Halloween in Britain used to be a bit of an afterthought. People would use it as an excuse to do themselves up in fancy dress and go on the piss but there wasn't much of a general celebration. The autumn holiday was always Guy Fawkes night (aka bonfire night) when people would gather in their back gardens around a bonfire, usually in the rain, and fail to set off fireworks while celebrating the gruesome execution of a Catholic insurrectionary centuries ago.
Retailers have however worked out that there is money to be made and Britain is likely to spend £120 million this year on sweets, costumes and decorations.
I'd still rather see kids dragging around an effigy of Guy Fawkes and asking for "a penny for the Guy" than have a bunch of strange kids show up at my door asking for candy.
Retailers have however worked out that there is money to be made and Britain is likely to spend £120 million this year on sweets, costumes and decorations.
I'd still rather see kids dragging around an effigy of Guy Fawkes and asking for "a penny for the Guy" than have a bunch of strange kids show up at my door asking for candy.
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