All Hallows Eve! What's it going to be this year?

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Originally Posted by TheMercenary

Do they celebrate it differently in the UK or Down Under?

I refer you to this thread.
DuckNuts:

The last few years certain suburbs in the major cities have started their own little halloween/trick or treat thingie. But other than that we dont, its just another nite. Occasionally, if someone is having a birthday that weekend, it will be turned into a Halloween party.

JayMcGee:

Rather, it has become not just an occasion when pre-teens can bang upon your door and demand 'trick or treat' without the slightest comprhension of the culture behind that phrase, but also a 'marketing opportunity' for our supermarkets to offload several tons of rather tacky 'hallowe'en party essentials', which consist in the most part of rubberised face-masks that approximate a childs perception of a vampire, and possibly even (in the de- luxe versions) a candle to put inside the (optional extra) turnip head.

And a post from me with some photos of tacky halloween party essentials.

In short, yes it is different. For us it's a very minor occurrence, and only children dress up. They also dress in spooky costumes, not fancy dress. They do Trick or Treat, but for many years I haven't had a single child come to my door - it's less common here. Some pubs have Halloween parties, but that's really just to boost the takings. We're more geared to Bonfire (Guy Fawkes) Night on 5 November.