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We've been booed!

Have you been booed yet?
I saw the idea on pinterest a long time ago and was determined to start this tradition in our neighborhood this year. I’m all about traditions and I can already see how fun this is going to be with kids!
It’s easy, you prepare two Halloween Giftbags for two of your neighbors, print out one of the million “You’ve been booed signs” that are out there on the internet, drop the bags secretly on your neighbors doorsteps and see if the ball gets rolling. Each neighbor, who receives a gift bag, is also supposed to make two giftbags for two other neighbors and then hang the “We’ve been booed” sign on their door or window, so they don’t get booed twice. 
I had this great plan about making some delicious Halloween Cookies to put in my giftbags and it wasn’t until days later when I was on my way to the store to get all of the ingredients, that I was thinking: “No one in their right mind is going to eat Halloween Cookies that have been dropped on their door step, not knowing who they are from!” Duh! So pre-packaged Halloween Candy it was. 

Wurdet ihr schon “gebooed”?
Ich habe die Idee vor langer Zeit auf Pinterest gesehen und war entschlossen, diese Tradition in unserer Nachbarschaft in diesem Jahr beginnen. Ich liebe Traditionen, und ich kann jetzt schon sehen, wieviel Spaß das mit Kindern sein wird!
Es ist ganz einfach, du packst zwei Halloween Geschenktueten für zwei deiner Nachbarn, druckst aus dem Internet eines der vielen “You’ve been booed” Schilder aus , stellst die Tueten heimlich vor dem Haus deiner Nachbarn und wartest ab, ob der Ball ins rollen kommt. 
Jeder Nachbar, der eine Geschenktüte erhält, soll auch zwei Tueten für zwei andere Nachbarn machen und dann das "We’ve been booed" Schild an die Tür oder ins Fenster haengen, damit man nicht zweimal “gebooed” wird.
Ich hatte den Plan ein paar leckere Halloween-Plätzchen fuer meine Geschenk-Tueten zu backen und es war viele Tage später, als ich mich auf den Weg zum Geschaeft machte, um alle Zutaten zu kaufen, dass mir klar wurde, dass niemand mit Verstand Halloween Plaetzchen essen wird, die auf einmal vor deiner Haustuer auftauchen und du keine Ahnung hast, von wem sie sind! Also habe ich sie mit abgepackten Halloween Suessigkeiten gefuellt.
























I was so excited to start this and after I dropped off the bags, I started circling my neighborhood for the next couple of days, looking for anyone who had the “We’ve been booed signs” up. 

Ich habe mich total gefreut, diese Tradition zu starten und nachdem ich meine Tueten ablieferte, begann ich meine Nachbarschaft für die nächsten paar Tage zu umkreisen, auf der Suche nach jemanden, der das "We’ve been booed" Schild haengen hatte. 
























I got discouraged when I didn’t see any and was already hearing Katie’s words, how she had told me that we have lame neighbors and that no one would do it. 
However, on the third day after my drop, I was surprised to find a Halloween Bag in front of my own door, somebody had booed us! 

Ich war entmutigt, als ich keine fand und hoerte schon Katie’s Worte, wie sie mir ja gesagt hatte, dass wir bloede Nachbarn haben und niemand mitmachen würde.
Drei Tage nachdem ich die Tueten abgeliefert hatte, wurde ich allerdings überrascht, als ich eine Halloween-Tuete vor meiner eigenen Haustür fand! 
























I should’ve probably started out by hanging my own sign on my door, this way I wouldn’t have to make another two gift bags, but I was so excited that it worked and to see more and more signs on people’s doors in the following days! It's been a week since I started this and so far half of our neighborhood has been booed!
I’m definitely going to do this again next year unless one of my neighbors beats me to it! 

Ich haette vermutlich von Anfang an ein “We’ve been booed” Schild an unsere Tür haengen sollen, damit ich nicht noch zwei Geschenk-Tueten machen musste, aber ich habe mich so gefreut, dass es funktioniert hatte und mehr und mehr Schilder an den Tueren meiner Nachbarn in folgenden Tagen auftauchten! Es ist nun eine Woche her, dass ich damit anfing und bisher wurde bereits unsere halbe Nachbarschaft "gebooed".
Ich werde es definitiv nächstes Jahr wieder machen, ausser wenn einer meiner Nachbarn schneller ist!


Comments

  1. What a cute idea! I wish that I lived in a neighborhood! :)

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  2. Uns ist das genau gestern Abend passiert, wir wurden gebooed! Unsere Freude und Überraschung über diese kleine Geste ist unbeschreiblich. Ich kannte diesen Brauch nicht, doch sind wir jetzt mit Feuereifer dabei, lach!

    LG aus NC
    Hedda.

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