Trick or treating hadn't made it to my village when I was a kid, so I've only been able to dress up and ask strangers for candy the once. An American friend of mine had the idea, and while slightly bemused, we all piled in (free sweets? where?) and raided our parents' wardrobes to make costumes.
In retrospect, a bunch of 16 year olds in masks isn't the most reassuring sight, so perhaps we should have taken her little sister along after all. Still, we had fun, and we did see lots of other (smaller) kids out trick-or-treating, so we weren't too out of place.
This year, I've already been to one Halloween party, and am planning on spending the day itself curled up on the sofa watching telly and knitting. A bottle of wine may be involved at some point, and I might even watch something scarier than Strictly Come Dancing this time.
All in all, I think, not a bad way to celebrate as I don't have any small kids and the people downstairs (who do) are likely to deal with any trick-or-treaters that come our way.
But I'm curious: how will you celebrate? Will you celebrate? And is this a holiday which you knit for? Or are you saving your energies for the much more British Bonfire Night on 5 November instead?
Tuesday October 28, 2008 
