Halloween

This celebration was a North American special day a few years ago but today it has spread over most of the world. In North America it has grown commercially second only to Xmas for the spending of money on costumes, candy and decorations.

In other times it was a community affair where people made their own customs and travelled to the neighbours for their trick or treats. There were many tricks in the old days and some were quite destructive. Today we had a few more than twenty kids at our door and they were accompanied by their adult parents or friends.

We enjoyed the little ones from our neighborhood and were happy to see that in spite of the weather people were there to make sure the tradition went on. I never heard of any damage or vandalism and that was a good thing and the kids were respectful and polite. We missed this celebration for the past ten years as we were in Florida and there was little action in our area. Last eve was a treat for us.