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How Will You Celebrate Halloween This Year?
Kerry:
Halloween isn't really celebrated in Australia. However, I've noticed in the past couple of years that a small group of neighbourhood children, all very young (under 10yo), have been dressing-up and going door-to-door. It appears to be very low-key and all over by nightfall, because of their young age. I'm in a high-rise apartment building with security access intercom downstairs, so they don't target my building. The children appear to be having fun, albeit somewhat embarrassed and reluctant to knock on stranger's doors (I look down upon it all happening from my vantage point above), but the accompanying adults look to be anything but enraptured. They look like guards on a prison death march. I've never heard of adult Halloween celebrations here in Oz. No-one decorates their homes. Halloween parties are unheard of. If I were to wear a Halloween costume to work (a hospital), I would be locked-up in the on-campus psych ward for sure. "Kerry's finally cracked," they'd say, "I told you it'd happen one day!" :laugh:
CellarDweller:
Kerry, those trick or treating kids may have been started by my friend.
lmao!
a number of years ago, one of my friends held dual citizenship, for US and Austrailia.
On her first Halloween there, she invited her friends to her flat for a Halloween party. She explained the custom to them, and they all came in costume and she decorated the house, but with US decorations, as she could find none over there.
Well, she made them all go out trick or treating, and the people whos doors they knocked on had no idea what was going on!
Ava told me that when they got back, they had collected note pads, plastic fruit, cigarettes and various other things from people who had no candy around.
:laugh:
Jeff Wrangler:
--- Quote from: CellarDweller on October 06, 2008, 08:20:11 am ---Well, she made them all go out trick or treating, and the people whos doors they knocked on had no idea what was going on!
Ava told me that when they got back, they had collected note pads, plastic fruit, cigarettes and various other things from people who had no candy around.
:laugh:
--- End quote ---
What, no Foster's? :o
CellarDweller:
--- Quote from: Jeff Wrangler on October 06, 2008, 08:57:10 am ---What, no Foster's? :o
--- End quote ---
Nope, no Fosters!
Kerry:
--- Quote from: CellarDweller on October 06, 2008, 08:20:11 am ---Kerry, those trick or treating kids may have been started by my friend.
lmao!
a number of years ago, one of my friends held dual citizenship, for US and Austrailia.
On her first Halloween there, she invited her friends to her flat for a Halloween party. She explained the custom to them, and they all came in costume and she decorated the house, but with US decorations, as she could find none over there.
Well, she made them all go out trick or treating, and the people whos doors they knocked on had no idea what was going on!
Ava told me that when they got back, they had collected note pads, plastic fruit, cigarettes and various other things from people who had no candy around.
--- End quote ---
:laugh: I'm surprised they didn't get black-eyes and dog bites! :o ;) :laugh:
You've made me think, Chuck. A couple of years ago, a new family moved into a house across the street from me. I live very close to Sydney's Little Italy and they look to be a young Italio-Australian family with three little girls. The father appears to be the ring-leader of this new Halloween custom and the participants meet-up at their house. Certainly, it seemed to start at about the same time they moved in. And he is the only adult who appears to enjoy the door-to-door exercise. He's like a big kid. He dressed-up as a wizard last year and really gets into the fun with the kids. As opposed to the other adults who look to be dreading every moment. I've only observed this all from high above and have never heard his voice. Now I'm wondering if he's not Italio-Australian at all. Maybe he's Italio-American and has brought this new custom to Australia with him. :D
P.S., What does "Imao!" mean? ???
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