Halloween in Poland?

We all know that Valentines has become very popular in Poland. But is Haloween next?
In the US kids get dressed up and go "trick-or-treating" from door to door. There are also many contests for best costumes. Here's one of them:

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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.

halloween has two 'l'

Don't you call it Zaduszki or is that all saints day on the following day?

I wouldn't want to find that on my door step........

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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

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.

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Halloween?

So does polish people enjoy halloween and do they dress up like the enlish or americans?x

sarah

i wonder what our friends would dress up lol

MMMMMMMMM my incredables or the hulk or even a smurf lol

shrek lol

PMSL like it lol x

now i would love to see that.......pants and all lol

Ha ha ha ha - i would not mind any of them knockin on my door to be honest x

i wonder what the new one wears pmsl

mmmmm - what the glass collecter yummy!

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...:)

Can you tell me more about Bonfire night?

Thanks

Fire Festival....That's to ward off evil spirits like me :)

All have a good Pookey night!!!

Nothing could ward you off honey!


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!!

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!

:) Got that right sista. I'm relentless!

Yeah. He changed the Pagan Hallows eve to All saints day...or something. I'm too lazy to read :)

Guy fawkes was Catholic...Does it mean that he wanted to get rid of church of England?

lol...thats funny, sounded like one of my mates work colleges then...only he does it with a lissp

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?

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


I remember that.. how about toilet papering all the trees or soaping screen doors..lol

No - we wait until bonfire night and kids stick fireworks up cats bottoms....

The house I live in is more than 130 years old and I sometimes think it is haunted. Haven't seen anything tonight though.

The little Monsters are starting to ring my doorbell...
Better not be any bags of dog crap on fire..

we are getting no one this year. It's dead this year.