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halloween

Have anylocal pubs got any Halloween do's on ?

Darren Penn ● 5440d12 Comments

I saw a lot of ''young uns'' dressed up at the Chatsworth and Redback over the weekend but not sure if anything happening on Monday evening.

Munira Khan ● 5436d

Hallowe-en IS Monday evening. I wouldn't mind it if it didn't spread over about a week. If we are going to adopt American customs, we should do it properly: they wouldn't dream of trick or treating except on the day itself - which is fine and avoidable if necessary.

Sara Nathan ● 5436d

Has it spread out over a week? We've not had trick or treaters, we're expecting them tonight. I don't think its unreasonable for people/pubs to have their parties at the weekend, seems sensible in fact but that doesn't encroach on anyone really.  Did you find a do in the end?

Milena Vincic ● 5436d

In answer to Sara's comment about Hallowe'en being imported from the US, this is a common misconception.  Actually, it is a UK custom dating back to Celtic times.  It was also incorporated into the Christian calendar of Holy Days as All Hallows Eve, which falls the day before All Souls (Nov 1) and All Saints (Nov 2).  The early belief was that on the evening before All Souls, the spirits walked the earth and caused mischief (tricks).  In order to placate them, food was given (tricks).  This developed into the tradition of children dressing up as spirits (ie. ghosts) to get treats.  When the first UK settlers travelled to the US, they brought this custom with them, in fact importing it to the US.  Of course the customs have changed over time, with children dressing up as Bob the Builder and other current characters, plus the addition of particularly gruesome creatures from horrow films.  For your info.

Kim Bobsin ● 5436d

We used to call it mischief night.

Keith Iddon ● 5436d

Yes i ended up in the Chatsworth on Sat night. they had a fantastic silent disco and everyone was dressed up. good times.

Darren Penn ● 5436d

Thought All Saints Day was Nov 1.  My father was born on that day, and could I make a Saint swear, not that my father was a saint.

Nicola Howard ● 5436d

You're right, Nicola, I had put the dates the wrong way 'round.  All Saints is on Nov 1 and Holy Souls is on Nov 2.

Kim Bobsin ● 5436d

I drove by my favourite Thai restaurant in Acton earlier today (yes....the one next to Twyford High School). They have decorated the restaurant for halloweeen and have 10% discount tonight to boot. Ive just called to book a table.

Munira Khan ● 5435d

we had fun tonight, lots of very sweet kids out, great costumes, lovely community spirit in those that took part. I feel old just for having to ask the question, but what's a silent disco?

Milena Vincic ● 5435d

But when I was little - aeons ago - no-one went trick or treating or made anythhing much of it at all - but as a 21 year old in California, it was already obsessive - and we have caught up here in teh last 20 years or so. I'm not saying thatit didn't originate here, merely that the huge amount of celebrating - the pushing up the calendar if you like, is an American inheritance

Sara Nathan ● 5435d

its where you are given a pair of ear phones and you can choose between two music feeds, makes for lots of strange dancing and loud out of tune singing. very funny.

Darren Penn ● 5435d