Comments on: Halloween in France http://www.trueghosttales.com/paranormal/halloween-in-france/ Ghost Stories & Paranormal Encounters Fri, 10 Feb 2012 21:42:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: AnNa http://www.trueghosttales.com/paranormal/halloween-in-france/#comment-30296 AnNa Wed, 19 May 2010 16:35:02 +0000 http://www.trueghosttales.com/paranormal/?p=1929#comment-30296 did you know that in mexico were my parents were born that for christmas they have someone dress up like santa and go door to door and hand out some candy.and on christmas they dont wrap the present. its just in a large bowl.and some minnonites still do that.or even my cousin once did in a suitcase.weird i know.i know it has nothing to do with halloween but you learn something from that so maybe someone call learn about this.my mom didnt start wrapping christmas presents since maybe 10 years ago.ya i know.but now there wrapped. did you know that in mexico were my parents were born that for christmas they have someone dress up like santa and go door to door and hand out some candy.and on christmas they dont wrap the present. its just in a large bowl.and some minnonites still do that.or even my cousin once did in a suitcase.weird i know.i know it has nothing to do with halloween but you learn something from that so maybe someone call learn about this.my mom didnt start wrapping christmas presents since maybe 10 years ago.ya i know.but now there wrapped.

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]]> By: AnNa http://www.trueghosttales.com/paranormal/halloween-in-france/#comment-30295 AnNa Wed, 19 May 2010 16:29:09 +0000 http://www.trueghosttales.com/paranormal/?p=1929#comment-30295 thanks for the story.its interesting.you learn something new everyday.not very many people do the halloween thing anymore.they turn off the lights and hopefully people dont come.since i've had my son i've notice more people not doing the halloween thing.i love halloween expecally watching the halloween movies(even though they dont scare me at all.)theres only two days out of the year i dont like.april 1st and november 1.even though you said people have that day for celibration.thanks for the story. thanks for the story.its interesting.you learn something new everyday.not very many people do the halloween thing anymore.they turn off the lights and hopefully people dont come.since i’ve had my son i’ve notice more people not doing the halloween thing.i love halloween expecally watching the halloween movies(even though they dont scare me at all.)theres only two days out of the year i dont like.april 1st and november 1.even though you said people have that day for celibration.thanks for the story.

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]]> By: Karen M. http://www.trueghosttales.com/paranormal/halloween-in-france/#comment-20564 Karen M. Thu, 05 Nov 2009 07:38:15 +0000 http://www.trueghosttales.com/paranormal/?p=1929#comment-20564 Hi KTM, Is that the celebration where they make a stuffed figure of a man and burn it in the garden?? I think I 've heard of that , but can't remember what he did or why they celebrate it?? I also love to learn things about other countries! Thanks. P.S. I was in the West Indies once around Halloween and they don’t celebrate either! Hi KTM,

Is that the celebration where they make a stuffed figure of a man and burn it in the garden?? I think I ‘ve heard of that , but can’t remember what he did or why they celebrate it?? I also love to learn things about other countries! Thanks.

P.S. I was in the West Indies once around Halloween and they don’t celebrate either!

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]]> By: KNOWTOMUCH http://www.trueghosttales.com/paranormal/halloween-in-france/#comment-20546 KNOWTOMUCH Thu, 05 Nov 2009 01:37:52 +0000 http://www.trueghosttales.com/paranormal/?p=1929#comment-20546 Karen, i do think that Jerry got a little offended,, not sure why????? maybe i just took his wording wrong!!!! maybe he can explain!!!! i thought all of you gave some very good info...... What they do in Wales,, i have no clue!!!!!! Well,, mom told me that they have guy forks night..... not sure how to spell it.. fireworks and such,, and she told me the date, but i dont remember,,i should keep up with my heritage better, considering, i was born there and my relatives are all there....shoot,, i have enough trouble trying to keep up with myself,,lol.... my hubby is scotch-irish...my dad said that my hubby was a black scot.. ( black curly hair i guess) dad was really up on history!!!!! take care all,, and Karen,, i just love to hear your stories about France...... luv you all,,, ktm Karen, i do think that Jerry got a little offended,, not sure why????? maybe i just took his wording wrong!!!! maybe he can explain!!!! i thought all of you gave some very good info…… What they do in Wales,, i have no clue!!!!!! Well,, mom told me that they have guy forks night….. not sure how to spell it.. fireworks and such,, and she told me the date, but i dont remember,,i should keep up with my heritage better, considering, i was born there and my relatives are all there….shoot,, i have enough trouble trying to keep up with myself,,lol…. my hubby is scotch-irish…my dad said that my hubby was a black scot.. ( black curly hair i guess) dad was really up on history!!!!!

take care all,, and Karen,, i just love to hear your stories about France……

luv you all,,, ktm

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]]> By: Bonnie http://www.trueghosttales.com/paranormal/halloween-in-france/#comment-20535 Bonnie Wed, 04 Nov 2009 23:31:27 +0000 http://www.trueghosttales.com/paranormal/?p=1929#comment-20535 Hi Karen, You always write such nice comments and stories. It was very interesting what you had said about Halloween in France. I never knew that the Irish had something to do with bringing Halloween over to America....very interesting. Hi Trolldoll! Hi Karen,

You always write such nice comments and stories. It was very interesting what you had said about Halloween in France. I never knew that the Irish had something to do with bringing Halloween over to America….very interesting.

Hi Trolldoll!

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]]> By: Karen M. http://www.trueghosttales.com/paranormal/halloween-in-france/#comment-20525 Karen M. Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:56:31 +0000 http://www.trueghosttales.com/paranormal/?p=1929#comment-20525 Trolldoll, I think you are right it was druids in Ireland. I don't know what they believed but they were known as pagans, I think that is someone who is not in the church I could be wrong with the definition?? My children are in Catholic school and there are only 2 pages in the english book they are learning about halloween to teach them different cultures, but they don't know what it is!! Trolldoll,

I think you are right it was druids in Ireland. I don’t know what they believed but they were known as pagans, I think that is someone who is not in the church I could be wrong with the definition?? My children are in Catholic school and there are only 2 pages in the english book they are learning about halloween to teach them different cultures, but they don’t know what it is!!

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]]> By: trolldoll1681 http://www.trueghosttales.com/paranormal/halloween-in-france/#comment-20524 trolldoll1681 Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:16:16 +0000 http://www.trueghosttales.com/paranormal/?p=1929#comment-20524 and if i'm not mistaken the druids in ireland probably started the whole thing! and if i’m not mistaken the druids in ireland probably started the whole thing!

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]]> By: Karen M. http://www.trueghosttales.com/paranormal/halloween-in-france/#comment-20522 Karen M. Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:55:04 +0000 http://www.trueghosttales.com/paranormal/?p=1929#comment-20522 Thank-you trolldoll, I appreciate your comment , this article was in no way against americans but just to explain halloween here! Thank-you trolldoll, I appreciate your comment , this article was in no way against americans but just to explain halloween here!

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]]> By: trolldoll1681 http://www.trueghosttales.com/paranormal/halloween-in-france/#comment-20521 trolldoll1681 Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:47:31 +0000 http://www.trueghosttales.com/paranormal/?p=1929#comment-20521 karen, i think you explained this very well!!! karen, i think you explained this very well!!!

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]]> By: Karen M. http://www.trueghosttales.com/paranormal/halloween-in-france/#comment-20515 Karen M. Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:05:12 +0000 http://www.trueghosttales.com/paranormal/?p=1929#comment-20515 jerryclft, How to explain? France is a country 98% Catholic and every Holy day is observed , meaning the 15 august is the Asumption everything will be closed, the 4 january is the Epithany, the 25 of march is the annociation ect...................I think you get the idea. Halloween has never been celebrated in France, if you scroll all the way to the top of the page you will see that the celts in northern France did, but this can not be proven. We all know that it originated in Ireland , the point of the article was to say that it is associated with americans because they have the biggest of celebrations for this holiday, it lost its real meaning somewhere and has been totally commercialezed and the old French do not understand this reason for celebration, although it has been embraced by the young generation, also if you go back and look 1 novemeber is All Saints Day which is taken quite seriously here by young and old. Take for example a waffle, I'm sure you've eaten one before with syrup, creme or fruit and it was hot. Well the waffle is actually from Belgium and they eat them cold as a snack with coffee...........none of the other stuff, Americans make everything into the Hollywood style. I hope that explained it to you! jerryclft,

How to explain? France is a country 98% Catholic and every Holy day is observed , meaning the 15 august is the Asumption everything will be closed, the 4 january is the Epithany, the 25 of march is the annociation ect……………….I think you get the idea. Halloween has never been celebrated in France, if you scroll all the way to the top of the page you will see that the celts in northern France did, but this can not be proven. We all know that it originated in Ireland , the point of the article was to say that it is associated with americans because they have the biggest of celebrations for this holiday, it lost its real meaning somewhere and has been totally commercialezed and the old French do not understand this reason for celebration, although it has been embraced by the young generation, also if you go back and look 1 novemeber is All Saints Day which is taken quite seriously here by young and old. Take for example a waffle, I’m sure you’ve eaten one before with syrup, creme or fruit and it was hot. Well the waffle is actually from Belgium and they eat them cold as a snack with coffee………..none of the other stuff, Americans make everything into the Hollywood style. I hope that explained it to you!

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]]> By: Caretaker http://www.trueghosttales.com/paranormal/halloween-in-france/#comment-20510 Caretaker Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:24:13 +0000 http://www.trueghosttales.com/paranormal/?p=1929#comment-20510 Hey Karen I may be wrong but I think jerry's point was that Halloween did not originate in America. I could be wrong on that and hopefully he will elaborate himself on what he meant. Hey Karen
I may be wrong but I think jerry’s point was that Halloween did not originate in America. I could be wrong on that and hopefully he will elaborate himself on what he meant.

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]]> By: Karen M. http://www.trueghosttales.com/paranormal/halloween-in-france/#comment-20508 Karen M. Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:09:14 +0000 http://www.trueghosttales.com/paranormal/?p=1929#comment-20508 jerryclft, I'm sorry that you don't like the facts! jerryclft,

I’m sorry that you don’t like the facts!

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]]> By: trolldoll1681 http://www.trueghosttales.com/paranormal/halloween-in-france/#comment-20505 trolldoll1681 Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:54:01 +0000 http://www.trueghosttales.com/paranormal/?p=1929#comment-20505 sorry you feel that way jerryclft! but i do agree with karen, halloween started with the irish and they brought it over to the us!! i have heard that the slaves in the south used to put pumpkins or gourds on a stick or outside, lighted to keep away evil spirits. does anyone else have any irish lore on halloween?? sorry you feel that way jerryclft! but i do agree with karen, halloween started with the irish and they brought it over to the us!! i have heard that the slaves in the south used to put pumpkins or gourds on a stick or outside, lighted to keep away evil spirits. does anyone else have any irish lore on halloween??

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]]> By: DarStarr http://www.trueghosttales.com/paranormal/halloween-in-france/#comment-20504 DarStarr Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:46:21 +0000 http://www.trueghosttales.com/paranormal/?p=1929#comment-20504 Karen M, Darling, you can come and visit me anytime and get ALL the snow you could ever want!!! LOL! We should be having our first storm sometime soon!! YUCK! Karen M,
Darling, you can come and visit me anytime and get ALL the snow you could ever want!!!
LOL! We should be having our first storm sometime soon!! YUCK!

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]]> By: jerryclft http://www.trueghosttales.com/paranormal/halloween-in-france/#comment-20491 jerryclft Wed, 04 Nov 2009 10:03:38 +0000 http://www.trueghosttales.com/paranormal/?p=1929#comment-20491 Ok, so Halloween is yet again an American thing, ya we planed to mess the Friench with yet another American plan , another imposition of American culture. hey yet again thanks - Ok, so Halloween is yet again an American thing, ya we planed to mess the Friench with yet another American plan , another imposition of American culture. hey yet again thanks -

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]]> By: Karen M. http://www.trueghosttales.com/paranormal/halloween-in-france/#comment-20385 Karen M. Tue, 03 Nov 2009 13:51:19 +0000 http://www.trueghosttales.com/paranormal/?p=1929#comment-20385 Hi Manik, Thank-you for the comment, us too we don't celebrate Halloween either but it just started here no too long ago! It is starting to get cold here too but the sad part is that it does not snow but maybe once in the whole winter it's dark, gray and raining, you take care talk to you soon! Hi Manik,

Thank-you for the comment, us too we don’t celebrate Halloween either but it just started here no too long ago! It is starting to get cold here too but the sad part is that it does not snow but maybe once in the whole winter it’s dark, gray and raining, you take care talk to you soon!

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]]> By: Manik http://www.trueghosttales.com/paranormal/halloween-in-france/#comment-20383 Manik Tue, 03 Nov 2009 12:25:33 +0000 http://www.trueghosttales.com/paranormal/?p=1929#comment-20383 Karen Nice one cutie though Halloween is not celebrated here i like pumpkins with scary faces and candles inside it. I like candies too! ! ! ITs cold here in south india coz its north eastern monsoon time so when i take a walk out side cold breeze tingles my spine like the leaves that u had said bye sweetie ( such nice friends to hang out with ! ! !) with love manik!@!@! Karen Nice one cutie though Halloween is not celebrated here i like pumpkins with scary faces and candles inside it. I like candies too! ! ! ITs cold here in south india coz its north eastern monsoon time so when i take a walk out side cold breeze tingles my spine like the leaves that u had said bye sweetie ( such nice friends to hang out with ! ! !) with love manik!@!@!

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]]> By: KNOWTOMUCH http://www.trueghosttales.com/paranormal/halloween-in-france/#comment-20254 KNOWTOMUCH Sun, 01 Nov 2009 22:53:39 +0000 http://www.trueghosttales.com/paranormal/?p=1929#comment-20254 Hi ladies,,,,, i havent been back to Great Britain since i was 13,, a looooog time ago.. but we are in touch with our families there ,very often.....in fact, i just talked to my Aunt Betty last week,, my favorite Aunt, she is now 86, and i havent seen here since she visited about 10 years ago.......but,, we where raised here in the USA , from childhood, so we where used to our family being over seas.... although,,,, now its kinda sad,,, its just me, mom and my sis...... we have family in NC, but dont really stay in contact..... Anyway,, on a good note,,, Halloween was fun,,,,,it seemed like almost all of the channels had scary movies on, so we watched all sorts of things!!! we dimmed the lights, and lit candles,,lol.... it was a nice evening.... Before we know it, it will be Thanksgiving and Christmas..... wow,, has this year flown by... take care all,,, ktm Hi ladies,,,,, i havent been back to Great Britain since i was 13,, a looooog time ago.. but we are in touch with our families there ,very often…..in fact, i just talked to my Aunt Betty last week,, my favorite Aunt, she is now 86, and i havent seen here since she visited about 10 years ago…….but,, we where raised here in the USA , from childhood, so we where used to our family being over seas…. although,,,, now its kinda sad,,, its just me, mom and my sis…… we have family in NC, but dont really stay in contact…..

Anyway,, on a good note,,, Halloween was fun,,,,,it seemed like almost all of the channels had scary movies on, so we watched all sorts of things!!! we dimmed the lights, and lit candles,,lol…. it was a nice evening….

Before we know it, it will be Thanksgiving and Christmas….. wow,, has this year flown by…

take care all,,, ktm

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]]> By: Karen M. http://www.trueghosttales.com/paranormal/halloween-in-france/#comment-20214 Karen M. Sun, 01 Nov 2009 08:11:17 +0000 http://www.trueghosttales.com/paranormal/?p=1929#comment-20214 Hi, KTM I didn't know you where from Wales or Canada that's interesting too. We don't have any scary show , but I have the Exorcist telecharged on my computer part 1, 3 and the begining.I used to be scared of that movie, but you know now that I'm older it doesn't bother me anymore, bet if they did a remake today it would though! I bought the kids alot of candy and watch the cartoon network.....................THEN BRUSH THEIR TEETH LOL! Hope you and your husband have a great Halloween! Hi Bonnie, Yes my husband is from Longobucco eeeeeeeeeekkkkkkkkk 100% calabrese. Naples IS beautiful, I agree! Hi, KTM

I didn’t know you where from Wales or Canada that’s interesting too. We don’t have any scary show , but I have the Exorcist telecharged on my computer part 1, 3 and the begining.I used to be scared of that movie, but you know now that I’m older it doesn’t bother me anymore, bet if they did a remake today it would though! I bought the kids alot of candy and watch the cartoon network…………………THEN BRUSH THEIR TEETH LOL! Hope you and your husband have a great Halloween!

Hi Bonnie,

Yes my husband is from Longobucco eeeeeeeeeekkkkkkkkk 100% calabrese. Naples IS beautiful, I agree!

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]]> By: Bonnie http://www.trueghosttales.com/paranormal/halloween-in-france/#comment-20206 Bonnie Sun, 01 Nov 2009 02:44:10 +0000 http://www.trueghosttales.com/paranormal/?p=1929#comment-20206 Hi KTM, It's so interesting to hear about where people are from on this website. There are so many nice people from all over the world who comment on here. Gosh, Wales, Great Britian...I bet that's a beautiful country. I've never been there, but, I sure would love to go visit one day. Have you gone back to visit your home country? Princess Diana, the Princess of Wales, was my favorite princess of all times. I just love scarey movies too. Today for Halloween, my husband and I went to our favorite Chinese Restuarant and had lunch. We haven't watched any scarey movies yet, but the night is still young...hee! hee! I did watch the trailer from the new movie, Paranorma; that is out in the theaters...scared the daylights out of me!! Can't wait to see the entire movie! I know that I won't be able to sleep for a week LOL! KTM, both you and your hubby have a great evening. Hi KTM,

It’s so interesting to hear about where people are from on this website. There are so many nice people from all over the world who comment on here. Gosh, Wales, Great Britian…I bet that’s a beautiful country. I’ve never been there, but, I sure would love to go visit one day. Have you gone back to visit your home country? Princess Diana, the Princess of Wales, was my favorite princess of all times.

I just love scarey movies too. Today for Halloween, my husband and I went to our favorite Chinese Restuarant and had lunch. We haven’t watched any scarey movies yet, but the night is still young…hee! hee! I did watch the trailer from the new movie, Paranorma; that is out in the theaters…scared the daylights out of me!! Can’t wait to see the entire movie! I know that I won’t be able to sleep for a week LOL!

KTM, both you and your hubby have a great evening.

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