I smashed as many plates as the next one. It’s a German tradition: Before the actual wedding, it used to be the night before, but not it’s a week or so, there is a party for the friends (co-ed!) of the couple, very informal. Late into the night everybody breaks crockery they’ve brought and there are smashed on the ground, often in the street. The young couple then has to clear the shards. It will be their first task together as a couple.
I love this custom. Unfortunately it is being superceded by stupid stag and hen parties because. Hollywood.
Yes I am not in favour of United States customs being dribbled into our society. Bloody hell, Halloween in Australia!!!!
One Australian tradition that’s dying out are Bachelor and Spinster Balls, now call B&S Balls. It was a way for country youth to meet as the community is spread over big areas in some places. I knew of a few people when I first moved here. There was a party for the community saving a timber mill. There was a bout 150 people there. If there’s a party on, they just appear from the hills lol
I don’t mind Halloween so much – it doesn’t replace anything. The traditions of “Hexennacht” (Walpurgis night, 30 April to 1 May, witches night) and even the carving of jack of lanterns (not made of pumpkins but of fodder beets) in autumn have gone before the US American traditions came.
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I smashed as many plates as the next one. It’s a German tradition: Before the actual wedding, it used to be the night before, but not it’s a week or so, there is a party for the friends (co-ed!) of the couple, very informal. Late into the night everybody breaks crockery they’ve brought and there are smashed on the ground, often in the street. The young couple then has to clear the shards. It will be their first task together as a couple.
I love this custom. Unfortunately it is being superceded by stupid stag and hen parties because. Hollywood.
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Yes I am not in favour of United States customs being dribbled into our society. Bloody hell, Halloween in Australia!!!!
One Australian tradition that’s dying out are Bachelor and Spinster Balls, now call B&S Balls. It was a way for country youth to meet as the community is spread over big areas in some places. I knew of a few people when I first moved here. There was a party for the community saving a timber mill. There was a bout 150 people there. If there’s a party on, they just appear from the hills lol
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I don’t mind Halloween so much – it doesn’t replace anything. The traditions of “Hexennacht” (Walpurgis night, 30 April to 1 May, witches night) and even the carving of jack of lanterns (not made of pumpkins but of fodder beets) in autumn have gone before the US American traditions came.
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