Comments on Better than Cheesecake: Weird American Traditions #1: Halloween

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2009-02-03T00:50:00.000+11:00

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I had a similar trick or treating experience which...

2008-11-13T10:22:00.000+11:00

I had a similar trick or treating experience which meant coming home with a whole packet of Tim Tams. Good times, must do that again.

I love Halloween because it's the one day in Ameri...

2008-02-11T06:13:00.000+11:00

I love Halloween because it's the one day in America where you have a natural leg-up if your weird.

And yes there were Pilgrims. And they killed the Indians who helped them to survive their first Winter as soon as the meal settled pretty much.

Matt- Ha! Blogging and reading blogs is the best p...

2007-11-08T11:33:00.000+11:00

Matt- Ha! Blogging and reading blogs is the best procrastination evah.

Having a big Halloween does sound fun. I'll have to spend one in the US of A sometime.

Locally, the most interesting Halloween news of note was that there was a Zombie shuffle through central Melbourne! I hope they didn't scare the little kiddies too much.

Lol,I LOVE this post about Halloween, lol, made me...

2007-11-07T17:22:00.000+11:00

Lol,

I LOVE this post about Halloween, lol, made me laugh while I procrastinate studying for a midterm tomorrow, gah.

Speaking of which, Halloween rocks... Its just soo much fun to dress up as someone you aren't and act all weird, and the streets are FULL of people in costumes. I dunno, its fun.

As for Tahnksgiving, its pretty much an excuse to eat way too much Turkey, Stuffing (bread, cranberries and bits cooked inside the bird, also known as heaven), potatoes, and cranberry sauce.

Its got some sort of history with being thankful for the harvest and such... meh, I'm not a history major.

Thanks sweetheart! Hope you're well. I like your p...

2007-11-07T09:07:00.000+11:00

Thanks sweetheart! Hope you're well.

I like your perspective on holidays. It sounds like you use them in a way that relates to you rather than celebrating them for the sake of it.

Hey you! I've missed you, but glad you're backPeop...

2007-11-07T00:47:00.000+11:00

Hey you! I've missed you, but glad you're back

People over here think I'm weird cos I celebrate Halloween, but the nearest religion I believe in is wicca - the forces of nature, as it's the one I can see.

Although I also celebrate Thanksgiving. I know it's an American tradition, but I just use it as an excuse to spend a day thinking about the things I'm thankful for. It's just like a reminder

Australia has at least one witch that I can think ...

2007-11-05T11:11:00.000+11:00

Australia has at least one witch that I can think of. Her name is Fiona Horne and she is a blonde, tanned witch.

I guess our witches are like our Christmases. Same basic concept, but skewed.

Rather than black haired witches with long noses our witches are blonde and pretty, and rather than white Christamases with snowmen and mulled wine we have Christmases with cold beer, salads and cricket in the backyard.

Halloween wouldn't work in the Southern hemisphere...

2007-11-04T19:22:00.000+11:00

Halloween wouldn't work in the Southern hemisphere because it's marking the start of winter. Aussie Halloween would have to be in April - but I think your country is too warm and sunny for witches.

Boysenberry - Oh, the 'rural pom' tradition sounds...

2007-11-04T16:15:00.000+11:00

Boysenberry - Oh, the 'rural pom' tradition sounds lovely!

Susanne, if nothing else, you make me feel that li...

2007-11-04T09:09:00.000+11:00

Susanne, if nothing else, you make me feel that little bit better about my frequency of blogging :)

Believe it or not, the rural poms have a bit of a Halloween tradition, but a bit more celtic. As kids, we'd have bonfires, and eat outside normally. Not *quite* like the US version.

Yeah yeah, point taken. :)

2007-11-01T15:15:00.000+11:00

Yeah yeah, point taken. :)

Who are you, again?:P

2007-11-01T13:53:00.000+11:00

Who are you, again?

:P

Thanks suze! It's good to be home.Facebook's been ...

2007-11-01T12:15:00.000+11:00

Thanks suze! It's good to be home.

Facebook's been my internet communication of choice of late, but blogging will always be my true love.

Floozies like MySpace and Facebook may seduce me away from time to time, but MySpace and Facebook are like easter egg chocolate, while blogging is like Lindt dark chocolate with 70% cocoa. There's just no comparison.

Welcome back you! Your last post was in July - I d...

2007-11-01T11:33:00.000+11:00

Welcome back you! Your last post was in July - I doubt back then you thought your next one would be about Halloween. :)