Halloween!

[PD9]

With Halloween rapidly approaching. What/who will you be getting dressed up as?

Being one of my favorite nights of the year, I always like to make the best of it. I'll be going round the parties as Buzz Lightyear.

[singlecoil]

I'll be dressed as a grumpy old man getting ready to give short shrift to any 'trick or treaters' (ghastly US custom).

[PD9]

singlecoil said:

I'll be dressed as a grumpy old man getting ready to give short shrift to any 'trick or treaters' (ghastly US custom).

Much like the rest of PH, it would seem.

Edited by PD9 on Friday 8th October 15:15

[bigTee]

this year - this!

[HBLC]

I might break out the posh pumpkin again. Pumpkin mask, smoking jacket, monocle and cane.



I don't think I can top my Harold Shipman costume from a couple of years back. Though to be honest, quite a few people just thought I was Rolf Harris.

[beefcake42]

i have had a change of plan and may now have to rely on my 'go-to' costume... me on the left.

[ZOLLAR]

I'll be dressed as a kickboxer..... could be connected to the fact i'm taking part in a kickboxing tournament in worcester on halloween though .

May be dressing up for the coach trip back though, can trick or treat some service stations i reckon they'll have the best sweets

[Zod]

PD9 said:

With Halloween rapidly approaching. What/who will you be getting dressed up as?

Being one of my favorite nights of the year, I always like to make the best of it. I'll be going round the parties as Buzz Lightyear.

It's three weeks away! How old are you? Nine?

[PD9]

Zod said:

It's three weeks away! How old are you? Nine?

My inspiration was Disney on Ice, where I took my nieces for a day out last month. Fantastic show. Also walking around a city centre at 10pm on a Saturday evening where everyone is dressed up makes for a really cool experience.

Suppose it's curtains drawn and XFactor for you then?

Edited by PD9 on Friday 8th October 16:14

[Famous Graham]

singlecoil said:

I'll be dressed as a grumpy old man getting ready to give short shrift to any 'trick or treaters' (ghastly US custom).

No it isn't. It's originally British.

[Eric Mc]

Famous Graham said:

singlecoil said:

I'll be dressed as a grumpy old man getting ready to give short shrift to any 'trick or treaters' (ghastly US custom).

No it isn't. It's originally British.

As in Celtic Britons.

[bigTee]

Eric Mc said:

Famous Graham said:

singlecoil said:

I'll be dressed as a grumpy old man getting ready to give short shrift to any 'trick or treaters' (ghastly US custom).

No it isn't. It's originally British.

As in Celtic Britons.

Pagan!

[Famous Graham]

Eric Mc said:

Famous Graham said:

singlecoil said:

I'll be dressed as a grumpy old man getting ready to give short shrift to any 'trick or treaters' (ghastly US custom).

No it isn't. It's originally British.

As in Celtic Britons.

Not only. Guising was, but Souling was practised in England too, iirc.

[singlecoil]

Famous Graham said:

Eric Mc said:

Famous Graham said:

singlecoil said:

I'll be dressed as a grumpy old man getting ready to give short shrift to any 'trick or treaters' (ghastly US custom).

No it isn't. It's originally British.

As in Celtic Britons.

Not only. Guising was, but Souling was practised in England too, iirc.

Enough differences to treat it as a ghastly US custom, IMO. The essence of modern 'trick or treat' is that if no treat is provided there will be a trick of some undesirable kind.

[mitzy]

Another Begging day of the year.

[Snails]

My costume from 2 years ago might come back in to service again this year. I made the entire costume, including dying a white jumpsuit making a top with stripy sleevs and making the patches and banding on the jump suite. I even had stripey socks and red converse. I will try and get a a single helium balloon on tied to a piece of string for added creepiness. I love fancy dress, unfortunately not many of my friends do, so my chances to dress up are few and far between.



I found whilst wearing this that lots of people really don't like clowns. I had women literally running away screaming and hiding behind their boyfriends.

[muppetdave]

Not sure if I'll do anything this year, but a couple of years ago I got a witchy type mask, put on a dressing gown, pinned it at the top of the neck so no skin showed, then put the hood up Turned off all of the lights in the front of the house, got a candle on a plate.

Then when the trick or treaters called, crept up the hall so they saw the candle coming, then screamed at them as I opened the door. I think the tally was three kids crying, and one stacked it whilst running up the drive causing loss of blood. Lots of very amused parents. Wife was less impressed upon arrival home.

[MGZRod]

Snails said:

My costume from 2 years ago might come back in to service again this year. I made the entire costume, including dying a white jumpsuit making a top with stri



I found whilst wearing this that lots of people really don't like clowns. I had women literally running away screaming and hiding behind their boyfriends.

Behind you... I reconise that clock...

Is it?

I think it is...

ITS SPIDERCLOCK!


I like how when you search 'spider clock' the first picture is a pistonheads one

[soad]

Snails said:

I found whilst wearing this that lots of people really don't like clowns. I had women literally running away screaming and hiding behind their boyfriends.

They're simply scared of them! I never was though.

Not dressing up myself, maybe will just wear a mask of sorts.
Brother had a skeleton look going with the help of some white paint on his torso.

[Eric Mc]

singlecoil said:

Famous Graham said:

Eric Mc said:

Famous Graham said:

singlecoil said:

I'll be dressed as a grumpy old man getting ready to give short shrift to any 'trick or treaters' (ghastly US custom).

No it isn't. It's originally British.

As in Celtic Britons.

Not only. Guising was, but Souling was practised in England too, iirc.

Enough differences to treat it as a ghastly US custom, IMO. The essence of modern 'trick or treat' is that if no treat is provided there will be a trick of some undesirable kind.

The version we have in the UK now is indeed more American than Ancient British or Celtic. This is because for almost 400 years Haloween had been forgotten by the English as it had been banned due to its Catholic connotations. It was largely replaced by the Guy Fawkes celebrations (which were, of course, anti-Catholic in nature and which borrowed quite a few haloween customs.

Now that Guy Fawkes is fading out, Americanised Haloween customs have stepped in to take its place.