I was really disappointed that my Hallowe'en rant was not traceable from popular 'Halloween' tag, because I used apostrophe!
I guess apostrophes, like swedes are becoming history...
So am I the only person to have carved swedes into Hallowe'en lanterns rather than pumpkins in the dim and distant past?

I'm about to sound like 'Disgusted of Penge' or similar, but I cannot believe the level of consumerism around Hallowe'en this year. There's a Cardiff chipshop (Crwys Road if that means anything) that has some sort of inflatable Hallowe'en 'thing' around its doorway. There are also rows of 'stuff' on sale in Tesco's and everywhere... When did it become a major festival?!

The irony of course is that it's a warped by-product of Christianity, but seen as anti-Christian by many Christians. It seems rather unfair that the followers of a very ancient system of religious belief got so demonised by a newer religion. the only witches I know of seem perfectly decent people with no visible warts, hairy moles or pointy hats. If we must have fictionalised witches let's have Samantha and her twitchy nose back - She may have been a bit of a fifties male fantasy, but I seem to remember her witchy family were fun.

The whole 'trick or treat' custom seems a strange import, but has really taken off down my road and presumably elsewhere. I guess there's room for an adult spanking version if I put my mind to it. I guess there are Hallowe'en spanking stories, not dissimilar to some of the Father Christmas stuff.