Well, Halloween has been around in Germany for a few years now, and though some say it's on its way out now, I see more kids in costumes each year. Today I read about a lot of incidents with kids throwing eggs at people's houses and actually robbing each other's chocolates, with some gotten beat up and fit for hospital. :13 I always liked the tradition in the US, but frankly I don't see why it should settle here. We have Karneval to dress up in February, and those from the Cologne area even begin the season on Nov. 11th.
...which is more noted as St. Martin's Day of course, when kids march around with lanterns and get sweet bread in the shape of a goose. Today is All Souls, and yesterday's All Saints was a bank holiday in several German regions with a huge Catholic population and/or tradition (sadly not mine). Oct 31st was a bank holiday in the Protestant regions, being Reformation Day. You'd think that Berlin being situated in a Protestant area would get that day off, but no, only the areas around it. :12
Erm, I'm not sure if you wanted to know all that, Casey. :lol But it gave me opportunity to rant about the unfair policy of German bank holidays. :b

Vicky II ;)
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