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[–] turdcollector69@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

Damn now I feel stupid for getting mad at nothing

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[–] Rothe@piefed.social -5 points 10 months ago (1 child)

How it is now is uniquely American though, and has almost nothing to do with those older origins.

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[–] TheOctonaut@mander.xyz 2 points 10 months ago (1 child)

Are you from Ireland or from Scotland?

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[–] addie@feddit.uk 2 points 10 months ago (1 child)

I'm a Celt from Scotland.

Rothe is correct; that's not how we used to celebrate it. Our Hallowe'en involved carving a tumshie out of the vegetable we call a turnip, but which the rest of the UK calls a swede. A tumshie being a scary face - hollowing it for a candle is out of the question; a turnip is much too hard. Might involve reading some spooky stories and perhaps a fancy-dress party. Fireworks aren't out of the question; we'll have some ready for Nov 5.

No trick-or-treating, no pumpkins - those are Americanisms.

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[–] TheOctonaut@mander.xyz 5 points 10 months ago

I'm from Ireland. Going door calling is absolutely part of it. Specifically saying "trick or treat" is not, because, y'know, English. But it doesn't really matter what English phrase you use, it's not going to be Irish. So?

I'm with you on pumpkins but there's more interesting hills to die on.

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[+] Zagorath@aussie.zone [S] -9 points 10 months ago

and before that came from Ireland and Scotland

The American version of Hallowe'en (which is what supermarkets are trying to import into Australia) has only the most passing resemblance to its origins in Celtic tradition. And it's certainly not being important because of its Celtic connections.