Friday Five 14-Oct

[elusivek]

1. When was the last time that you enjoyed a camp fire?
um... never?

2. What is your favorite fall tradition?
I think it's a culture thing that... I've never been exposed to a "fall tradition". Though I think there is one common thing that is chestnuts. Roasted chestnuts in Autumn = yum!

3. Do you celebrate Samhain?
I know of it, but don't celebrate it.

4. What are your real feelings about candy corn?
"Is it edible?" (the food coloring...)

5. Do you believe in things that go bump in the night?
I don't particularly, yet I do get spooked.

Comments

[spikesgirl58.livejournal.com]

You've never been to a campfire? That's a little sad. It was such a big part of my child and adult hood. If I lived closer, I'd make one for you.

isn't it funny how we scare ourselves at times?

[notte0.livejournal.com]

we don't have "fall" like orange/yellow falling leaves, so there isn't really a custom of piling leaves and etc. I've seen it on TV, but it's just not a thing here. Like camping, not something commonly done.....

[spikesgirl58.livejournal.com]

This is what is neat about having LJ friends around the world. I never knew this. I do know that The Boy will not go camping, come hell or high water. Maybe it's a cultural thing.

[heavydrtysoul.livejournal.com]

You've never been around a camp fire before? I can't think if anything more relaxing. Most of my best memories take place around a campfire.

[notte0.livejournal.com]

the most similar kind of fire i've been around is a barbecue fire haha... we don't have "fall" like orange/yellow falling leaves, so there isn't really a custom of piling leaves and etc. I've seen it on TV, but it's just not a thing here. Like camping, not something commonly done.....

[heavydrtysoul.livejournal.com]

Oh, that's really interesting. Where is it that you're from again?

[notte0.livejournal.com]

I live in Macau (south China)

[sayuri2023.livejournal.com]

What is Samhain?

[notte0.livejournal.com]

Samhain is a pagan thing (or a celt thing, dunno). I'm lazy so I just copied and pasted the following...

"An ancient Celtic feast celebrating the end of harvest and the beginning of winter, marked by bonfires "

And this one, which I've read one time before is how Halloween came to be (or what influenced the modern Halloween culture)...

"Every year on October 31 (or May 1, if you're in the Southern Hemisphere) the Sabbat we call Samhain presents us with the opportunity to once more celebrate the cycle of death and rebirth. For many Pagan traditions, Samhain is a time to reconnect with our ancestors, and honor those who have died. This is the time when the veil between our world and the spirit realm is thin, so it's the perfect time of year to make contact with the dead. "