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One third of city children do not understand Hallowe'en (From Daily Echo)
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One third of city children do not understand Hallowe'en
2:02pm Monday 29th October 2012 in News
One third of city children do not understand Hallowe'en
A THIRD of children in Southampton do not understand why they celebrate Halloween.
As many as 16% believe it is a day to mark the last witch being burned in the London trials.
But with 45% - almost half - of the seven to 14-year-olds surveyed in the poll attending themed parties to celebrate, it is clear that Halloween is becoming as crucial a date on the calendar for UK kids and their families as it is in the US.
The study, unveiled today by Snazaroo face paints, also pin pointed just how dedicated kids are when it comes to trick or treating, with half knocking on up to 30 doors in their annual rounds of the neighbourhood – smashing the national average of 20%.
A third of Southampton youngsters claim that they feel braver in Halloween costume – it’s no surprise then, that, alongside eating sweets and carving pumpkins, dressing up in costume topped the list as the most popular way for children to get into the spirit of the annual horrorfest.
Four percent of children were so confused as to the meaning of Halloween that they confessed to believing it is actually a day to commemorate the Devil’s Birthday.
Kids in Cardiff were the most clueless, with 77% unsure as to what the day represents.
Unsurprisingly, the traditional Halloween activities of bobbing for apples and trick or treating still remain popular, bringing up the rear in the top five activities carried out by kids in Southampton at Halloween*.
Comments(9)
Nicole23
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3:35pm Mon 29 Oct 12
It has now been turned into a commercial freak show by the yanks and simply to make money.
Lord Ikea
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3:38pm Mon 29 Oct 12
Snowstorm
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3:50pm Mon 29 Oct 12
Brusher Mill's comment above is stupid though, I'm pretty sure every kid knows why we celebrate Xmas and Easter.
WHAT WOULD BE A GOOD QUESTION TO ASK is why we celebrate bonfire night - I suspect that is something only 1/3 of kids get right...
Shoong
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4:02pm Mon 29 Oct 12
cantthinkofone
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4:29pm Mon 29 Oct 12
pod
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5:52pm Mon 29 Oct 12
Nicole23 wrote:Halloween (Samhain) is the celtic new year and also the time when pagans believe that the veil between the worlds of the living and dead becomes thin.
Hallow'een is not supposed to be a celebration at at all . It's an old Pagan/Druid ritual to cast out evil spirits.
It has now been turned into a commercial freak show by the yanks and simply to make money.
This is a time that we remember our ancestors and commerate or celebrate their lives.
Stupideditor
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6:51pm Mon 29 Oct 12
Huffter
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7:20pm Mon 29 Oct 12
Brusher Mills says...
3:25pm Mon 29 Oct 12