Cue
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I do hope that gets stuck to. Don’t wanna be bugged by kids begging for handouts, whipper snappers should get a job if they want candy!
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I do hope that gets stuck to. Don’t wanna be bugged by kids begging for handouts, whipper snappers should get a job if they want candy!
John Marwood
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No encouragement is necessary
PeterD
ST16 Represent.
Halloween is great, loved taking my daughter round houses, she loved dressing up, to this day she loves halloween, possibly more than Christmas. Now I have a grandson, can't wait for him to be able to walk round and push dog shit through letter boxes in retaliation for not giving him some sweets. (NB. Grumpy people, little kids dont really do this, they go to houses that tend to have a pumpkin as these are the ones saying hey there, we have sweets).
Gramaisc
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Take your pumpkin for a walk in the park - https://www.facebook.com/events/126202541436348/?acontext={"ref":"108","action_history":"null"}
Cue
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Take your pumpkin for a walk in the park - https://www.facebook.com/events/126202541436348/?acontext={"ref":"108","action_history":"null"}
Kid on the left really looks like he doesn't want to be there.
John Marwood
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You seem like a nice person.
But "celebrating an ancient tradition that helps us consider the life cycle in it's entirety", really . . .
At what point was life and death about dressing up as a witch, horror movie character or some other daft outfit designed to cause fear, knocking on doors asking for sweets or delivering a trick and generally being a muppet for the week leading up to and the night of Halloween.
If people wish to celebrate being a Pagan it in their own homes, then no problem.
Personally I hate it, but the light appears to be on an burning brightly for the majority. Lets hope it never over takes Christmas.
Wormella
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Plenty of Pagan rituals reemerge in Christian celebrations, the idea of spirits returning is common across the world in different cultures, and I think it does give us time to think about the end of things, harvest, life whatever it is that's come to an end - I don't really care for any religion, but I think celebrations are important (as are traditions) and Halloween stands out as the first celebration to make use of the dark nights (as so many festivals of lights do) - it's a nice stepping stone between the end of summer and Christmas.
Gramaisc
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Diwali just pips it.
Wormella
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I meant for me - although I remember getting tickets to a fantastic event held at the The Laurent Perrier Champagne Bar, situated on the 25th floor of the iconic Cube building - and watching Diwali celebrations happening around the city was stunning.
Mikinton
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Mark Sparrow @Markgsparrow 1 day ago
Just a quick reminder that it's almost time to start preparing for those Halloween 'trick or treaters'.
https://twitter.com/Markgsparrow/status/920301038552350720
Just a quick reminder that it's almost time to start preparing for those Halloween 'trick or treaters'.
https://twitter.com/Markgsparrow/status/920301038552350720
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proactive
Enjoying a drop of red.
Basically it's just a yank marketing and sales opportunity that's made its way across the bond.
I much prefer Firework Night when we can all have a jolly time celebrating the fact that someone was burned at the stake for failing to kill MPs.
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Thehooperman
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I thought they were hanged, drawn and quartered not burned at the stake. Hope this doesn't spoil your party though
Gramaisc
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Would make for a spectacular, though less aesthetically pleasing, re-enactment event.I thought they were hanged, drawn and quartered not burned at the stake. Hope this doesn't spoil your party though