Trick or Treating

I was never allowed to do it as a child, and I won’t let my children do it either (trick or treating that is) but I have no problems with Halloween parties or kids coming to my house trick or treating. I always buy a few bags of chocolates and lollies (always wrapped ones) and if we get any I definately hand them out. I couldn’t spoil the fun for those who do celebrate it. And t is only one day a year, so it doesn’t really bother me. I love it when the little ones are all dressed up, they always llok soo adorable 🙂

I don’t know, I thinks it a bit of fun. As a child I went trick-or-treating and it was only just starting to become popular in those days. Some people were genuinely excited to open the door to us because they had gone to the fuss of buying stuff especially for it and were worried no one would come. I can only recall one negative reaction and it was from a grumpy old b-word who said, “I don’t believe this”, and then slammed the door in our faces. I remember it being fun and exciting and nothing bad ever really happened. It’s pretty safe if you have a parent/guardian with you also. Every year we have lollies just in case kids decide to turn up. Some years none have come but when they have they have really gotten into the spirit of it, are dressed in costumes and are grateful for what they get.

You are right Chanellover but I am talking about the way that it is often celebrated these days which I call American.

Halloween was originally Pagan, not American. It was originally for scaring away evil spirits, but I guess it’s lost its meaning nowadays 🙁

I think that kids should be able to have their fun, people are too paranoid about “stranger danger” these days. If kids knock on our door we’ll give them lollies, and if I have kids in the future who want to go trick or treating with their friends and adult supervision then sure, who am I to stop them having fun and living life?

It may be a art of American culture but we’re a multicultural nation, especially living in a city like Sydney which is full of migrants and travellers. Thankfully in Australia we don’t seem to have the angry teenagers that play tricks, it’s mostly just kids wanting lollies. To me, it’s no different than people who teach their kids that Easter is all about getting chocolate.

I’m so sick of political correctness. I think that we should embrace all sorts of cultural celebrations instead of going “that’s unaustralian, it’s not welcome here”.

I agree that Australia is a multicultural nation where people are allowed and encouraged to celebrate what they want to in their own life/space/time.
But taking a celebration that you personally want to observe (that is not common in the society you live in) and knocking on other peoples doors expecting them to observe it too is unaustralian (as it is almost trying to force what you want celebrated on them). This is what I think the other ladies have been trying to say, and like the other ladies have said that is being unaustralian and I do not welcome that.

When I was still a teenager some kids came to our front door and I ended up opening it and I was shocked that some local kids came trick-or-treating at our place. Without even thinking I said that I lived in Australia and not America therefore I do not celebrate halloween and closed the door, the kids who were knocked on my door just looked at me with a shocked expression on their faces and just walked away. But soon after when I walked to school the parents seem so much nicer to me when they saw me on the street and have been saying hello to me ever since….I don’t know why…

I guess if you have some halloween decorations/signs at the front of your house then it should be fine going there to trick or treat but my house will never be ready for halloween and I will not tolerate anyone knocking on my door who is trick-or-treating.

Unfortunately you can’t deny there are a lot of sickos in the world and one of the main things most parents have taught their children froma young age is ‘not to take lollies etc from strangers’. If my children want a chocolate or a lolly than i will buy it for them not send them around the neighbours asking for treats.

I think that kids should be able to have their fun, people are too paranoid about “stranger danger” these days. If kids knock on our door we’ll give them lollies, and if I have kids in the future who want to go trick or treating with their friends and adult supervision then sure, who am I to stop them having fun and living life?

It may be a art of American culture but we’re a multicultural nation, especially living in a city like Sydney which is full of migrants and travellers. Thankfully in Australia we don’t seem to have the angry teenagers that play tricks, it’s mostly just kids wanting lollies. To me, it’s no different than people who teach their kids that Easter is all about getting chocolate.

I’m so sick of political correctness. I think that we should embrace all sorts of cultural celebrations instead of going “that’s unaustralian, it’s not welcome here”.

I stick a sign on my door that says ‘All trick-or-treaters will be given espresso and a free kitten’.
The parents make an immediate skip to the next house.

Haha I saw a similar sign on facebook the other day.

I think that kids should be able to have their fun, people are too paranoid about “stranger danger” these days. If kids knock on our door we’ll give them lollies, and if I have kids in the future who want to go trick or treating with their friends and adult supervision then sure, who am I to stop them having fun and living life?

It may be a art of American culture but we’re a multicultural nation, especially living in a city like Sydney which is full of migrants and travellers. Thankfully in Australia we don’t seem to have the angry teenagers that play tricks, it’s mostly just kids wanting lollies. To me, it’s no different than people who teach their kids that Easter is all about getting chocolate.

I’m so sick of political correctness. I think that we should embrace all sorts of cultural celebrations instead of going “that’s unaustralian, it’s not welcome here”.

I hate halloween so much. It’s an American thing, not Australian. And it just doesn’t seem right to go knocking on people’s houses for lollies, you wouldn’t do it any other time of year. Besides, people can buy their own lollies.

I’ve never went trick or treating.. or have kids come knocking..
It sounds really fun though..

Although some kids at my high school have Halloween parties.. that are really excuses to get drunk xD