What's your Halloween plan for your kilt?

[Farmer Jones]

Slutty highlander

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For those not within the USA, and this may very well exist elsewhere, there is a phenomenon that exists during Halloween, that any outfit - uniform - ensemble, however mundane or extravagant, qualifies as a Halloween costume if it is made to appear over the top sexually, or 'slutty'

I was completely unaware of that. I was raised in an environment where Halloween meant ghouls, monsters, devils and demons. I think maybe the "over the top sexually" is merely a reflection of a commerce based society, which well understands that sex sell.

[Profane James]

I was completely unaware of that. I was raised in an environment where Halloween meant ghouls, monsters, devils and demons. I think maybe the "over the top sexually" is merely a reflection of a commerce based society, which well understands that sex sell.

I certainly agree with you.

[TRWXXA]

I was completely unaware of that. I was raised in an environment where Halloween meant ghouls, monsters, devils and demons. I think maybe the "over the top sexually" is merely a reflection of a commerce based society, which well understands that sex sell.

Unfortunately they market a lot of that stuff towards youngsters. I have seen "tweens" wearing some wildly inappropriate costumes.

Let's hear it for permissive parenting!

[Michael Weatherhead]

Since I'm the one who started the contraversy (about wearing a kilt for halloween). Let me clear the air, here. Everybody who knows me, knows of my love for Scotland, and all things celtic. I think me wearing my kilt, etc for Halloween is an extension of that. Besides, I'm building a castle, flying the saltyre, rampant lion, an "Erin go Bragh" and an Ireland flag. Also displaying some shields I made out of laminate, with Scottish crests on them (from my wife's vinyl lettering machine). My framed family crest will be right above the castle entrance, flanked by the other shields/crests. Plus, I will have bagpipe music playing. Because of this, I won't be dressing up like I'm from Spain, or Russia....I'm going to dress like a Scottish Highlander. I'm looking forward to it.

[Thekiltedmohawk]

Since I'm the one who started the contraversy (about wearing a kilt for halloween). Let me clear the air, here. Everybody who knows me, knows of my love for Scotland, and all things celtic. I think me wearing my kilt, etc for Halloween is an extension of that. Besides, I'm building a castle, flying the saltyre, rampant lion, an "Erin go Bragh" and an Ireland flag. Also displaying some shields I made out of laminate, with Scottish crests on them (from my wife's vinyl lettering machine). My framed family crest will be right above the castle entrance, flanked by the other shields/crests. Plus, I will have bagpipe music playing. Because of this, I won't be dressing up like I'm from Spain, or Russia....I'm going to dress like a Scottish Highlander. I'm looking forward to it.

We'd love it if you will take the pictures, and share it with us!

[Michael Weatherhead]

I will take photos, you can count on that. The castle is well under way. By using a soldering gun, and crafter's heat gun, I've been able to make the styrofoam look like real rock walls, with mortar joints. I'll show photos of it being built, and in action, on Halloween night, somewhere on this site. Thanks for the interest.

[The Q]

In the UK we didn't celebrate Halloween until recently (over the last 30 years) mostly I think because of the influence of American children's films and UK Shops seeing Halloween as a way to make money.

Traditionally we celebrated Burning Guido Fawkes on November the 5th, something that is slowly disappearing as it is seen as Not PC, expensive for the fireworks that go with it, and in major cities Bonfires are banned due to smoke regulations.
For those who don't know Guido Fawkes AKA Guy Fawkes was one of the conspirators in a plot to blow up the houses of parliament, at the state opening by King James I, (VI of Scotland) 1605

Remember, remember, the 5th of November, Gunpowder, Treason and Plot.

I'll add my on Saturday I'll attend My summer sailing clubs end of season, annual dinner and prize giving, fully kilted (its a suit and tie dinner), I will not be kilted at the winter sailing clubs Halloween dinner.

[Peter Crowe]

In the UK we didn't celebrate Halloween until recently (over the last 30 years) mostly I think because of the influence of American children's films and UK Shops seeing Halloween as a way to make money.

Traditionally we celebrated Burning Guido Fawkes on November the 5th, something that is slowly disappearing as it is seen as Not PC, expensive for the fireworks that go with it, and in major cities Bonfires are banned due to smoke regulations.
For those who don't know Guido Fawkes AKA Guy Fawkes was one of the conspirators in a plot to blow up the houses of parliament, at the state opening by King James I, (VI of Scotland) 1605

Remember, remember, the 5th of November, Gunpowder, Treason and Plot.

I'll add my on Saturday I'll attend My summer sailing clubs end of season, annual dinner and prize giving, fully kilted (its a suit and tie dinner), I will not be kilted at the winter sailing clubs Halloween dinner.

This is probably true of England but not the whole of the UK. 'Hallowe'en' (the name comes from the Scots tongue) was long celebrated in Scotland although it started falling out of fashion during my childhood in the 1970's. The Scots traditions I grew up with included turnip lanterns rather than pumpkins and 'guising' around the neighbourhood (similar to what Americans call trick-er treating the difference being you had to sing a song/tell a story or Joke in order to get treats which included peanuts in the shell and mandarin oranges as well as candies), dookin for aipples (dunking for apples), and eating treacle covered soda scones off a washing line etc. Admittedly, my parents were traditional about such older customs and kept them longer than most. We also observed the traditional Scots form of New Year and never touched a drop of alcohol on Hogmonay which was a day of preparation for the Bells when we saw in the New Year with our favourite alcoholic beverage, and thereafter with first-footing and partying in our neighbourhood.

Hallowe'en was primarily a night for children dressing up in fancy dress costumes (occasionally adults who were the parents and grandparents of younger children too) and not an evening I ever associated with wearing the kilt.

Guy Fawkes has become popular in urban Scotland because older kids love fireworks. When I lived in Glasgow's Maryhill it was a terrifying night for elderly folk and domestic pets. The Neds (Chavs) loved it and ran amok being a pain in the ar*e to everyone particularly the Fire Brigade and the Police. However, it is not a traditional Scots celebration and only became popularised from down south with the widespread use of television from the 1950's and 60's.

[Jock Scot]

I really don't recall any Halloween type things in the rural Highlands in my youth, perhaps partly because there was a war going on. After the war in the rural highlands where lack of transport and distances were a real hinderance to life, it was only weddings and funerals where there were any significant gathering of family and friends. In passing I don't recall Halloween being mentioned down South in England until the late 1990's.Now transport, communications, television for all that raise people's expectations which go to make the world a smaller place and I suppose one of the consequences of that is these "celebrations" are now almost common knowledge worldwide.

[Pleater]

Here in the UK Halloween is becoming more and more 'popular', and when it started it was just a few families with youngsters we recognised as neighbours. There are now dozens of callers, many are whole gangs of teenagers I don't recognise, and it isn't just the masks.
Last year there were so many that, even though I thought that I'd bought too much, I ran out and was looking around for things to give them, handed out two dozen packets of crisps, and then turned out all the lights in the front of the house.

This year we are going to be out, visiting family in an apartment block where they do not get 'trick or treaters' as it is just too much now.
Halloween was not something celebrated when I was a child, and up until about 15 years ago it just didn't happen. The first year I handed out apples and oranges - as it was all I had on hand, much to the disgust of the recipients.

Doubtless I will be wearing a kilt, but not for All Hallows Eve reasons.

Anne the Pleater :ootd: