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Walpurgisnacht!!
Posted: Wed Apr 15, 2020 8:19 pm
by Andybev01
Can it be that, two weeks from tomorrow, we will have reached the half-way point to/from halloween?!
Can I get an amen?!!
Re: Walpurgisnacht!!
Posted: Thu Apr 16, 2020 5:51 pm
by Murfreesboro
Amen!
I hope we can all celebrate mightily this October.
Re: Walpurgisnacht!!
Posted: Sun Apr 19, 2020 7:11 am
by Pumpkin_Head
I'm very sure this Covid 19 crises will be over long before October, BUT it it isn't, I am going to set up my projector and a screen on my drive way, and the neighbors can watch old Universal Monster classics from a distance and still get into the spirit.
Mike
Re: Walpurgisnacht!!
Posted: Sun Apr 19, 2020 12:21 pm
by Andybev01
Mike, that's a great idea.
Re: Walpurgisnacht!!
Posted: Mon Apr 20, 2020 10:04 am
by Pumpkin_Head
I might even do that anyway. If the crises is actually over, I'll entertain the ToTers with some old images of Dracula, Frankenstein and The Wolf Man. I also have a couple of silent era classic horror movies as well. "Nosferatu" and "The Hunchback of Notre Dame."
Mike
Re: Walpurgisnacht!!
Posted: Mon Apr 27, 2020 10:09 am
by Murfreesboro
Brilliant idea! I have most of those movies, too. I don't think I have the Hunchback, though.
Re: Walpurgisnacht!!
Posted: Mon Apr 27, 2020 9:22 pm
by Pumpkin_Head
I got "The Hunchback" in a movie collection on DVD that I found at Walmart about 6 years ago. Come to think of it, I also have the silent era version of "Phantom of the Opera," which has an awesome sound track. That film is worth screening just for that music!
Mike
Re: Walpurgisnacht!!
Posted: Mon Apr 27, 2020 11:46 pm
by Andybev01
3 days to go...
Re: Walpurgisnacht!!
Posted: Tue Apr 28, 2020 10:14 pm
by Pumpkin_Head
Now it's only 2 more days if you are referring to May 1st.
Mike
Re: Walpurgisnacht!!
Posted: Wed Apr 29, 2020 2:21 am
by Andybev01
May 1st is like all saints day, so april 30th is like all hallows eve.
So, this thursday is the calendar opposite of Halloween.
Re: Walpurgisnacht!!
Posted: Wed Apr 29, 2020 2:42 pm
by Pumpkin_Head
Good point. We are half way to Halloween. In the Southern Hemisphere, it's also Fall, so it's just like Halloween down there. It's also pretty cold and rainy here in my neck of the woods, very much what late October is like. Last Halloween we actually had a blizzard.
ToTers were riding on sleds tied behind golf carts. I had quite a few, despite the snow.
Mike
Re: Walpurgisnacht!!
Posted: Thu Apr 30, 2020 5:04 pm
by Murfreesboro
If I lived in Australia, I would be tempted to make Walpurgisnacht my Halloween. I just don't think Halloween works as a springtime festival.
Re: Walpurgisnacht!!
Posted: Thu Apr 30, 2020 5:35 pm
by Andybev01
Either way, we made it halfway there.
HAPPY WALPURGISNACHT EVERYONE!
Re: Walpurgisnacht!!
Posted: Fri May 01, 2020 1:30 pm
by Murfreesboro
Hope you enjoyed the night, Andy!
Re: Walpurgisnacht!!
Posted: Fri May 01, 2020 2:05 pm
by Pumpkin_Head
The Australians who lived there all their lives are probably use to Halloween being a Spring festival, and would be unable to get use to the idea of it being a Fall festival. They're also use to Christmas and New Years being Summer time holidays, complete with pool parties, trips to the beach, barbecues and outdoor activities of all varieties. We're use to Halloween in the Fall, and Christmas and New Years in the Winter because of where we live. If I were to move down to Australia for what ever reason, I would be hard pressed to get use to that. I would also be hard pressed to see snow falling in July, which is when my birthday is.
And yes. We are only 6 months away from our favorite day of the year. Have a great one.
Mike