Anyone here actually celebrate it? Go trick or treating or even have treats at home ready for those who do?

No, I am not American.

Several years ago, yes. Was fun to walk the streets of the local area and try to extort $$ or food from people who have no idea what your on about. specially people who speak english badly.

It's not really a big thing at all in Aus. Stupid yank holiday.

Kindly list your address here however Kat and we can go round and collect treats from you.

what the hell is the whole point of halloween?

All Hallows Eve, is the night of October 31 st when the spirit and nor- mal world allegedly become one.

Plus candy. Sweet delicious candy!

it's a celtic holiday, on november eve the king of the dead comes to our world and steals souls

it's a celtic pagan holiday,

Was around long before the Celts were a recognised people and was tied to many different mythos and cultures.

Christianity renamed it (along with Easter) to what we know it as today as they realised that they couldn't stop the people celebrating the solstices etc according to pagan rituals so they just went "can't beat em, join em" an started to pretend that these dates were important to their f***ed up way of thinking

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Heh, trust the yanks to steal a holiday which allows you to extort your neighbours using threat.

aren't celtics by definition pagan?

I like to consider myself a multicultural person - let's respect the right of everyone to celebrate whatever they want (yes, including the Americans :P) and join in on the festivities!


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^^ Close, but not by a long shot

Pagans are by definition any religious belief that doesn't follow either Christian, Muslim, or Jewish tenets

One who is not a Christian, Muslim, or Jew, especially a worshiper of a polytheistic religion

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Though i doubt anyone around here follows the holiday i will still have my air-rifle ready for people chucking eggs.

What kind of culture endorses 'trickery' (which usually involves damage to property) if you don't give random people free candy ?

Loki is the viking god of trickery or something ?

According to what can be reconstructed of the beliefs of the ancient Celts, the new year began around November 1, a day referred to in modern Gaelic as Samhain (meaning "end of summer"). Just as sundown meant the start of a new day, shorter days signified the start of the new year; therefore the harvest festival began every year on the night of October 31.

The exact customs observed in each Celtic region differ, but they generally involve the lighting of fires and the reinforcement of boundaries, across which malicious spirits might cross and threaten the community.

Loki is the viking god of trickery or something ?

hes a norse god

Well yes, but I'm a goth it goes with the territory.

Actually I grew up celebrating Halloween anyway, I think mostly due to my my mother who's Basque (Spanish). We always used to go trick or treating and then go to the Toowong Cemetary late at night (and she wonders why I turned out this way).

There's about a million things on for the goth scene on Saturday night. Yay.

Oh and yes, I always make sure I have candy, and so do my parents though last year no one came. Prior to that though we used to get a lot of people Trick or Treating in Paddington; though admittedly a lot of these were adult Americans and goths :P

halloween is even more retarded than easter and xmas if that is possible

Kindly list your address here however Kat and we can go round and collect treats from you.

That's funny I don't recall saying I had treats to give

I'm going to a halloween party on Saturday night, should be lots of fun.

yer same... seems like a stupid tradition to me but some people seem to like getting dressed up n stuff n it's something different & there are 3 halloween parties on saturday night to go to :P~

i just stick a beanie & a red shirt on & go as 'evil cartman' :D

Halloween rules - it's damn near like Christmas here - decorations everywhere. Lots of chocolate and s***e..

Also, some of the TV stations are running nonstop horror movie marathons. My walls have echoed the sounds of horror music and teenage girls screaming as they are brutally slaughtered...

Bring it!

it's a celtic holiday, on november eve the king of the dead comes to our world and steals souls

Its more like a holiday for paedophiles and kidnappers. The only day where they don't have to stalk little kids 'cos they just randomly turn up at their door steps.

Well you are in the US creepy. So of course it's everywhere.

We'll get some then kat, cause we're all coming round. lol.

If we have to have a Yank tradition like Halloween forced on us then I think its only fair that the 'Septic Tanks' have to celebrate Australia Day .... thats even if they know what it is!? Although I think they r that stupid theyd call it 'Crikey' Day.

Force the c***s to choke on vegemite sandwiches

i'm going to halloween all your mums.

bahaha

i live in apartment

what are the little s***s gonna do, throw eggs at my door?

what are the little s***s gonna do, throw eggs at my door?

watch me ;)

If we have to have a Yank tradition like Halloween forced on us then I think its only fair that the 'Septic Tanks' have to celebrate Australia Day .... thats even if they know what it is!? Although I think they r that stupid theyd call it 'Crikey' Day.

You'd be surprised at how many Aussies don't know what Australia day represents. I remember reading this thing in the kids section in the paper about what kids thought Australia Day represented. There were crazy responses ranging from the day Captain Cook found Australia to something about Terrorists.

Damn pagans.

Lol, multiple connotations to that. :)

I am not American.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v104/zeezee/00.jpg

Just had a couple smart motuhed little pricks come along swearing and generally causing a ruckus up the road.
So when they came up to the door and cried out (obviously a little drunk) "Trick or treat" I merely showed them the business end of my rifle and told them to move along.

Hahahahaha

Pics or lying!!

8-)

Hey talking of halloween did any one watch Halloween reserruction last night ?

Haven't seen any of the prequels before but that was pure ass. Especially with busta rhymes and his "martial arts". Very amusing.

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We'll get some then kat, cause we're all coming round.

Just look out for these costumed guys kat.
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