tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31069882.post2509216714253249376..comments2023-12-16T16:17:43.886+00:00Comments on Fr Ray Blake's Blog: All Saints EveFr Ray Blakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05584140126211527252noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31069882.post-57795765087941808092006-10-31T19:40:00.000+00:002006-10-31T19:40:00.000+00:00We used to make cookies our of stiff shortbread ps...We used to make cookies our of stiff shortbread pstry and press St Benedict medals into them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31069882.post-9945514393268879532006-10-31T09:27:00.000+00:002006-10-31T09:27:00.000+00:00Thanks for your interesting comments about Hallowe...Thanks for your interesting comments about Hallowe'en. Here in New Zealand it's not very big but commercially has started to become so. Our children enjoy the part about dressing up, so I let them. Tonight my son was Marge Simpson from The Simpsons (I have a blue tall wig) and my daughter had a monster mask and a cape as well as an owl on a stick. They visited two neighbours and got lollies. We then drove to see my mum who likes to see their costumes. On the way, stopped in to see the school principal who said she didn't approve of Hallowe'en but would give the children a few lollies anyway since she knew them. At my friend's house, after that, they had a sign on the door written by her son "No trickle treaters". My son came back and relayed the message. As we were leaving, they saw it was us and rushed out to see the costumes, had a laugh and gave the chn chocolate. My friend said she's against it because "we bring our children up to be wary of taking lollies from strangers. Then suddenly we're saying on this one night of the year you can go to visit strangers and ask for lollies". I agree, that is weird. For me, it's half an hour of fun dressing up and getting a few lollies once a year. I understand the moral and religious stance against it, and definitely don't suggest the chn participate. However, if they want to dress up, organise it themselves and only go with me to people they know, I feel okay about it for now. But I'm glad I don't live in the US where it's so infused into the culture for some reason. Just thought I'd share that with you. I liked the way you coped with your "trickle treaters!"Word Imphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09828729474689709395noreply@blogger.com