Halloween in Poland?

Quoting: ola123, Post #12

Polish people dont dress up, this is sad day for Poles who go to cemetery to light candles on their ancestors graves, leave flowers and ask for peace for them. This is not day to celebrate like in USA, this is day to think about our ancestors and death.

glowaThreads: 1 Posts: 305 Joined: Apr 6, 06	Oct 25, 06, 03:51 / #
very nice dressed up kid no, Haloween is not popular. at least wasn't a couple of years ago. but I don't think much has changed.

plgThreads: 25 Posts: 316 Joined: Jul 9, 06	Oct 27, 06, 14:47 / #
halloween has two 'l'

FISZThreads: 31 Posts: 2,607 Joined: Jun 14, 06	Oct 28, 06, 17:10 / #
Don't you call it Zaduszki or is that all saints day on the following day?

Shelley	Oct 28, 06, 18:56 / #
Quoting: FISZ, Post #6 Don't you call it Zaduszki or is that all saints day on the following day same here in the UK, we dont go overboard like in the US, we do duck apple and pumpkins and thats about it...kids dont really go house to house begging for sweets..lol...Bonfire night it a big thing here so Halloween just gets overlooked really

ukpolskaThreads: 51 Posts: 2,238 Joined: Oct 23, 06 MEMBER	Oct 30, 06, 00:38 / #
Personally, and this is no disrespect to Americans, I hope the Polish stick to all saints day, as its a wonderful day where everyone remembers their family members from the past who are no longer with them. I think that the all the commercialism that goes with Halloween, is a bit too much, and I would hate to see this overtake all saints day in Poland.

sarah	Oct 30, 06, 05:37 / #
Oct 30 2006, 10:44 - Attached on merging: Halloween? So does polish people enjoy halloween and do they dress up like the enlish or americans?x

tammy	Oct 30, 06, 06:03 / #
sarah i wonder what our friends would dress up lol

sarah	Oct 30, 06, 06:07 / #
MMMMMMMMM my incredables or the hulk or even a smurf lol

tammy	Oct 30, 06, 06:13 / #
now i would love to see that.......pants and all lol

sarah	Oct 30, 06, 06:19 / #
Ha ha ha ha - i would not mind any of them knockin on my door to be honest x

Shelley	Oct 31, 06, 15:42 / #
Quoting: FISZ, Post #24 Fire Festival....That's to ward off evil spirits like me Nothing could ward you off honey! Quoting: Francesca, Post #23 Can you tell me more about Bonfire night bonefire.org/guy/]http://www.bonefire.org/guy Celebration, lots of fireworks (they usually start going off beginning of Oct.) toffy apples, Parkin cake....wellies (it always rains) a jolly good night had by all apart from those stupid enough to play with fireworks and blow their fingers off and scare themselves for life!!

Shelley	Oct 31, 06, 15:44 / #
Okay for anyone Polish that reads the above link, I can honestly say tonight was the first time I ever heard that the Pope was in any way connected to Bonfire Night!

FISZThreads: 31 Posts: 2,607 Joined: Jun 14, 06	Oct 31, 06, 15:45 / #
Quoting: Shelley, Post #26 Nothing could ward you off honey! Got that right sista. I'm relentless!

FISZThreads: 31 Posts: 2,607 Joined: Jun 14, 06	Oct 31, 06, 15:46 / #
Yeah. He changed the Pagan Hallows eve to All saints day...or something. I'm too lazy to read

tammy	Oct 30, 06, 06:21 / #
i wonder what the new one wears pmsl

sarah	Oct 30, 06, 06:26 / #
mmmmm - what the glass collecter yummy!

ola123	Oct 30, 06, 10:34 / #
Polish people dont dress up, this is sad day for Poles who go to cemetery to light candles on their ancestors graves, leave flowers and ask for peace for them. This is not day to celebrate like in USA, this is day to think about our ancestors and death.

Maxxx PayneThreads: 2 Posts: 283 Joined: Oct 11, 06	Oct 30, 06, 10:47 / #
Quoting: ola123, Post #12 Polish people dont dress up, this is sad day for Poles who go to cemetery to light candles on their ancestors graves, leave flowers and ask for peace for them. This is not day to celebrate like in USA, this is day to think about our ancestors and death. Same way for the Finns. Although we are getting Americanized all the time in this also. I hope Poland stays loyal to it's traditions. I mean one can have a party almost every other day...

Francesca	Oct 31, 06, 15:17 / #
Quoting: Shelley, Post #8 Bonfire night it a big thing here so Halloween just gets overlooked really Can you tell me more about Bonfire night? Thanks

FISZThreads: 31 Posts: 2,607 Joined: Jun 14, 06	Oct 31, 06, 15:24 / #
Fire Festival....That's to ward off evil spirits like me

FISZThreads: 31 Posts: 2,607 Joined: Jun 14, 06	Oct 31, 06, 15:26 / #
All have a good Pookey night!!!

iwonaThreads: 13 Posts: 639 Joined: Aug 6, 06	Oct 31, 06, 15:46 / #
Guy fawkes was Catholic...Does it mean that he wanted to get rid of church of England?

Shelley	Oct 31, 06, 15:48 / #
lol...thats funny, sounded like one of my mates work colleges then...only he does it with a lissp

FISZThreads: 31 Posts: 2,607 Joined: Jun 14, 06	Oct 31, 06, 16:21 / #
In the US the night before Halloween is called: Goosey night-Devils night-mischief night whaere kids run around and toss eggies and shaving cream at everything. Do you have this in the UK? What is it called?

sledzThreads: 29 Posts: 3,202 Joined: Sep 19, 06	Oct 31, 06, 16:22 / #
Are there haunted houses in Poland that you can go to on Halloween? There are alot of them in the States that you can pay to get into. I might go tonight 20 bucks to get in...... kinda steep

sledzThreads: 29 Posts: 3,202 Joined: Sep 19, 06	Oct 31, 06, 16:26 / #
Quoting: FISZ, Post #32 Devils night I remember that.. how about toilet papering all the trees or soaping screen doors..lol