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#305 Trick or treat!

2009.10.31

I live in a country where the majority of the people still has a very closed mind. In Spain, people think that only catholic celebrations and those which correspond to our traditions are welcome. And the saddest thing is that the majority of the people is very ignorant and doesn't know the origin of our traditions and of those that they call "foreign traditions".

I say this because I'm tired of hear people complaining because children want to cellebrate Halloween. What's wrong with this?
Children dress up and lose the fear to monsters, witches and the darkness, parents take lots of pictures and everybody have fun!

To those Spaniards who think that Halloween is a party imported from the United States, you should know something before talk. The word Halloween comes from the English expression "All Hallow's Eve", that means: eve of the Day of all the Saints.

The origin of Halloween is in Samhain's Celtic celebration (Celtic new year) and the christens celebration of All Saints' Day. The Irishes took this party to the United States and, from there, it returns now to Europe...
Deep down, everything is the same.

Trick or treat??
I love Halloween!!

22 Comments

Well said!!!!!!!!!

Beautiful mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm shots!!!! ;o)

Ryana · 2009-10-31: 17:27

Ayyyy! Uhhhhhmmmmm! Que ricoooo! Por qué pones esto? Ahora me apetecen golosinas y no tengo. No mola nada, jajaja

LysMandala · 2009-10-31: 17:31

Yep, it sure is from us Irish :-)) Thanks for reminding everybody !!

Great shots Ruthy, yummyyyyyy :-)))

eternity65 · 2009-10-31: 17:35

Yumm indeed! Similar situation in Poland, although I think there's less tension. At least in Warsaw.

okami · 2009-10-31: 17:45

nice red pink green yellow white...

Dropblue · 2009-10-31: 17:57

Yummy! I'll get a sack, costumes should not be, because I'm ugly. LOL

Kozuka · 2009-10-31: 18:13

hummy;)

JaCkYe · 2009-10-31: 18:28

treat for me please..lovely shots of the yummy candies..

bedazzled · 2009-10-31: 18:41

Great post Ruth...I won't take to favourites because I am trying to lose a little weight :-))

tedbarlow · 2009-10-31: 19:32

Yum yum. Don't worry Ruth, it's not just in Spain we get exactly the same thing here ;-)

Jarvo · 2009-10-31: 20:31

Yummy and colorful shots! Like your commentary, Ruth...and I agree!!

lookagain · 2009-10-31: 20:37

great shots! loooks yummy! dont worry people think what they wanna think, cant stop from having fun can we?

soubhagya · 2009-10-31: 20:59

'Yummy'

smbunation · 2009-10-31: 22:51

I want some candy!!!!

Katlover · 2009-10-31: 23:38

"sweet"

jennye · 2009-11-01: 01:40

ahahaha
Same happens here!
I want treats!:D lol

onlyricky · 2009-11-01: 02:42

Well said Ruth. It is also said that this is the day when the interface between our living world and the world of the darkness/ spirit/ death is at its thinnest, and we can get a glimpse of what lies through the veil.As well as being a Christian tradition, it is also part of the Pagan beliefs and comes from before Christ. The church has tried to "tame" all those so called primitive beliefs, but they have a way of coming to the surface in interesting ways.

SADHYA · 2009-11-01: 04:12