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Trick or Treat?
Both Sara and I have had our reservations about the Halloween "celebrations" in the past and the local Christian community in Winterlsow frowns upon Halloween very much. Hence the local churches have discouraged Halloween and encouraged children to attend Christian light parties. Here in the United States, Halloween is a much more intensely celebrated occasion and very much a family affair. Our day started late (after such a late night last night) and David cooked us a wonderful American breakfast of eggs over easy, patties, grilled baloney and link sausages with fruit and coffee. We had a fairly lazy day, reading and chatting. Tonight at 6.00 p.m. we dressed up again and took the children out with two teenage neighbours - girls aged 14 - Jess and Hayley. The street was filled with children all going around the neighbourhood to trick or treat and were met by wonderful receptions from the neighbours who had decorated their houses and gardens with spooky items including smoke machines, a flying bat, a graveyard set out on a lawn, bonfires and lots of other wonderful effects. Absolutely superb and like nothing I've ever seen in the UK. It was all such good wholesome fun and the kids ended up with two massive bags of candy. It also gave us an opportunity to chat with a large number of David and Andrea's neighbours who were intrigued by our English accent and the fact that Halloween is not such a big thing in England. The children were so brilliantly behaved and did not trespass on any property where there was no light showing or crossing lawns. All good clean fun and nothing sinister at all. It does worry me that sometimes the church comes down on things which really cause no harm and, if anything, alienates the Christian community from the rest of the neighbourhood. Many of the neighbours entering into the spirit of Halloween here were clearly Christians with cars in the drive displaying the "Fish". We finished our trick or treating at around 8 p.m. and watched Game 4 in the World Series which resulted in another win for the San Francisco Giants (4-0). The Giants now lead the series by 3-1.
Both Sara and I have had our reservations about the Halloween "celebrations" in the past and the local Christian community in Winterlsow frowns upon Halloween very much. Hence the local churches have discouraged Halloween and encouraged children to attend Christian light parties. Here in the United States, Halloween is a much more intensely celebrated occasion and very much a family affair. Our day started late (after such a late night last night) and David cooked us a wonderful American breakfast of eggs over easy, patties, grilled baloney and link sausages with fruit and coffee. We had a fairly lazy day, reading and chatting. Tonight at 6.00 p.m. we dressed up again and took the children out with two teenage neighbours - girls aged 14 - Jess and Hayley. The street was filled with children all going around the neighbourhood to trick or treat and were met by wonderful receptions from the neighbours who had decorated their houses and gardens with spooky items including smoke machines, a flying bat, a graveyard set out on a lawn, bonfires and lots of other wonderful effects. Absolutely superb and like nothing I've ever seen in the UK. It was all such good wholesome fun and the kids ended up with two massive bags of candy. It also gave us an opportunity to chat with a large number of David and Andrea's neighbours who were intrigued by our English accent and the fact that Halloween is not such a big thing in England. The children were so brilliantly behaved and did not trespass on any property where there was no light showing or crossing lawns. All good clean fun and nothing sinister at all. It does worry me that sometimes the church comes down on things which really cause no harm and, if anything, alienates the Christian community from the rest of the neighbourhood. Many of the neighbours entering into the spirit of Halloween here were clearly Christians with cars in the drive displaying the "Fish". We finished our trick or treating at around 8 p.m. and watched Game 4 in the World Series which resulted in another win for the San Francisco Giants (4-0). The Giants now lead the series by 3-1.
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