Hallowe'en

[ailbhe]

I think I'm going to make up a bunch of Trick or Treat flyers and post them through doors on this street, on about 26 October. Each house to get one each of "NO TRICK OR TREAT" or "Trick or Treat welcome" - or something. Something about right to stick in the window or on the door.

I really love Hallowe'en and trick or treating, and I hate hate hate the idea of bothering people who don't want to be bothered.

Suggestions for wording or design welcome.

Comments

[the-changeling.livejournal.com]

You did ask for suggestions...

[ailbhe]

"Guising" on the signs instead of something people might understand? Interesting idea...

Edit to add

That came out nasty, sorry, that's not what I intended.

I think that setting up a tradition revival of Guising would be a good idea but it would need much more general education and publicity than I can achieve. I think turning trick-or-treat on this street, maybe ten houses or so, from a tedious menace to an enjoyable costumes-and-singing event is all that I'm able to do, given the broad public perception of trick-or-treat here.

[the-changeling.livejournal.com]

I just thought you could put it down on the cards, since you were pre-approving people as such.

Lots of people don't like 'trick or treat' as a concept, as they feel it's some new fangled USAn thing. Exlaining it's also 'old fashioned' might help.

Or not. :-)