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October and Hallowe'en in the Southern Hemisphere

October and Hallowe'en in the Southern Hemisphere

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As an American, I wonder what cultural place Hallowe'en has in regions of the Southern Hemisphere, given that it's springtime over there on the other side of the equator.

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@Arkturos said
As an American, I wonder what cultural place Hallowe'en has in regions of the Southern Hemisphere, given that it's springtime over there on the other side of the equator.
Well, at least this topic has received its first pitiful, passive-aggressive downvote.

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In Australia it's an opportunity to spend money on sugar-loaded rubbish, fancy dress costumes, masks, plastic spiders and the like for perennially bored kids. Spring weather is warm enough to be outside after dark. Another piece of American cultural tradition, with no meaning whatsoever here.

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@Kewpie said
In Australia it's an opportunity to spend money on sugar-loaded rubbish, fancy dress costumes, masks, plastic spiders and the like for perennially bored kids. Spring weather is warm enough to be outside after dark. Another piece of American cultural tradition, with no meaning whatsoever here.
i am perturbed
but only slightly
with easy access to huntsman and trapdoor spiders, why bother with plastic?

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@Arkturos
Iy aint no big deal in the UK ,Bonfire night is enjoyed more (especialy in the north).

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@Chuck-2 said
@Arkturos
Iy aint no big deal in the UK ,Bonfire night is enjoyed more (especialy in the north).
Not here in South Wales, stroll through any council estate and families here are forking out loads on tacky plastic ghouls etc. Completely tasteless and bad for the environment 😼

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@Drewnogal

rural texas here
i set out a large bowl of chopped onions, chopped garlic, and raw potato chunks in front of my plastic lawn chair
i will be dressed in sharkskin boots, wranglers, my favorite charlie one horse beaver felt hat, an outback oilskin duster, ray bans, and holding a medium size, running chainsaw
i do practice some safety
i have removed the chain from the saw

children are welcome

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@rookie54 said
@Drewnogal

rural texas here
i set out a large bowl of chopped onions, chopped garlic, and raw potato chunks in front of my plastic lawn chair
i will be dressed in sharkskin boots, wranglers, my favorite charlie one horse beaver felt hat, an outback oilskin duster, ray bans, and holding a medium size, running chainsaw
i do practice some safety
i have removed the chain from the saw

children are welcome
Now that’s more like it! Stylish, original and terrifying 😲

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Bah, humbug…oh wait that’s another season. Sorry🫢😲

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@Drewnogal
not a fan of either bonfire night scares the animals,causes fires etc and haloween is crass.

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@Chuck-2 said
@Drewnogal
not a fan of either bonfire night scares the animals,causes fires etc and haloween is crass.
I agree, I pity the birds and creatures in the woodland near our local rugby club. The 30 mins of blasts resembles a war-zone and as for bonfires that are sometimes built days before? God help any hedgehogs that might start building a hibernation nest in them.

…. and yet another rant …. Christmas merchandise in UK stores from the second week of October? Jeez, how does that feel to families struggling to make ends meet?

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@Drewnogal said
I agree, I pity the birds and creatures in the woodland near our local rugby club. The 30 mins of blasts resembles a war-zone and as for bonfires that are sometimes built days before? God help any hedgehogs that might start building a hibernation nest in them.

…. and yet another rant …. Christmas merchandise in UK stores from the second week of October? Jeez, how does that feel to families struggling to make ends meet?
I wouldn't complain about stores in October - here it starts as soon as Father's Day is over, and that's the first Sunday in September.

We used to do Guy Fawkes bonfires back in the day, but too many kids lost their sight or their hands, so nowadays they're banned. Event organisers use professional pyrotechnical teams to put on big public shows at lots of places throughout the year.