A decade ago we spent about £12m on Halloween, last year about £300m was spent.
How did this become so popular? Do we blame globalisation or American television imports? Can you see the UK 'gaining' the American thanksgiving?
Before I get moaned at, I'm not yanky bashing. I just don't remember all this fuss when I was a kid. |
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"A decade ago we spent about £12m on Halloween, last year about £300m was spent.
How did this become so popular? Do we blame globalisation or American television imports? Can you see the UK 'gaining' the American thanksgiving?
Before I get moaned at, I'm not yanky bashing. I just don't remember all this fuss when I was a kid. "
like sheep we follow......wtf has halloween got 2 do with us?????? |
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Life is generally hard work, anything that breaks the monotany of work, eat sleep has to be a good thing, especially for children, it educates, opens their minds and helps with creativity, communication, safety.
At the farm we always have a party, a ghost hunt, games for the horses and children, Tonight, for the horses carrots in trees, duck apple,
For the adults a BBQ, butternut soup, toffee apples, it is one of the few days we can have a laugh and involve our family and the animals.
As to why its getting more popular, the world is now a global village thanks to the internet, Walmart/asda helps a lot, and poundland,
Halloween is one day about people, and celebrations, lets hope it gets bigger and helps bring people together. |
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"A decade ago we spent about £12m on Halloween, last year about £300m was spent.
How did this become so popular? Do we blame globalisation or American television imports? Can you see the UK 'gaining' the American thanksgiving?
Before I get moaned at, I'm not yanky bashing. I just don't remember all this fuss when I was a kid.
like sheep we follow......wtf has halloween got 2 do with us??????"
Do you mean "trick or treating?"...Halloween has been a Pagan/Christian festival for centuries. |
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I don't think there's anything wrong with it. The kids get excited about it, and are just as happy doing Halloween drawings, cutting things out, making their own masks. There's no need to spend a fortune on it if you don't want to or to even get involved at all if you don't want to. |
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"I don't think there's anything wrong with it. The kids get excited about it, and are just as happy doing Halloween drawings, cutting things out, making their own masks. There's no need to spend a fortune on it if you don't want to or to even get involved at all if you don't want to."
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"A decade ago we spent about £12m on Halloween, last year about £300m was spent.
How did this become so popular? Do we blame globalisation or American television imports? Can you see the UK 'gaining' the American thanksgiving?
Before I get moaned at, I'm not yanky bashing. I just don't remember all this fuss when I was a kid.
like sheep we follow......wtf has halloween got 2 do with us??????
Do you mean "trick or treating?"...Halloween has been a Pagan/Christian festival for centuries. "
Also the tradition of trick or treating started In Ireland. Not really an American thing at all  |
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My stepdad is Pagan and will be celebrating Samhain tonight with fireworks.
I have some cool witch earrings in today, just because they are fun.
I like the fact that kids are celebrating and enjoying it, there's too much bad stuff in the world right now and a little fun is always a good thing. I've even changed my avatar to my outfit from last week in cupids! |
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"A decade ago we spent about £12m on Halloween, last year about £300m was spent.
How did this become so popular? Do we blame globalisation or American television imports? Can you see the UK 'gaining' the American thanksgiving?
Before I get moaned at, I'm not yanky bashing. I just don't remember all this fuss when I was a kid.
like sheep we follow......wtf has halloween got 2 do with us??????
Do you mean "trick or treating?"...Halloween has been a Pagan/Christian festival for centuries.
Also the tradition of trick or treating started In Ireland. Not really an American thing at all "
next you'll be telling you was there |
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"I don't like Halloween"
in what way ? ...I don't personally like how it's real meaning is lost and that you can't actually have it off legally as a religious holiday
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"A decade ago we spent about £12m on Halloween, last year about £300m was spent.
How did this become so popular? Do we blame globalisation or American television imports? Can you see the UK 'gaining' the American thanksgiving?
Before I get moaned at, I'm not yanky bashing. I just don't remember all this fuss when I was a kid.
like sheep we follow......wtf has halloween got 2 do with us??????
Do you mean "trick or treating?"...Halloween has been a Pagan/Christian festival for centuries.
Also the tradition of trick or treating started In Ireland. Not really an American thing at all
next you'll be telling you was there"
Lol before my time |
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"A decade ago we spent about £12m on Halloween, last year about £300m was spent.
How did this become so popular? Do we blame globalisation or American television imports? Can you see the UK 'gaining' the American thanksgiving?
Before I get moaned at, I'm not yanky bashing. I just don't remember all this fuss when I was a kid.
like sheep we follow......wtf has halloween got 2 do with us??????
Do you mean "trick or treating?"...Halloween has been a Pagan/Christian festival for centuries.
Also the tradition of trick or treating started In Ireland. Not really an American thing at all
next you'll be telling you was there
Lol before my time "
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"A decade ago we spent about £12m on Halloween, last year about £300m was spent.
How did this become so popular? Do we blame globalisation or American television imports? Can you see the UK 'gaining' the American thanksgiving?
Before I get moaned at, I'm not yanky bashing. I just don't remember all this fuss when I was a kid.
like sheep we follow......wtf has halloween got 2 do with us??????
Do you mean "trick or treating?"...Halloween has been a Pagan/Christian festival for centuries.
Also the tradition of trick or treating started In Ireland. Not really an American thing at all
next you'll be telling you was there
Lol before my time
seeeee.... i was right "
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"I don't like Halloween in what way ? ...I don't personally like how it's real meaning is lost and that you can't actually have it off legally as a religious holiday"
same to most, for christmas (although im not interested in that either)
once someone finds they can make money from something, the real meaning often disappears.
to the OP, why would we adopt thanksgiving?
is that not for giving thanks to the founding fathers of the USA? those settlers that went there and raped the land, and the indiginous populous?
why on earth would that holiday come here? |
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