Continental Europe, is commemorating namely All Saints Day (an official holiday without masks and costumes) and various other events with costumes and masks, like Carnival, harvest and other festivals, of course:
Well, Sweden, Germany, Finland, the Netherlands, the 3 Baltic States, the Czech Republic, Slovenia (perhaps a few other regions in North or Northeast Europe) are known to celebrate the "Witch Night".
But here or in France - there are other events, and even in other countries, May 1st (as labour day) has more importance, even if it is not always an official holiday.
Oh, they cited Goethe's Faust, Mann's Magic Mountain, E. Albee's Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf, J.G. Fraser's The Golden Bough, etc. - but no mention of S. Lagerlöf's Nils Holgersson!
No, I have no Halloween costume.
There are many ways to frighten people or kids off - or to entertain them - lol.
There are also many horror movies referring to Halloween.
Great Britain, namely Ireland, Scotland and Wales, is celebrating Halloween.
And there's also Guy Fawkes Night, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guy_Fawkes_Night
to remember English history.
Continental Europe, is commemorating namely All Saints Day (an official holiday without masks and costumes) and various other events with costumes and masks, like Carnival, harvest and other festivals, of course:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carnival_of_Venice
One of our own big events is the Carnival of Basel:
the https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carnival_of_Basel
or big harvest and similar events, like the Oktoberfest of Munich
or the Fête des Vignerons in Vevey:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F%C3%AAte_des_Vignerons
But what about Walpurgisnacht?
Lol - of course, but this event takes place in the night of April 30, the eve of May 1st (the day of Saint Walpurga).
Oh yes, I remember Night on Bald Mountain!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walpurgis_Night
Well, Sweden, Germany, Finland, the Netherlands, the 3 Baltic States, the Czech Republic, Slovenia (perhaps a few other regions in North or Northeast Europe) are known to celebrate the "Witch Night".
But here or in France - there are other events, and even in other countries, May 1st (as labour day) has more importance, even if it is not always an official holiday.
Oh, they cited Goethe's Faust, Mann's Magic Mountain, E. Albee's Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf, J.G. Fraser's The Golden Bough, etc. - but no mention of S. Lagerlöf's Nils Holgersson!
Yes, i know Walpurgisnacht is on April 30, but it's always good to be ready early.
Lol - a good one -
!
Remind me; I'll have to write down a military joke (border); I could not find any written record till now.
We rarely get any kids way out here but that mask would sure scare any off and they would never come back ! SCARY !!!!!