Halloween History
Oct 31, 2019 21:45:02 #
Nov 1, 2019 09:18:46 #
Remembering Halloween's past. When I was a kid we loved Halloween because it gave us an excuse to do things we could not get away with during the rest of the year. Here are some of the things we did. Do any of the following bring back memories for you?
We applied soap to the windows of the neighbors we disliked or felt had treated us badly during the past year. For those who are not privy to this process here is how it is done. You simply take a big bar of Ivory soap and rub it on the window. It leaves a thick film of soap that is difficult to remove after it drys out.
Also, for those unfortunate individuals who may have displeased us throughout the past year, we would wrap dog poo in some news paper, place it right in front of their door, light it on fire, knock on the door and run and hide in a location that would allow us to see what happened when the person opened the door.
We would fill two large soap cans full of water, tie a wire or string connecting the top of the two cans together. The cans were placed on the sidewalk so anyone walking past would trip the wire and cause the cans of water to splash all over their feet. If we were in bad frame of mind, we would use old motor oil in place of the water. We were hiding in positions that allowed us to observe the antics of the recipient and let out loud shirks of joy at their misfortune
Window rattlers. You take an empty thread spool and cut notches around the edges. Wrap a string around the spool so it could be pulled to spin the notched spool as it was held against the window. It made a terrifying noise inside the house.
On a lighter note, we made mobile lanterns which we pulled along the sidewalks. These were made from shoe boxes, or other small cardboard boxes. Openings were cut in the sides and covered with colored tissue paper. A lighted candle was then placed inside to illuminate the festive openings. At the end of the night a vote was taken to crown the person who had made the most beautiful float. Then the floats were all piled together for a gala bonfire to celibate the night of Halloween.
We applied soap to the windows of the neighbors we disliked or felt had treated us badly during the past year. For those who are not privy to this process here is how it is done. You simply take a big bar of Ivory soap and rub it on the window. It leaves a thick film of soap that is difficult to remove after it drys out.
Also, for those unfortunate individuals who may have displeased us throughout the past year, we would wrap dog poo in some news paper, place it right in front of their door, light it on fire, knock on the door and run and hide in a location that would allow us to see what happened when the person opened the door.
We would fill two large soap cans full of water, tie a wire or string connecting the top of the two cans together. The cans were placed on the sidewalk so anyone walking past would trip the wire and cause the cans of water to splash all over their feet. If we were in bad frame of mind, we would use old motor oil in place of the water. We were hiding in positions that allowed us to observe the antics of the recipient and let out loud shirks of joy at their misfortune
Window rattlers. You take an empty thread spool and cut notches around the edges. Wrap a string around the spool so it could be pulled to spin the notched spool as it was held against the window. It made a terrifying noise inside the house.
On a lighter note, we made mobile lanterns which we pulled along the sidewalks. These were made from shoe boxes, or other small cardboard boxes. Openings were cut in the sides and covered with colored tissue paper. A lighted candle was then placed inside to illuminate the festive openings. At the end of the night a vote was taken to crown the person who had made the most beautiful float. Then the floats were all piled together for a gala bonfire to celibate the night of Halloween.
Nov 1, 2019 10:44:09 #
Nov 1, 2019 14:29:55 #
Nov 1, 2019 23:37:29 #
My husband and his brother were naughty little boys, too. Their parents never took them out to a restaurant because they were such mischief makers. I'm glad they grew out of that.
You couldn't get away with any of those antics today. You would be arrested and your parents would be also because they left you unsupervised and that is child abuse. LOL
You couldn't get away with any of those antics today. You would be arrested and your parents would be also because they left you unsupervised and that is child abuse. LOL
Nov 2, 2019 13:21:55 #
HOHIMER wrote:
Remembering Halloween's past. When I was a kid we... (show quote)
Those are all things we did during anytime of the year, (where I come from, there is no such thing as Halloween)!
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