Halloween π
SPOTTING PUMPKINGS IN THE FULL MOON
First of all, behold the world's least scary pirate. Rrr.
That was my minimal effort this year. I had to look the part in case some kids knocked on my door. Yes, they had trick or treat in my neighbourhood this year, despite the global pandemic.
To be honest, I can't think of anything scarier than a bunch of kids showing up at my doorstep during these times. Children are the ones spreading this darn virus around if you ask me. They are able to cary it without symptoms and unwittingly give it to grandma and grandpa. It must have been particularly frightening for the elderly over the weekend.
They needn't have bothered dressing up as little monsters and ghosts to be honest. The should all have just gone door to door as children. That was scary enough haha.
Having said that, everyone was being careful. There were two methods of trick or treating this year. You have the doorbell version, in which case the monsters rang your bell, left their basket there, then stepped away from your door. You would then open the door and deposit some sweets in the basket (or do a trick I guess). Does anyone actually do tricks anymore or is it all about the candy now?
The other method was a game called "pumpkin spotting". People left pumpkins outside or in their window visible from outside. The children will walk around with an adult carrying treats in a back. When the children spotted a pumpkin, the adult gave them a treat in their basket. Very safe and socially distanced, yet quite fun I guess.
I actually went for a walk outside to see if I could spot the full moon. It was a special blue moon, the like that hadn't been seen since WW2 apparently. I didn't want to miss it. There weren't as many people out as would be expected on a night that Halloween fell on a mild Saturday. That would have been like New Year's eve out there. It was nice to still see some families walking around dressed up as their favourite evil creature though. Everyone was been all sensible and everything.
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Peace & Love,
AdeΜ