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Originally Posted by dogsbody70
sounds as if Inamerica it is a neighbourhood activity.
what I hate about T and T is that it is like a threat== Treat me or something bad will happen to you. sorry I hate that idea.
we usually get some sweets in and give if they do call- but its not for me. why on earth celebrate witches and the devil.
sure it must be fun to go partying and dressing up-- glad many have fun
But sorry I am an old misery where Halloween is concerned.
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It's actually not about celebrating witches or the devil. It's based on an old pagan holiay called Samhain, which was about welcoming in the good spirits of our ancestors and scaring away the bad spirits. The whole idea of dressing up as ghosts and ghouls is to do with that it scares away evil spirits. There are similiar-ish holidays in several countries called 'Day of the Dead' and 'All Saints Day', the latter is actually very religious and neither (like the origins of Halloween) are about worshipping witches or devils either
