What do you think about Halloween? ( Archived) (52)

I love halloween Its great to see the little kids out having fun all dressed up...I get dressed up every year...

That is true and thank you for the advise to make a research and learn.

In Spain this a religious festival and All Hallows November 1st is a day when people go to the graves of their loved ones and pay their respects.

In Spain there is an excuse for a festival / holiday practically every month ! No wonder their economy is stuffed. What money the UK contributes to the EU pot, Spain takes out ....

Muchas Gracias para fiesta amigos .....

..... excuseme, hora para una siesta .....

It is a fun day for kids and adults. Costumes, parties, candy...

Here in Southamerica we haven't celebrated Halloween for so long.,. may be less than 10 years ...

I really don't care if it just a big bussiness and stuff... the important thing for me it's seeing my lil one's face all happy and excited about the costume and "trick or treat" ("Dulce o Travesura" in spanish :))

She's gonna be a panther this year LOL...
As long as she's happy... I don't think that kids on costumes asking for candy be something wrong AT ALL

It began over 2000 yrs ago with people known as the Celtics. They lived in what is today England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales. This was also the beginning of the Celtic new year, a time to give thanks to the sun god for the harvest.

It was a pagan belief that on one night of the year the souls of the dead return to their original homes, there to be entertained with food. If food and shelter were not provided, these evil spirits would cast spells and cause havoc toward those failing to fulfill their requests.

Samhain as it is knowing, is all about the spirits so we must honer those who have passed, its a druid or ancient way to help those that have passed over so we celebrate it in there honer.

the druid order isn't new but ancient honer this Halloween by given thanks to those who have passed..

In Spain there is an excuse for a festival / holiday practically every month ! No wonder their economy is stuffed. What money the UK contributes to the EU pot, Spain takes out ....

Muchas Gracias para fiesta amigos .....

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Hi RDM ,

Spain is on a par with Chile as being one of the most corrupt countries in the world. For many years the construction industry has dominated Spain with it's "bent builders,mayors,lawyers etc,and now the bubble has burst. Banesto bank was the largest bank in Spain for years until the "president " ripped off the bank and that's just one of the stories of theft.

The latest "squeeze" is people who are buying cheap property and then having said property revalued by the land registry and the buyers having to pay thousands back in taxes!

I had to fight like mad to get my retention tax back when I sold my property in Spain last year,yet it's still a place people want to live! . 7 years was enough for me!

Excuse me but...


What's ur source?

I'm just reading the Offical list of tranparence rate

TRANSPARENCY INTERNATIONAL offical rate...

Chile its in 23th place , out of 158
UK 11 / 158




That doesn't make us one of the most corrupts countries in the world...

Soz for the underlined text...my bad

But yeah ur wrong there... official sources says we are not one of the most corrupts countries in the whole world... check ur source first before making such a serious statement.

That reminds me, have to go out and buy some candy

Just don't eat it all before the day and then have to pass out pennies, nickles and granola bars........

oh that sounds good

Awee, yeah, it seems like your right. I just google it and it is related to evil.

that isn't true at all as there is no such thing as a 'devil' OR LUCIFER that's christian make believe or faith, Halloween has more to do with energy of spirits and not christen devils as that's noting to do with pagan holidays as Halloween is pagan belongs to that faith and there is no devil in paganism or hell or heaven try to understand what it is first and not by some christian outlook, if you read what it is as paganism you'll see what it is you cant look at it with christian eyes nor anything they write about it because they believe all is evil anything that holds no jesus is evil such delusion they live in, there is both negative and positive in this world the negative is apart of life as well that makes the world balance in all respects..

the Holiday observed on October 31, the eve of All Saints' Day. Its pagan origins can be traced to the Celtic festival of Samhain, celebrated in ancient England and Ireland to mark the beginning of the Celtic new year. The souls of the dead were supposed to revisit their homes on Samhain eve, and witches, goblins, black cats, and ghosts were said to roam abroad. The night was also thought to be the most favorable time for divinations concerning marriage, luck, health, and death. The pagan observances influenced the Christian festival of All Hallows' Eve, celebrated on the same date. The holiday was gradually secularized and was introduced into the U.S. by the late 19th century. Still associated with evil spirits and the supernatural, it is celebrated by children in costume who gather candy by ringing doorbells and calling out “trick or treat,” “trick” referring to the pranks and vandalism that are also part of the Halloween tradition.