Comments on Wellington Road: Halloween is too American.

What?! That's like saying Christmas is too Ge...

2009-11-03T16:57:24.335+13:00

What?! That's like saying Christmas is too German.

I know, Halloween down here is just kind of weird....

2009-11-01T19:36:35.492+13:00

I know, Halloween down here is just kind of weird. We had trick or treaters last night and it didn't seem right. It was still daylight for Christ's sake! I blame the internet.

I am really disappointed, we didnt get any trick o...

2009-11-01T09:14:52.512+13:00

I am really disappointed, we didnt get any trick or treaters this year. I didnt feel spooky either. I agree we should celebrate in April instead.

When I first moved here 5 years ago, people though...

2009-10-31T20:36:25.278+13:00

When I first moved here 5 years ago, people thought my Halloween excitement was kind of strange, and weren't afraid to tell me it was "too American" (I suppose all the fake cobwebs, dangling skeletons in the kitchen and pumpkin garlands along the walls were a bit over the top... haha). Now I've finally gotten into a more toned down Halloween routine... and my friends are throwing a big Halloween party?! I'm not complaining, though. Bring it on!

Happy Halloween!

Yeesh, I am so tired of hearing people complain th...

2009-10-31T16:28:16.316+13:00

Yeesh, I am so tired of hearing people complain that Halloween is an American holiday. Hello!?! Other countries celebrate Halloween too (like Canada!).

Sarah, I'm with you. I'm going to dress up...

2009-10-31T15:25:01.769+13:00

Sarah, I'm with you. I'm going to dress up as a scary fairy this year. And bob for apples in autumn.

Aliceson, I just bought a spring pumpkin, for five bucks!

I suppose being spring and all, a pumpkin must be ...

2009-10-31T14:10:09.107+13:00

I suppose being spring and all, a pumpkin must be hard to come by. The Halloween flowers are great though!

Have fun with the trick-or-treaters. Happy Halloween!

Happy Beltane all! We should, strictly speaking, b...

2009-10-31T10:03:01.026+13:00

Happy Beltane all! We should, strictly speaking, be dancing round May poles in the southern hemisphere right now and celebrating fertility and the union of the God and Goddess!

I just wish Kiwis would give up on hitching themselves to celebrations at the wrong time of year.

If people want to do Halloween - wait till Autumn/Winter! It so does my head in every year!

And as for trick and treat... we never did it as youngsters in the seventies in the UK - it came in when I was a teenage, along with much hype.

We did the simple stuff, apple bobbing etc. Great, harmless fun. And lighting the candles to ward off any evil spirits - wooooooooo