THE CORINTHIAN COLUMN: All Hallow's Eve

Wednesday, October 31, 2012

All Hallow's Eve

Well, I'm sure everyone knew this.

6 comments:

Parnassus said...: A little refresher course is always nice, especially for Halloween, which is rather disconnected from other parts of our lives.
--Road to Parnassus; November 1, 2012 at 1:18 AM
Loi Thai, Tone on Tone said...: Fascinating read! I'll never look at doughnuts again without thinking of soul cakes / Halloween. BTW, is Halloween celebrated in Thailand?
Cheers,
Loi; November 1, 2012 at 2:57 AM
columnist said...: Parnassus - sadly I think most people have no idea what Halloween is about. It's another brilliant marketing coup, and one I'd rather avoid, involving as it does copious quantities of what we might call "crap", (that's a technical term), being stuck onto walls, counters etc.; November 1, 2012 at 9:26 AM
columnist said...: Loi - yes, sadly it is celebrated here, (but like so many of these Western ideas, is totally meaningless), and see above! We also have numerous other occasions for kindergarten decorations to be applied liberally to many surfaces before the year is out. Oh joy. Glad to read you weren't badly affected by Sandy.; November 1, 2012 at 9:28 AM
Tabitha said...: I love the old traditions, Samhain in Edinburgh is always amazing. The processions are wonderful, "Summer" gets drunk and then he is stalked and led to his death - murdered by Winter.; November 1, 2012 at 2:18 PM
columnist said...: Tabitha - I have never experienced it I have to confess, but it does sound much more palatable than the saccharin-coated drivel that Halloween has become.

Did I mention that I'm not a fan of Halloween?

I think I might enjoy it, rather like Christmas, if it wasn't so commercialised. No chance there, then.; November 1, 2012 at 2:49 PM

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