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Old 25th October 2009, 11:19 AM
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Originally from usa. Expat in france.
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Back in the first few years they "did" Halloween here in France, my Auchan hypermarket put out a display with what they seemed to think was a "typical Halloween feast." (I can understand that the French would not bother with a holiday without food.) I think they confused Halloween with Thanksgiving.

Then, there was the table with pumpkins, gourds (hm, a bit less traditional), garlic (to ward off vampires) and onions (no clue why those were there, but they looked nice with all the other fall veggies.

Another year all the cashiers at Auchan wore costumes on Halloween.

But that was several years ago. A few years back, the Church started running rock concerts on October 31st to keep the kids busy and away from trick or treating.

I still lay in a stock of candy, just in case the local kids resurrect the custom.
Cheers,
Bev
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