Monday 26 October 2015

Regarding October

Very true.

They are all rather similar (except Christmas) as this table points out

FestivalFestival of Light?Fireworks?Sweet things?Savoury things?Costumes?
HalloweenYesNoYesNoYes
DiwaliYesYesYesNoNo
HannukahYesNoYesYesNo
Guy FawkesNoYesNoYesNo

But everyone has different sweets and savouries so it is a bit of a pain

8 comments:

Curmudgeon said...

You forgot treacle toffee on Bonfire Night!

Mark Wadsworth said...

Yes and toffee apples. Not that anybody likes actually eating them.

Mark Wadsworth said...

and although you don't have fireworks at Xmas, there is a lot of lighting involved. Fairy lights, candles etc, and many Xmas cards show a ire burning in the hearth.

mombers said...

Hanukkah is December...

Mark Wadsworth said...

M. Yes of course - so is xmas.

mombers said...

MW, Xmas starts in October at the very latest!

Bayard said...

M, we don't have many Jews down here, but I expect that where they do, the supermarkets are gearing up for Hanukkah in October in the same way as they are for Santa's grim season.

Most cultures have a festival for each season/solstice and equinox. We have biggies in spring and winter, smaller ones in autumn and nothing really in summer.

Lola said...

MW I LOVE eating toffee apples...