Thursday, November 1, 2012

Evil Spirits

If there really are evil spirits wandering the land on Hallowe'en, and Jack'o'Lanterns really scare them away, then my neighbourhood has cursed us all for the next year.

We had some fun carving pumpkins at our house this year and I think we did a decent job. By the time the guys had finished transforming pumpkins into glowing phantasms we had over 20 Jack'o'Lanterns. The farm looked SPOOKY!

However, I was a little astounded that we could not see a single other Jack'o'Lantern, nor even any decorations in the neighbourhood. There have always been folks who turn the lights off on Hallowe'en (after all, pagan celebrations aren't for everyone), but I was more than a little surprised to see WHOLE NEIGHBOURHOODS with the lights turned off. We had one group of kids make it to our front door.

Where do all the kids go these days?

Next year I hope we can rally the neighbourhood to have a bit more fun with Hallowe'en. Evil spirits aside, it was a fun chance to visit all the neighbours when we were young. I miss the community spirit.

Do bonfires still happen? Or is there a by-law about that too?