My wife and I grew up in Southern California. We don’t remember Halloween Eve being a thing ever. Same with trunk or treat, which I hadn’t heard of until we moved to Texas.
Halloween, although not an official Indian holiday (we have plenty already), is really the only one I truly enjoy. If we are not dressing up we are driving around our part of Tennessee to see what creativity is on display this time. Didn’t know there were so many different names for Halloweens eve. Interesting. I would call the eve, “dare to watch a late night scary movie at the cinemas?” night.
Both of my parents grew up right near the Broadway Market. When I was a kid we lived closer to Baily Ave. I love how strong the Polish community is up there, even today. I've introduced many friends to Dyngus Day. 😁🇵🇱
Nov 4, 2023·edited Nov 4, 2023Liked by Wendy Mazur
Ah yes Dyngus Day!!! I write about a mixed bag of things including food and sometimes just nostalgic about home. The Broadway Market was part of my childhood dreams. If you check out https://markdolan.substack.com/t/food -- I am confident you will like "Food Dreams" and "Let's Make Mirth and Golumpki" -- Food Dreams is Buffalo food talk.
Nov 14, 2023·edited Nov 14, 2023Liked by Wendy Mazur
That's really cool! What's even more fascinating is that there are similar celebrations all over the world, just on different dates with similar customs. In Estonia, we used to have two of these - Mardipäev (St. Martin's Day) on November 11th and Kadripäev (St. Catherine's Day) on November 25th. I've heard, they're not as popular now because Halloween has kind of taking over. But back when I was a kid, we'd go door-to-door on both those days to get candy. The catch was, we had to do something cool like sing a song, recite a poem, dance, or play some tunes to earn our sweet treats. Good times!
My wife and I grew up in Southern California. We don’t remember Halloween Eve being a thing ever. Same with trunk or treat, which I hadn’t heard of until we moved to Texas.
Halloween, although not an official Indian holiday (we have plenty already), is really the only one I truly enjoy. If we are not dressing up we are driving around our part of Tennessee to see what creativity is on display this time. Didn’t know there were so many different names for Halloweens eve. Interesting. I would call the eve, “dare to watch a late night scary movie at the cinemas?” night.
I listened to some of this yesterday, it was interesting.
https://www.npr.org/2023/10/31/1209028838/the-exorcist
So I also didn’t know that Halloween was birthed in Ireland until I saw this https://www.instagram.com/reel/CzE8_hhyfLt/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==
Oh wow, me neither. So much to learn and understand about the world!
A new lurker here. I remember Beggar's Night as I also grew up in WNY. Good luck with your Substack -- love the group costume
Thanks Mark! What part of WNY?
Suburban Buffalo -- still a fair amount of family back there
Me too. I've been away a long time now. Grew up on the Polish East Side.
I've traced my Mom's family extensively. She grew up on St. Louis and attended St. Luke's. Her Polish family all met on the East Side.
Both of my parents grew up right near the Broadway Market. When I was a kid we lived closer to Baily Ave. I love how strong the Polish community is up there, even today. I've introduced many friends to Dyngus Day. 😁🇵🇱
Ah yes Dyngus Day!!! I write about a mixed bag of things including food and sometimes just nostalgic about home. The Broadway Market was part of my childhood dreams. If you check out https://markdolan.substack.com/t/food -- I am confident you will like "Food Dreams" and "Let's Make Mirth and Golumpki" -- Food Dreams is Buffalo food talk.
My name for Halloween eve is “candy shopping night” perhaps a little capitalist but true.
Haha love it. I actually tried to get some Halloween afternoon, which wasn't smart. 😕
That's really cool! What's even more fascinating is that there are similar celebrations all over the world, just on different dates with similar customs. In Estonia, we used to have two of these - Mardipäev (St. Martin's Day) on November 11th and Kadripäev (St. Catherine's Day) on November 25th. I've heard, they're not as popular now because Halloween has kind of taking over. But back when I was a kid, we'd go door-to-door on both those days to get candy. The catch was, we had to do something cool like sing a song, recite a poem, dance, or play some tunes to earn our sweet treats. Good times!