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[D.Draker]

I think I need to explain to the others.

Halloween isn't that popular in France, it only started here somewhere in the late 90s.

But we have another official holiday "La Toussaint", on November the 1st. 

This is a day of mourning the dead, bringing flowers to the graves, etc.

[msfntor]

1 minute ago, D.Draker said:

Oh , it's *not* real suicide . That's why I quoted , I don't know why they call it that, I have no idea. It's just girls with tats and piercings. 

Ok not real suicide... but real suicides follow these bad taste examples

[D.Draker]

3 hours ago, msfntor said:

Ok not real suicide... but real suicides follow these bad taste examples

Just search for this term "suicide girls" , it has nothing to do with suicides. It's to draw attention, I guess. They don't murder themselves , lol. Bad taste in the name, agree.

Could come up with something more pleasant.

[msfntor]

5 minutes ago, D.Draker said:

Halloween ...

But we have another official holiday "La Toussaint", on November the 1st. 

This is a day of mourning the dead, bringing flowers to the graves, etc.

Yes but "La Toussaint" - All Saints is true holiday; the other one was invented expressly to counter the holiday of All Saints, it is known. 

[msfntor]

3 minutes ago, D.Draker said:

Bad taste in the name, agree.

- on purpose, satanic purpose, all ugly, which is the opposite of the real holiday of All Saints.

[D.Draker]

3 hours ago, msfntor said:

Yes but "La Toussaint" - All Saints is true holiday; the other one was invented expressly to counter the holiday of All Saints, it is known. 

Well, France is big and not everyone is religious , so ? Also, not everyone beleives in God of certain (alien) nationality , right ?

People are different , all I'm saying . I guess it's fine as long as it's peaceful here, right ? Let them do what they want . I mean peacefully.

[msfntor]

Ok, but I would like to be sure, that they take everything in knowledge of things, sources...

[AstroSkipper]

1 hour ago, D.Draker said:

I think I need to explain to the others.

Halloween isn't that popular in France, it only started here somewhere in the late 90s.

In Germany, it is similar. I have never seen children in my area who wanted sweets according to the motto "Trick or Treat".  The slightly older ones, however, like to have (often private) Halloween parties, and there are also parties offered by organisers, but more for adults, and you have to pay for it. I don't like Halloween. We don't have to copy everything the Americans have in terms of traditions. In my eyes, this is more a loss of identity for Europeans. We have our own traditions.

Edited November 1, 2022 by AstroSkipper

[msfntor]

34 minutes ago, AstroSkipper said:

I don't like Halloween. We don't have to copy everything the Americans have in terms of traditions. In my eyes, this is more a loss of identity for Europeans. We have our own traditions.

But Americans are from European origin mostly...so it's loss of identity for Americans too.

Perverted identity - these halloween festivities.

Life is beautiful - not ugly...

Edited November 1, 2022 by msfntor

[D.Draker]

3 hours ago, AstroSkipper said:

In Germany, it is similar. I have never seen children in my area who wanted sweets according to the motto "Trick or Treat".  The slightly older ones, however, like to have (often private) Halloween parties, and there are also parties offered by organisers, but more for adults, and you have to pay for it. I don't like Halloween. We don't have to copy everything the Americans have in terms of traditions. In my eyes, this is more a loss of identity for Europeans. We have our own traditions.

Well, Halloween is British or Irish . (Not American). From what I see , most of the American holidays are cloned from the British ones, except for the 4th of July, obviously.

In any case, celebrating Halloween or British holidays is far less evil than putting the whole European continent at risk by being dependant on the russkie gas.

"... it's important to note that Halloween actually comes from the British Isles."

https://www.iheartbritain.com/halloween-in-the-uk-how-its-celebrated-in-england-wales-scotland-northern-ireland/

[D.Draker]

3 hours ago, msfntor said:

But Americans are from European origin mostly...so it's loss of identity for Americans too.

Putting a like on the first part.

[msfntor]

6 minutes ago, D.Draker said:

Putting a like on the first part.

- but second part is true too...come-on, admit it.

[AstroSkipper]

19 minutes ago, D.Draker said:

Well, Halloween is British or Irish . (Not American). From what I see , most of the American holidays are cloned from the British ones, except for the 4th of July, obviously.

In any case, celebrating Halloween or British holidays is far less evil than putting the whole European continent at risk by being dependant on the russkie gas.

"... it's important to note that Halloween actually comes from the British Isles."

https://www.iheartbritain.com/halloween-in-the-uk-how-its-celebrated-in-england-wales-scotland-northern-ireland/

Ok, but spoken for the Germans, too much is copied and adopted from American customs, no matter where they originated.  The Germans have definitely taken over Halloween from the Americans. And, the total Americanisation of the German language is particularly bad. The young people here can't speak any real German at all, and they certainly can't write it. The youth word of the year 2022 in Germany has become "smash".  And you know I like the English language! 

Edited November 1, 2022 by AstroSkipper
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[D.Draker]

3 hours ago, msfntor said:

But Americans are from European origin mostly...so it's loss of identity for Americans too.

Perverted identity - these halloween festivities.

Why am I putting a like on the first part only ? I think they don't distance themselves from us,

and we shouldn't too. And who is trying to break us apart ? Right, the commies, esp. the russkies.

We are friends with the Americans. We must be friends with them and unite against the planetary evil.

[msfntor]

9 minutes ago, AstroSkipper said:

the total Americanisation of the German language is particularly bad. The young people here can't speak any real German at all, and they certainly can't write it.

This same in other countries.