Comments on: The Quick 10: 10 Halloween Traditions

By: Gwan

Gwan — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 13:19:36 +0000

My Dad grew up in rural northern England in the 50s and told us once about carving turnip lanterns as a child – how we laughed! Turns out dear old Dad was doing it the traditional way…

By: Beelzebozo

Beelzebozo — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 05:18:27 +0000

We bury apples along the side of the road for the dead that pass through.

By: KillerQueen11

KillerQueen11 — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 22:18:18 +0000

I grew up in LA on the same block as a McDonald’s and they used to give out lots of cool stuff for trick-or-treaters; i. e. ice cream cones, gift certificates, Happy Meals w/ the cute Halloween McNugget people (I loved those!), etc. My friends and I always got our parents to buy us two costumes a piece and we would also trade amongst ourselves so we could go back over and over again! Good times!! I was disappointed when we moved to Phoenix and I found out that not only were the McDonald’s here stingy the closest one was like five miles away (at the time)! As a side note, my little brother and I ate a LOT of Mickey D’s growing up-seeing as it was on the same block as our house!-and while we both went through chubby phases, neither of us is obese. It makes me mad when people blame the food… yeah, it’ll make you fat but only if that’s all you eat 24/7! But I digress… great post! I’ve been posting all of the Halloween stuff on my Facebook wall for my friends to enjoy and I seem to have created new mental_floss fans-yay!!

By: tom

tom — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 01:32:11 +0000

I’m sixty-one years old, and the closer it gets to All Hallows Eve..The more I want to Trick-or-Treat again…!
Some memories just never fade away..!

By: Ranger J

Ranger J — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 22:45:48 +0000

Gina, I grew up on a farm in Manitoba, Canada and there was only one place where we had to “perform”. Our neighbours would ask us to sing a song for a treat but it was all worth it because they gave out full-size chocolate bars. Sweet!

By: Gina

Gina — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 18:54:26 +0000

In St. Louis, trick or treaters are expected to tell a joke or a similar “trick” before they receive their candy. I never realized this was unusual until I moved away. Is this an expected part of the process anywhere else?

By: Jeremiah

Jeremiah — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 18:34:57 +0000

Riley, I completely concure

By: Riley

Riley — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 15:33:10 +0000

“I saw your face in the slug flour!”

That made my day.

By: Ellie

Ellie — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 02:08:58 +0000

My friend and I always do the apple stem twisting thing during lunch.
We usually get “F”.