on the 31st.
 
Not in our short street or at our gate (which is locked anyway), but from dogs barking in the general are there probably was some minor activity.
 
Jet-Fighter7700 said:
this, since when did this American holiday come to our shores?
next people will tell us about the NFL or NASCAR or something else exclusively American, like pop tarts.
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It comes from the Celtic Samhain festival marking the end of the harvest season.

Whatever though, it’s an enjoyable thing to be a part of if you live in a neighbourhood that still had some community going.
 
Here in the Free State, we do not even know about foreign stuff like that.
 
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