Re: Halloween

Spunk1111 wrote:
> I had never heard of Easter witches before.  And I can now understand
> your reluctance at accepting an Americanized Halloween tradition in
> your country --  kids already travel door-to-door for treats.
> I'd probably feel the same way if Santa Claus decided to make
> a second appearance in a year.

That's a very good analogy. Exactly like that. American shop owners
might find the idea of Christmas twice a year interesting, and of course
the kids would love it. Maybe you should import the Swedish Easter
witches...?

[no, I'm not entirely serious]

> It's very interesting reading about holiday customs -- and how
> different they are.  This is truly an International newsgroup!

Yes. I guess that was the real point behind my first comment. Somebody
was complaining that people weren't showing any interest in the subject
and my reaction was to lash out. This has more to do with the way
"halloween" is "celebrated" in Sweden (a 100% commercial thing!) and has
nothing to do with how *halloween* is celbrated in any other country.
IOW, just because *you* find holiday X very fascinating there's no
reason why everybody else, especially in an international place like
this, should be equally enthusiastic.

> (even though we do write in English most of the time)  ;)

And? Surely the "international" bit has more to do with what countries
people live in (and what countries/religions their ancestors belonged
to) than with what language is used for communication?

> I've made lots of ASCII art pictures -- but not one Easter Witch.

And you are always looking for new things to draw, right? How long would
it take you to work your way through a dictionary?   ;-)

> I hadn't heard of them.  I'll bet that there are other such holiday
> items too.  I suppose I might've been able to learn
> about them if I had done some research on how countries
> celebrate holidays.  I could probably do some research now --
> but it might be kindof difficult not knowing what I'm looking for.
> (for example, I wouldn't look for St. Martin's Day either)
> Certainly, our school systems don't dwell on foreign customs.

But the web does:

http://www.sverigeturism.se/smorgasbord/smorgasbord/culture/lifestyle/festivals.html

> I think that a mention of such things on this newsgroup might
> elicit additional ASCII art pictures.

Definitely! I have already posted some Lucia pictures in the past and I
have seen some pictures here related to some Dutch (?) holiday, and
jewish holidays, and "valentines day", and other days that are not
celebrated in Sweden ... Most of it Good Stuff!   :-)


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