RevokeNice 15 | 1854
31 Oct 2012 / #31
(worth pointing out actually - there's a good chance that Halloween went to the US from Scotland - so I feel quite within my rights to celebrate it ;)
Definitely a Gaelic tradition.
Do the Irish still celebrate it?
Yes. Its the third biggest event of the year.
Young kids dress up and go trick or treating. Similar to America.
The older kids light up huge bonfires in urban areas, get smashed drunk and effectively declare war on council workers, fireman and the gardai.
But the food is cool. Barmbrack, colcannon, toasted pumpkin seeds and turkey. So good.
Few bottles of pumpkinhead, sleeping tablets for my dogs and a load of horror movies on netflix. Whats not to love?
the mere idea of screaming brats banging on my door
I thought that this would be one tradition that the priests would fully support.