tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5750259.post6511532724859232647..comments2023-04-06T16:50:44.293+02:00Comments on A Roll in the Universe: Halloween: It lost something in translationKeera Ann Foxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07466103379725251225noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5750259.post-65206258829906949372009-11-08T11:50:17.370+01:002009-11-08T11:50:17.370+01:00I sometimes think it would be wonderful to celebra...I sometimes think it would be wonderful to <i>celebrate</i> that I once knew some fantastic people. That's the allure of Day of the Dead for me.Keera Ann Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07466103379725251225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5750259.post-9396772620012456592009-11-08T01:59:04.335+01:002009-11-08T01:59:04.335+01:00I haven't been to one, but Emmie has always be...I haven't been to one, but Emmie has always been a fan of the Day of the Dead, so I've heard a lot about it. I don't feel the need to grieve anymore, though. It's just (yet) another reason I don't really like halloween.alicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18391518269613728994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5750259.post-22966226973160055992009-11-04T17:56:10.108+01:002009-11-04T17:56:10.108+01:00Soup Dragon, I've read that other Norwegians d...Soup Dragon, I've read that other Norwegians demand a song, too, before handing out the candy.<br /><br />Unfortunately, I have no options where I live to either turn off the porch light as a signal, nor monitor the outdoors like you do. I figure the kids toss the eggs on my windows because I'm in a first floor apartment next to a path. I never noticed anyone doing that back in the States so it is both annoying and sad to experience it here. <br /><br />I may have a change of heart next year. We'll see.Keera Ann Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07466103379725251225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5750259.post-73388135704949246962009-11-04T16:39:00.474+01:002009-11-04T16:39:00.474+01:00Keera, as you mention, Halloween is quite new here...Keera, as you mention, Halloween is quite new here in Norway. You won't find many grandmothers or aunts or whatever who will spend time sewing costumes for this imported tradition. So indeed, this <i>is</i> a kids' holiday, they organize it themselves, and they will have to do with whatever old crap costume they can find or nag their parents into buying. And they have no parents guiding them in what to do and what <i>not</i> to do.<br /><br />Personally, I have accepted that Halloween has come to stay. I stock up on candy, pop some popcorn, slice some carrots and wrap them up. I don't care about the costume. I just demand that everyone who come to my door must sing! Just a little children's song, whatever.<br /><br />As for the eggs, I have reason to believe (ie. I have seen in my neighbourhood) that is mostly older delinquents who are just out to make trouble. They usually come around later in the evening. I fire up some 500W lamps outside, and find myself something to do in the yard or the garage, and they will just move on.Soup Dragonhttp://folk.uio.no/hanspv/daily.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5750259.post-34406116094131404622009-11-03T07:19:40.413+01:002009-11-03T07:19:40.413+01:00Thanks, ~Tim! There's a huge debate in the onl...Thanks, ~Tim! There's a huge debate in the online newspapers here in Norway about it. 80 % want it gone (there is an alternative dress-up-and-go-ring-doorbells tradition in Norway, on New Year's Eve that people still prefer). Their attitude matches Alice's.<br /><br />Alice, do they have any Day of the Dead celebrations where you live? My Cal. friend found that to be a wonderful way to grieve after she lost her mother.Keera Ann Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07466103379725251225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5750259.post-13076860882604679062009-11-03T03:04:24.740+01:002009-11-03T03:04:24.740+01:00Even before I lost my mother on the eve of All Hal...Even before I lost my mother on the eve of All Hallow's Eve, I had lost my taste for for Halloween. It hasn't been fun for me since I was at the trick-or-treating age. Since then, it's all just been commercialized and felt forced. We spend money on cheap, plastic costumes and foist a bunch of fat- and sugar-laden crap on our kids (who, if anyone is looking, can't afford the extra weight) and this is supposed to be FUN? No thanks. Bah, humbug.alicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18391518269613728994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5750259.post-51769825371862331882009-11-03T01:47:23.310+01:002009-11-03T01:47:23.310+01:00What a shame that it has been a disappointment to ...What a shame that it has been a disappointment to you. You got a good post out of it though!~Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06774944172261988587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5750259.post-54415908650614714932009-11-02T18:50:29.303+01:002009-11-02T18:50:29.303+01:00I neither want to return to California nor do I fe...I neither want to return to California nor do I feel Norwegian. I think I'll blog about that. :-)Keera Ann Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07466103379725251225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5750259.post-46467160283152176942009-11-02T18:47:44.696+01:002009-11-02T18:47:44.696+01:00I loved reading this post. I think I can follow th...I loved reading this post. I think I can follow the sentiment behind the fact when the true traditions of a festival become obscured by the greed and the commercialism.<br />I really can not believe that the kids egged your windows, that is truly distasteful.<br />I wonder if you ever feel the urge to return to California for good, or do you feel Norwegian at this point?Zuzanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02137958790178864561noreply@blogger.com