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This is the Conversation Forum for Halloween << Curator Changes Halloween Food? >> Subject: But why.... Posted Oct 31, 1999 by Just zis Guy, you know? † Cyclist [A690572] :: At the 51st centile of ursine intelligence   Posting 1 Why do the Americans, divided as they are by the fanatically religious and the fanatically anti-religious, celebrate All Hallows Eve with such gusto, when Christmas passes almost unnoticed and Easter is thought by most to have been invented by Hallmark? Read the First Reply to this Posting Subject: But why.... Posted Nov 1, 1999 by Bruce This is a reply to this Posting   Posting 2 Chocolate, candy & other sugar laden products ;^)# Read the First Reply to this Posting Subject: But why.... Posted Nov 1, 1999 by Just zis Guy, you know? † Cyclist [A690572] :: At the 51st centile of ursine intelligence This is a reply to this Posting   Posting 3 In which case why isn't it called "terrorising the elderly day" or "demanding favours with menaces night?" Read the First Reply to this Posting Subject: But why.... Posted Nov 1, 1999 by Bruce This is a reply to this Posting   Posting 4 Marketing ;^)# Read the First Reply to this Posting Subject: But why.... Posted Nov 1, 1999 by Just zis Guy, you know? † Cyclist [A690572] :: At the 51st centile of ursine intelligence This is a reply to this Posting   Posting 5 Ah, yes. marketing. Who was it said of Hewlett-Packard that if they were marketing Sushi they would call it "raw dead fish?" Read the First Reply to this Posting Subject: But why.... Posted Nov 2, 1999 by Bruce This is a reply to this Posting   Posting 6 I'm not sure - but my guess would be the Marketing Department at Hewlett-Packard ;^)# Read the First Reply to this Posting Subject: But why.... Posted Nov 3, 1999 by Just zis Guy, you know? † Cyclist [A690572] :: At the 51st centile of ursine intelligence This is a reply to this Posting   Posting 7 The really worryng thing is that you could be right Read the First Reply to this Posting Subject: But why.... Posted Sep 24, 2008 by gavinorr This is a reply to this Posting   Posting 8 As an adult, now living in Australia, the "American" idea of halloween (give me something for nothing or I'll do something bad to you) is at odds with the version I remember as a kid in Scotland. Growing up in the sixties, we would knock on someones door and, in return for sweets, nuts or apples, "do a turn" (i.e. tell a joke, sing a song or make some attempt at entertainment). Few adults would decline to give you something and many would do so without the "pleasure" of being entertained. However if no prize was given, you simply moved on to the next door. Perhaps the real meanies didn't answer the door, but I cannot recall many complaints on halloween and do remember coming home with lots of sweets to eat and fruit and other healthy stuff (what my mum did with that I don't know, probably disguised it as something tasty in the days to follow). Read the First Reply to this Posting Subject: But why.... Posted Oct 22, 2009 by Gnomon This is a reply to this Posting   Posting 9 That's the way Halloween is in Ireland still. There's no questions of doing anything bad to people who don't produce the nuts. But children now say "Trick or Treat" - in my day we said "Help the Halloween Party". Conversation list Most of the content on h2g2 is created by h2g2's Researchers, who are members of the public. The views expressed are theirs and unless specifically stated are not those of the BBC. The BBC is not responsible for the content of any external sites referenced. In the event that you consider anything on this page to be in breach of the site's House Rules, please click on the relevant button to alert our Moderation Team. Conversation list

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