Wait, did I just reply to a three years old post?
It’s…hot
Is this an error of some kind, or is this post actually that old? I’m using Liftoff so I’m not sure how to check for an actual post date.
You can see the exact post date in the nerd stuff. It’s 2020-10-25. For some reason it appeared in Hot on my instance. And it looks like it did for others as well.
Well, at least OP is finally getting some answers.
Holy shit lmao
Whoa I didn’t notice the date lol
You brought it alive!
Scotland here, we do have a bit of an Americanised Halloween but there’s definitely elements of traditional Samhain celebrations.
Turnip lanterns > pumpkin lanterns.
legitimate question; how do those work?
do you do something like, punch a hole thru it, and stick a candle in its place, or what?
I’ve only ever seen pumpkin lanterns, and the turnips here where I am are about the size of a small child’s fist.
If you’re in the US you’ll probably know them as rutabagas, it’s the standard turnip around here and a bit bigger than a white turnip. You carve them out just as you would a pumpkin, a bit more difficult but the end result is much better imo.
Here in Hungary it’s an excuse to have a party while dressed up. It’s not a huge thing with trick or treating like in the US.
Even in the USA trick or treating can be a regional thing. Where I grew up in NJ we always trick or treated. When I moved to MD last year I bought candy expecting kids to trick or treat in my neighborhood but no one ever knocked on the door.
German here.
The country doesn’t celebrate it, at least not like it’s done in the US. Depending on the state All Hallows Day or the day before is a holiday, but apart from churches not many people really “celebrate” them.
But some people like to use the day off to have a US-inspired Halloween party. And some children also dress up and go from door to door. But this varies from family to family. Some streets might be swarming with kids while the next street over nobody knows that anything is going on. So many houses aren’t even prepared to give out candies, they often scramble to get something to give out.
But about two weeks later there is the St Martin’s feast. Although that’s also dependend on the region I think overall it’s more common. It consists of several parts that vary from region to region. But in all regions children carry (usually self made) lanterns. Then they either march through the town while singing songs, ending at a big fire and usually a guy on a horse dressed like a Roman soldier, representing St Martin. Or they go from door to door in small groups, sing songs and get candy. Often it’s both on separate days of the week.
In Finland, we go trick-or-treating during Easter. Traditionally kids would dress up as witches, but these days you’re more likely to get a visit from Batman.
Halloween is basically not celebrated at all, though some bars may hold a theme night. Not on the actual date, but like the closest weekend. Students will also use it as a theme for one of their parties.
The media has been pushing it in the last decade here(Japan). But it’s more like putting on cat ears and witch hats and taking pics for instagram. Trick or treating is not common unless somebody in your neighborhood organizes an event.
UK
YES. Although I think we do the decorations thing a lot less intensively than in America.
Nope
Knott’s Scary Farm & Halloween Horror Nights! Even if you don’t celebrate it’s still a fun season, especially in California.
