The Old Folks Home

[Alaskan]

Hey, tnspurs, Maddie looks good. And so does Lumpy, I like mutts.

Hmm, I have to remember to buy some candy in case there are trick or treaters. Some people have started celebrating halloween around here too, although usuallly trick or treating has been a easter thing.

huh? you trick or treat at easter??? so corny-fused!

No need to censor out "bunny".

Yeah, the personal space thing varies a bit... In China people come pretty close, luckily I'm tall enough to not be bothered by it.

I have the German idea of personal space......so yep, big cities in the states give me the willies, and the orient

Teeth: ignore them and they will go away

SO VERY FUNNY

 

[ronott1]

I have the German idea of personal space......so yep, big cities in the states give me the willies, and the orient

I am German\Irish.

The German Nature wants no contact.

The Irish nature wants to hug everyone!

....

talk about awkward....

 

[JW12]

We didn't do the porch but that's the top of the hill in our front yard so Passers by can see it. There are things we are changing about it next year but for now this is what we got!

 

[ronott1]

We didn't do the porch but that's the top of the hill in our front yard so Passers by can see it. There are things we are changing about it next year but for now this is what we got!

Are you going to add skeletons coming out of the ground by the headstones?

 

[JW12]

I will add the chickens are not afraid of the display. When I come home from work at least one is sitting on the ghosts.

 

[vehve]

Quote: The Sunday before easter kids dress up as witches and go door to door. They trade a decorated willow branch for some candy. Google "pääsiäisnoita" for pictures of the dressed up kids. The branches are called "vitsa", and the tradition of going door to door is called "virpominen". Traditionally they recite the words "Virvon varvon, tuoreeks terveeks, vitsa sulle, palkka mulle" (A wishing of health and a statement of giving the 'vitsa' in return for a reward). I think the tradition has Orthodox Christian roots.


Picture borrowed from http://omaksihuviksi.blogspot.fi/2011_04_01_archive.html

 

[JW12]

 Are you going to add skeletons coming out of the ground by the headstones?

Maybe! One thing is I'm going to suspend the ghosts in air rising up some. The other is I'm going to light the pumpkin heads in the ghosts. I really like the skeletons coming up out of the grave!

 

[vehve]

All of these Halloween things bring memories to my mind. When I was doing my military service, we had one guy who had a metal band. He told us once they were doing a photo shoot for some promo materials, and it involved getting horribly drunk and playing with cow blood in a bathroom to make scary looking photos. Well, he had a bit too much to drink, and finally passed out. Was not the nicest of awakenings to wake up covered in a gallon of cow blood that's been out for 12 hours, while having a hangover...

 

[perchie.girl]

Quote: The Sunday before easter kids dress up as witches and go door to door. They trade a decorated willow branch for some candy. Google "pääsiäisnoita" for pictures of the dressed up kids. The branches are called "vitsa", and the tradition of going door to door is called "virpominen". Traditionally they recite the words "Virvon varvon, tuoreeks terveeks, vitsa sulle, palkka mulle" (A wishing of health and a statement of giving the 'vitsa' in return for a reward). I think the tradition has Orthodox Christian roots.


Picture borrowed from http://omaksihuviksi.blogspot.fi/2011_04_01_archive.html

wow thats different from custom I have heard.... Here we dye eggs and hide them in the yard for an easter egg hunt.... Some people hide a plastic egg with a candy in it too. But ON easter morning the Easter bunny has already been to the house to leave an easter basket full of candy and cheap o toys.... I used to put in a stuffed toy and a book or two Too

deb

 

[vehve]

We do egg hunts usually too, although they mostly happen indoors since we quite often still have snow outside in Easter. Among other things, we get to enjoy Kinder eggs which are horribly dangerous to American children, but not European children. When I was a kid, my sister and I used to draw a map of the apartment, and then my parents would mark down where the Easter Bunny had hidden the eggs/chocolates. And Karin's mother still hides some candy for Karin and me to find when we go for Easter dinner at their house. Many people paint or dye eggs too, although I haven't done that in a while. My favorite Easter treats are the Kinder eggs, and Fazer's Mignon eggs, which are real eggs filled with chocolate nougat and plugged with sugar.

*Edit* And the egg hunt takes place on Easter Sunday, while the virpominen happens a week before.