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agt_spooky ([personal profile] agt_spooky) wrote2016-11-01 11:35 am
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Trick-or-treat?

Well we only had about a dozen trick-or-treaters last night, which was disappointing, considering the very mild weather we had for Chicago. No raincoats or winter jackets over costumes! But the kids we did get were cute and polite and the parents complimented me on our outdoor decorations. :-) How did you all fare with the little candy snatchers? ;-)

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[identity profile] fry-addict.livejournal.com 2016-11-01 07:46 pm (UTC)(link)
Only one here - but then I wasn't home until 7 p.m., and by that time most kids are back home (also Halloween isn't too big in Germany). I usually take leftover candy into the office for my co-workers.

[identity profile] agt-spooky.livejournal.com 2016-11-03 01:26 am (UTC)(link)
It’s crazy how big Halloween has gotten here in the States over the last 10 years or so. Which is cool!

I think the ever increasing lack of trick-or-treaters every year is because parents are terrified to let their children out, so they take them to the mall and other organized events like that. Sad, really. I loved racing through the neighborhood with my plastic pumpkin.

I have yet to bring my leftover candy into the office this year. Might be snacking on the bowl myself this year. :-)

[identity profile] fry-addict.livejournal.com 2016-11-04 09:06 pm (UTC)(link)
Very sad indeed. Not just Halloween related, but I think there even was a study recently that showed how little freedom kids these days have to go out on their own, compared to even their parents. When I was a kid I would meet with my friends and we'd go swimming in the muddy river behind the corn fields, ride our bikes around town etc. From what my colleague tells me about his daughter it looks like she's hardly ever unsupervised. Just feels weird...

Growing up, Halloween wasn't a thing at all here, but in the small village where my grandparents lived children would dress up and go from house to house to collect candy during carnival (February/March). It's the only town I know of that did this, and the tradition is still being upheld today. I've got honestly no idea where they got it from. Maybe someone there had ties to the US and got inspired by Halloween ;)

Enjoy the candy! *g*
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