This came to my inbox today. I do not know if you have ever looked at the stuff offered by the Unemployed Philosophers Guild but it is all very funny. I got a real kick out of this ad and hope you do to.
If there can be a Canadian Thanksgiving, why can’t we celebrate…
Shouldn’t Canadian Halloween be just like U.S. Halloween, except earlier in the year (Northern harvests being what they are), and not bogged down with Puritanical fear? See below for some Canadian Halloween traditions!
WHY NOT ENJOY THESE CANADIAN HALLOWEEN TRADITIONS?
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Put the things back in the bin
All across Canada on October 16th, pranksters pick up candy wrappers and fallen leaves from the ground and place them into trash bins. They’ll never guess who did it!
Corn candying
In central Canada, communities gather just before sunset on October 16th to dip raw ears of corn in chocolate, cherry sauce, or molasses for a more-nutritious Halloween treat.
Prank pruning
Under the cover of night and in fanciful costumes, Canadian youths sneak into neighbors’ yards (or neighbours’ yards, in quaint Canadian spelling) to do some late-night hedge pruning. All across Canada, home owners wake up on October 17th, shocked to see their hedges looking fresh and perfect, and shake their fists when they realize they don’t have to prune.
Opposite Night
In Quebec and French-speaking hamlets in the Maritimes, locals see what the Anglos are up to and do the opposite.
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Hahahahahahaha, well, the obviously American authors ALMOST got things right. First of all, we dip our ears of corn in MAPLE SYRUP, of course. And OPPOSITE NIGHT is not just one day per year, it's 365 days per year. But all the rest is true, eh?
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DeleteBelated Happy Thanksgiving! And I love that picture.
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