It kind of varies from year to year. I don't think it's *huge* but the shops are selling (or at least attempting) to sell lots of Halloween related stuff. It's very definitely aimed at little kids and is probably seen as a bit of 'dress up' fun for them. As it falls on a Saturday this year I guess it'll be more obvious later on - plus it's not expected to rain which helps.
I don't think I've seen a single decorated house though. Not even a little bit decorated.
What kind of Halloween decorations do you usually see? I thought it was limited to pumpkins and such, but in the last five years it's gotten crazy, Christmas-style. Inflatable pumpkins, Grim Reapers and Cerebus on the roof, skeletons everywhere..
...okay, I'm joking about the Reaper and Cerebus.
I dressed up as a biker to go to a Halloween party....but most of the guys there were actual bikers. D'oh. The only other men who dressed up were an Achmed the Dead Terrorist impersonator, and a guy who was either Link or Legolas. I didn't ask because he was drunk and grinding on anyone who came near him.
Stephen said: What kind of Halloween decorations do you usually see? I thought it was limited to pumpkins and such, but in the last five years it's gotten crazy, Christmas-style.
Oh, just the usual..... Lanterns, ghosts, spider webs, skeletons..... My local supermarket had two aisles dedicated to Halloween stuff - mostly for kids but quite a bit of both indoor and outdoor decoration. I think it's growing every year.
Do you have more people celebrating Halloween over there, or is it still pretty sparse?
ReplyDeleteIt kind of varies from year to year. I don't think it's *huge* but the shops are selling (or at least attempting) to sell lots of Halloween related stuff. It's very definitely aimed at little kids and is probably seen as a bit of 'dress up' fun for them. As it falls on a Saturday this year I guess it'll be more obvious later on - plus it's not expected to rain which helps.
ReplyDeleteI don't think I've seen a single decorated house though. Not even a little bit decorated.
That would kill me. I would go all out, even if I was the only house in the city that did. The comforts of home for me includes traditions.
ReplyDeleteWhat kind of Halloween decorations do you usually see? I thought it was limited to pumpkins and such, but in the last five years it's gotten crazy, Christmas-style. Inflatable pumpkins, Grim Reapers and Cerebus on the roof, skeletons everywhere..
ReplyDelete...okay, I'm joking about the Reaper and Cerebus.
I dressed up as a biker to go to a Halloween party....but most of the guys there were actual bikers. D'oh. The only other men who dressed up were an Achmed the Dead Terrorist impersonator, and a guy who was either Link or Legolas. I didn't ask because he was drunk and grinding on anyone who came near him.
Stephen said: What kind of Halloween decorations do you usually see? I thought it was limited to pumpkins and such, but in the last five years it's gotten crazy, Christmas-style.
ReplyDeleteOh, just the usual..... Lanterns, ghosts, spider webs, skeletons..... My local supermarket had two aisles dedicated to Halloween stuff - mostly for kids but quite a bit of both indoor and outdoor decoration. I think it's growing every year.
Oh, that party sounded rather hardcore!