tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28674373.post5228421860096827882..comments2023-11-02T04:30:03.841-07:00Comments on Maryann Miller's - It's Not All Gravy: Monday Morning MusingsMaryannwriteshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09479027709233807149noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28674373.post-29031793376035302912013-10-30T07:06:24.254-07:002013-10-30T07:06:24.254-07:00Thanks for sharing your Halloween memories, LD and...Thanks for sharing your Halloween memories, LD and Alicia. I agree that there were some things about Halloween in the past that were better than Halloween today.<br /><br />Alicia, I think you are right about the homogenization of cultures. We do need to celebrate the specialness of each culture and not try to make it all the same. We learned a lot about respecting different cultures when my husband died. My daughter-in-law from Taiwan had specific things she needed to do that were so different from the way we handle the rituals following a death.<br /> Maryannwriteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09479027709233807149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28674373.post-30608203649364487902013-10-29T20:39:24.290-07:002013-10-29T20:39:24.290-07:00Halloween was the time the crazy American ex-pats ...Halloween was the time the crazy American ex-pats in Mexico dressed their children up in costumes and guided them to a careful selection of houses where the inhabitants were ready with candy and wouldn't freak out.<br /><br />Our Mexican co-habitants scratched their heads and celebrated All Saints and All Souls days with candy skulls with our names on them.<br /><br />I find it sad that American Christmas and Halloween have migrated into their culture for an uneasy stay pushed by merchants. Globalization has its costs.<br />AliciaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28674373.post-82868132229424931042013-10-29T11:50:05.327-07:002013-10-29T11:50:05.327-07:00I remember making trick or treat bundles with my m...I remember making trick or treat bundles with my mom. She'd unfold several Halloween napkins, place the same number of assorted (unwrapped)candy pieces on each, then stand a tootsie pop in the middle (stick side up) and twist the four corners of the napkin around the stick to make a little bundle. We'd make enough for all the kids who came by the house. Sadly, now these would be considered unsafe and immediately discarded. *sigh*LD Mastersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01202135756299574972noreply@blogger.com