HiFlyer Posted October 20, 2010 Share Posted October 20, 2010 And apparently the spooky sheet with two eye-holes is ancient history. Creativity is in the air! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maurice_King Posted October 20, 2010 Share Posted October 20, 2010 Yes well I will keep my opinions on this subject to myself . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheAviator Posted October 20, 2010 Share Posted October 20, 2010 lol that is pretty awesome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugh Johnston Posted October 20, 2010 Share Posted October 20, 2010 Yes well I will keep my opinions on this subject to myself . Why comment then!? That is pretty cool! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew Kane Posted October 20, 2010 Share Posted October 20, 2010 Yes well I will keep my opinions on this subject to myself . phphphph..... That was cool actually. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tim_A Posted October 20, 2010 Share Posted October 20, 2010 I am *so glad* that the American-style Halloween has never really taken off in this country! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HiFlyer Posted October 20, 2010 Author Share Posted October 20, 2010 Is there..... Something wrong with Halloween? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain Emms Posted October 20, 2010 Share Posted October 20, 2010 Nice transformation there like that thanks for showing. cheers Iain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Mason Posted October 20, 2010 Share Posted October 20, 2010 Easy guys! I know there is some disdain from Aussies about halloween, but from an Aussie who has experienced it fist hand here and seeing my kids enjoyment on the day, it really is a lot of fun. I will have my mate and his family here from Australia for it this year and his kids are all under 10 so can't wait to trick or treat, it will be a once in a life time event for them. I will be working the street and got permission from the powers that be to have my mate and his kids along for the ride (as we have a bunch of officers on special detail and all we do is hand out candy to the kids and make sure they are safe walking the streets) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick Scharnowski Posted October 20, 2010 Share Posted October 20, 2010 I know there is some disdain from Aussies about halloween, What's the story behind that? I need details! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sniper31 Posted October 21, 2010 Share Posted October 21, 2010 I know there is some disdain from Aussies about halloween, What's the story behind that? I need details! Yeah, I'm interested too. I've never been down on any other countries holidays and traditions, but I'd like to hear what my Aussie friends have against it (or any other country for that matter). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Harris Posted October 21, 2010 Share Posted October 21, 2010 I grew up in Southern Ireland with Halloween being rather a big thing (and no its not only an American thing btw) as its the time of year when you open up all your doors and windows to allow all the sprits to enter and leave and resolve things.. We used to dress up and 'trick-or-treat' the neighbourhood, it was quite profitable actually, but when we were teenagers we used to dress up and scare the trick-or-treaters, that was even more fun...and also profitable because they used to drop most of what they where carrying Unfortunately here in Australia the kids dont put much thought into the costumes... last year 6 kids turned up at the front door (with no costumes) and 'demanded' money or sweets, I told em to come back with at least one kid in costume.... they did, but instead of knocking they let my car tyres down, so I have a nice trick up my sleeve waiting for them this year if they decide to try my house again What goes around eh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maurice_King Posted October 21, 2010 Share Posted October 21, 2010 I get a little disillusioned I spose with various things like "SUV" and other distinctly Americanisations creeping into Australian life that we are rapidly loosing what makes us Aussies,. I do however take exception the the BLATANT commercialism taking place, like today in Cooma at "Woolworths" I saw a stand with the round orange pumpkins sold to carve and charge $25/each for them I think it screams commercialism, considering this was right beside another stand with baskets and costumes etc. I had planned on editing my original post and mention the originality and thought that was shown in the Fancy Dress. Halloween as far as I can figure is a bastardisation of the ancient druid religious ceremony of "All Hallows Eve" Our kids will be down the coast with a fishing line in the water for the day arriving home late. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ricky76 Posted October 21, 2010 Share Posted October 21, 2010 Halloween here in Vancouver used to be fun back when I was a kid (back in the 80's) now when there's a knock on the door, it is usually a group of drunk/high 18-20 year olds in street clothes with a mask asking for candy! And then they blow up your mailbox or pumpkin with fireworks. Ahhhh, times are a changing eh? Great vid by the way Hiflyer! What a cool costume!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheAviator Posted October 22, 2010 Share Posted October 22, 2010 you guys obviously haven't been to Alice Springs. Apparently because of the large US-expat community there (joint defence base) they really get into Halloween there. As I understand, in Sydney the number of trick-or-treaters varies from area to area. Where my grandparents live they often get a few groups or trick-or-treaters each night. Where we are, we have only EVER received one group. I suppose it's because there aren't too many kids in our area Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick Scharnowski Posted October 29, 2010 Share Posted October 29, 2010 Halloween got really big in Germany over the last decade as well. It's mostly about parties, movie nights, and special Halloween evenings in theme parks and zoos, though. While kids do go from door to door and ask for candy with the German variety of the "trick or treat" demand, "Süsses oder Saures" ("Something sweet or there will be something sour"), they rarely bother to dress up for the occasion. It's fun, but the commercialization creeps in more and more here as well. Looks like businesses hope for some kind of third Christmas after turning Easter into "Christmas: Part II" already. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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