Halloween has always been one of my favorite holidays.
Back in ‘days of yore” (1492 when I was young) we trick-or-treated. I got together with my friends and we walked down to the neighborhood close to us where the houses were closer together and people were wonderful about turning their porch lights on to show you were welcome to come knock on the door.
We didn’t have our parents with us. We roamed for a couple of hours, going from welcoming house to the next until our containers were absolutely groaning from the weight of all the goodies we loved and we were finally tired from all the walking. We made our way home again where we dumped out our goodies on our beds and dove in to eat at least a couple of things before our parents announced it was time for bed.
Back in the ‘olden days’ parents didn’t have to worry about their children getting hurt or abducted. They just said, “have a great time” and got ready to answer their own doors for visitors.
Now parents either go with their children from house to house holding their hands or follow the kids in their cars. OR they arrange parties in their homes or go to community parties overseen by trusted adults.
Gone are the days of spending pennies on a costume, gathering your friends, shrieking in delight when you got good things or were “scared” by someone in a frightening mask. All you needed was a flashlight, a big container for goodies, and your friends…
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I used to love Halloween too! I had haunted houses (made one in our basement for years) and ran around my small neighborhood trick-or-treating too! I loved it until the world got scary (sometime in my teens). I wish people could be good, but alas, I think that ship has sailed. Sad.
Your decorations were amazing!
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I miss Halloween. I just found out they celebrate a night called, “Ghost Festival” here. I’m going to research it more and then I’ll write a post. I agree that the world is much too scary just to let your kids out and say, “Have fun.” I’m glad I lived when I did. Thanks for the kudos on our Halloween mailbox decorations! 🤗
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agreed. Good we had our fun when we did!
ghost festival sounds exciting!
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