Halloween and Guy Fawkes
Nov 21st 2003, 5:24 pm
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Halloween and Guy Fawkes
My kids would like to know if Halloween and Guy Fawkes are celebrated in Australia. They love dressing up at Halloween and going from house to house to get goodies etc.
Also does anyone know if UK Playstation 2 works in Australia and whether we should bring games that work here.
Also does anyone know if UK Playstation 2 works in Australia and whether we should bring games that work here.
Nov 21st 2003, 6:02 pm
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Re: Halloween and Guy Fawkes
Personally, I think if the kids enjoy it - keep on celebrating it.
However, don't blame me if the police come around to ask you a few questions about burning something that looks like a person in your back garden and dressing up like you're part of the occult.
However, don't blame me if the police come around to ask you a few questions about burning something that looks like a person in your back garden and dressing up like you're part of the occult.
Originally posted by sewak
My kids would like to know if Halloween and Guy Fawkes are celebrated in Australia. They love dressing up at Halloween and going from house to house to get goodies etc.
Also does anyone know if UK Playstation 2 works in Australia and whether we should bring games that work here.
My kids would like to know if Halloween and Guy Fawkes are celebrated in Australia. They love dressing up at Halloween and going from house to house to get goodies etc.
Also does anyone know if UK Playstation 2 works in Australia and whether we should bring games that work here.
Nov 21st 2003, 6:22 pm
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Halloween is not widely celebrated - didn't have a single person at our door this year - but I have seen the odd witches mask in the shops.
Guy Fawkes isn't celebrated either - it's not relevant to Oz. I'm not sure if the fireworks law is Australia-wide but in Vic, you can't buy fireworks in shops. Only licencsed pyrotechnicians have access to fireworks and are allowed to set them off.
Guy Fawkes isn't celebrated either - it's not relevant to Oz. I'm not sure if the fireworks law is Australia-wide but in Vic, you can't buy fireworks in shops. Only licencsed pyrotechnicians have access to fireworks and are allowed to set them off.
Nov 21st 2003, 6:30 pm
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Originally posted by HiddenPaw
Halloween is not widely celebrated - didn't have a single person at our door this year - but I have seen the odd witches mask in the shops.
Guy Fawkes isn't celebrated either - it's not relevant to Oz. I'm not sure if the fireworks law is Australia-wide but in Vic, you can't buy fireworks in shops. Only licencsed pyrotechnicians have access to fireworks and are allowed to set them off.
Halloween is not widely celebrated - didn't have a single person at our door this year - but I have seen the odd witches mask in the shops.
Guy Fawkes isn't celebrated either - it's not relevant to Oz. I'm not sure if the fireworks law is Australia-wide but in Vic, you can't buy fireworks in shops. Only licencsed pyrotechnicians have access to fireworks and are allowed to set them off.
Nov 21st 2003, 6:33 pm
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Originally posted by HiddenPaw
Halloween is not widely celebrated - didn't have a single person at our door this year - but I have seen the odd witches mask in the shops.
Guy Fawkes isn't celebrated either - it's not relevant to Oz. I'm not sure if the fireworks law is Australia-wide but in Vic, you can't buy fireworks in shops. Only licencsed pyrotechnicians have access to fireworks and are allowed to set them off.
Halloween is not widely celebrated - didn't have a single person at our door this year - but I have seen the odd witches mask in the shops.
Guy Fawkes isn't celebrated either - it's not relevant to Oz. I'm not sure if the fireworks law is Australia-wide but in Vic, you can't buy fireworks in shops. Only licencsed pyrotechnicians have access to fireworks and are allowed to set them off.
When i was young i remeber going to a proper firework display on the 5th and that was it...we use to look forward to them these days my kids don't even bother looking out the window to watch them.
Nov 21st 2003, 6:37 pm
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Originally posted by Madhouse!
Shame the same law doesnt apply over here, would stop my dog from trembling in a hidden corner for about 4weeks duration that the fireworks seem to go off for
When i was young i remeber going to a proper firework display on the 5th and that was it...we use to look forward to them these days my kids don't even bother looking out the window to watch them.
Shame the same law doesnt apply over here, would stop my dog from trembling in a hidden corner for about 4weeks duration that the fireworks seem to go off for
When i was young i remeber going to a proper firework display on the 5th and that was it...we use to look forward to them these days my kids don't even bother looking out the window to watch them.
Fireworks are now only going to be available for a 1 month period, and you can't use them after 11pm. Its a start.....
Nov 21st 2003, 6:51 pm
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Originally posted by PeteY
Laws a changed a bit....for the better.
Fireworks are now only going to be available for a 1 month period, and you can't use them after 11pm. Its a start.....
Laws a changed a bit....for the better.
Fireworks are now only going to be available for a 1 month period, and you can't use them after 11pm. Its a start.....
Hopefully i won't be here next year tho
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Nov 21st 2003, 11:40 pm
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Halloween here was more popular than in the area we lived in in the UK. We had lots of knocks at the door! A lot of parents seemed to be lurking at the end of the drive too, which is a good thing.
No Guy Fawkes for obvious reasons. You can buy sparklers all year round in the supermarket, so we had a couple of packets of those.
Playstation 2 - we brought ours out, it works fine as do the games we brought & the new games we've bought here.
Loopy
No Guy Fawkes for obvious reasons. You can buy sparklers all year round in the supermarket, so we had a couple of packets of those.
Playstation 2 - we brought ours out, it works fine as do the games we brought & the new games we've bought here.
Loopy
Nov 23rd 2003, 8:46 pm
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I stayed in Canberra this year and have never seen or heard more fireworks as i did there...on the queens birthday no less!!! lol
