Halloween in New Zealand was almost non-existent until the last 20 years with the rise of social media, now the young folks embrace it, but it's not an official holiday or anything (I'm 45!) Most households still don't celebrate or have any treats to administer to trick or treaters. But spring is slowly making it's way through the rain and artic blasts! Also daylight savings starts this weekend so it's also lighter for longer, so not so spooky.
I live in Australia & until recently Halloween wasn't much of a thing here. I grew up in the States & moving here I *REALLY* missed Halloween when I first came to Australia. However Halloween in Australia is starting to take off & it's wonderful! It's a bit like Halloween is in Florida. The weather is warm & so Halloween here has almost an early Summerween vibe to it. I'm hoping to have a. Summerween Halloween party on Halloween this year.
@@beckyferguson284 G'day from across the Tassman. While the light might not be good for traditional Spooky stuff. But it is great for hosting a Summerween party.
To the candy corn question- if you mix peanuts in with it, it tastes like a payday candy bar. I like it then, but don’t really like just candy corn alone
South hemisphere person here! I'm from Argentina, and actually Halloween hasn't been a thing at all here until very recently. Still, it is only celebrated partially and mostly by billingual schools, since they tend to follow UK and USA traditions. Trick or treating isn't a thing here, and I think it will never be. The ones that celebrate do so privately, like a birthday with spooky costumes. Some bars, nightclubs and pubs do costume parties for adults as well, but nothing more than that. That being said, we're absolutely used to holidays being celebrated completely backwards, since most are based in northern hemisphere seasonal celebrations. Easter is in autumn, and Christmas is in the middle of summer with temperatures that on average are 30-38°C (86-100°F) and some people still choose to dress up as Papá Noel (Santa) with the full costume and fake beard, albeit on less thick fabrics. I wished we were less influenced by the northern hemisphere, actually. It feels like trying to get to your neighbour's party and arriving 6 months late.
Agreed, I’m a Kiwi and I don’t love how we follow Northern Hemisphere traditions. Our last government introduced Matariki as an actual winter public holiday and I love it ❤❤❤
Agh same, while i do love halloween, most holidays are 'imported' and can feel out of place, as they are attached to the seasons (for ex the autumn and winter equinox for halloween and new years respectively I think). It makes me wonder what seasonal holidays we would have had if it weren't for colonization :/
As someone who has worked for the merchant known as Michael for going on three years now, I've been wondering for just as long what those pumpkins look like inside. Now I know. Thank you, Rachel. Never let it be said that your channel isn't ✨Educational ✨.
Ooooh, If you worked at Michael, I have a question for you. I've just visited NYC (I live in France) and of course, I went to Michaels - such an amazing store - and I was so confused to see that almost all fall/halloween decor were on sale, even if it was still mid-end September. Is it normal? I don't complain because I grabbed some cute garlands and lights with a great discount. But usually, in France, we have discount on seasonal items AFTER the event (for exemple, discounted prices on "left over" Christmas decor in January/February) but I never heard about discounts BEFORE 😂
@@sandrab5477 I have not worked at Michael, but the craft store I used to work at had weird seasonal range, usually starting and ending 1-2 months earlier from regular retail stores. This is because if you're going to make something for the holiday, you want to have the supplies available well in advance. (Our store started getting Christmas stuff around June/July). Most of the craft stores don't have enough space to have more than one season's worth of seasonal merchandise, so if you need to get Christmas supplies in early, you need to get rid of the Halloween stuff early too. By the end of my time working there, I hated Christmas SO MUCH.
@@sandrab5477If you want to find fall stuff in the US, go to the store in mid-July or August. Same with Christmas stuff. When I worked at A.C. Moore, we had Christmas stuff up before Halloween even started.
@@christineg8151 oh that makes sense. At the end of my visit, I went back to the shop and they started displaying Christmas stuff. So I guess offering discount help them emptying the shelves. Fall / Halloween stuff is really not cultural here so it's hard to find cute decor pieces so I was still glad to grab fall discounted items.
"Better be whimsical as hell when I'm done" is probably the most Rachel thng Rachel has ever Rachelled. Also I love candy corn, I don't buy it often though cause I'll just keep eating it till it's all gone.
As an Australian, it's spring (but feels like summer) during halloween, autumn for easter, summer for christmas - we just ignore the seasons and celebrate, people still put up fake snow on christmas etc. I sorta pretend its autumn during halloween and try to wear sweaters, then suffer the consequences - it's usually incredibly hot in your halloween costume as well.. I'd kill for a proper fall halloween :( Some people here HATE that we celebrate halloween - I got yelled at when I was like 12 for trick or treating with my younger sister and nephew, the woman said "THIS IS AUSTRALIA NOT AMERICA!!!". Haven't been before or since. it annoys me to no end because it's an irish tradition no?? we have so many irish decendents here. also, literally the best thing about america is y'alls commitment to halloween and holidays in general IMHO - it just brings so much joy! why are we copying america in all the shit things (sprawling carparks, insane consumerism, wars) and not the cool fun things?? oooh you got me heated lmao.
Wow! Where are you that it feels like Summer for you at Halloween? I’m in Melbourne and we barely get a decently warm December let alone a warm October! I’m so jealous! Today is ok but we’re expecting a top of 21°c. The last two days have been cold as 😂 A lot of the older generations hold on to the idea that it’s an American tradition, but it did come from a Celtic superstition/tradition of warding off evil spirits at the end of the summer. I believe trick-or-treating is the American contribution to the holiday. I went into Halloween grinch mode about ten years ago but I’m slowly getting back into it. I enjoy some of the more kitschy decorations now and I love the cute string lights they come out with every year. I think watching more RUclips and Instagram accounts that are sharing their passion for the season is fuelling my new desire to decorate.
@StardustandMadness Queensland 😩 although I will say the last 2 years the weather has been crazy and sort of cold - like full-on hailing or thunderstorming so that has been very appropriate for Halloween.
Person from NZ here! Halloween is definitely becoming more of a thing, but costumes are generally more spring friendly with some warmth for the slight chill air at night. There are Halloween parties e.g., house parties, events run by clubs, etc, and grocery stores have sales for confectionery. Less emphasis on pumpkins and ‘fall’ and more on the spooky aspect. But yeah, Christmas picnics at the beach with a bbq definitely hit different. Wouldn’t have it any other way!
Here in Finland we actually go trick-or-treating during Easter! or it's not Exactly like trick-or-treating, but very similar. We call it "virpominen". On Palm Sunday we dress up, usually as witches (which look very different to American witches, think more "babushka" with headscarves and layers of skirts and painted freckles and blushed up cheeks) and witches' cats, and go to neighbors' doors with our "virpomisoksat", which are small branches of pussywillow (the young branches with catkins during Spring) that the kids decorate with colorful ribbons and pipecleaners and paper and stuff. Then when the neighbor opens the door the kids say a little rhyme while waving their virpomisoksat about, and the gist of the rhyme is that "if you give me payment (candy) I will give you this cool branch." But you also wish the household much prosperity and health on the coming year and whatnot. Then the people give you candy and compliment your costume and you give them one virpomisoksa and leave to go to the next destination. And since you give at least one virpomisoksa away at each house, you really need to prepare and make Many if you want to get a substancial amount of candy. The tradition is actually original to Karelia to my knowledge, but it spread to Finland after the evacuations during the Winter War and the Continuation War (which ended in 1944). It's inspired by that part of the Bible where Jesus arrives in Jerusalem and people waved palm leaves for him, but since we don't have palm trees we use willow. And instead of Jesus we get candy. (I would like to add that the version of virpominen I'm familiar with is much more secular than the original version, we didn't get our branches blessed at a church or anything, which to my knowledge is part of the original Eastern Orthodox tradition.) I've also heard that kids nowadays don't really do virpominen at all anymore, which makes me sad because I used to love it when I was a kid 10-15 years ago :(( EDIT apparently lots of Finnish kids do still do virpominen!! not just in my neighborhood or in my social circles
omg, growing up in Sweden, yes, we dressed up as little witches for easter, too . with little brooms in hand, riding them to Blåkulla - figuratively, b/c Blåkulla is a place that only exists in stories ...
@@moxellex ohh love to hear that!! the "dressing up as witches" part of the virpominen tradition is actually influenced by the Easter traditions of the West Coast of Finland (Pohjanmaa) where they have had this "trulli" tradition for a long time. it got absorbed into the Karelia-born virpominen tradition in the late 1900s (in Karelia the kids originally just wore their Sunday best). but our western coast has always had big concentrations of Swedish speaking Finns, so that's probably a part of why we share similar versions of that tradition with Sweden!! so cool :)
In Sweden we also have the tradition of dressing up as witches and wizards and going to our neighbours to wish them happy easter and good health but instead of small willow twigs we gave out hand drawn cards in return for candy. But going on maundy thursday instead of palm sunday because that is the day all witches fly to Blåkulla. Our traditions are a hodgepodge of pagan and Christian beliefs. 😅
I'm Australian and moved to Finland last year and I'm so disappointed that I've never had any kids come over to virvon varvon :( It's because we live in a kerrostalo probably :(
10:30 There's a similar thing in Japanese culture where like half the enjoyment of something comes from the aesthetics and preparation. Making a meal look cute or fancy makes you feel cute or fancy. As I understand it, create the vibe you wish to be, and you will become the vibe.
@@nefertitimontoya I can't find the book I originally found the idea in so I'm not sure what it was called, but I believe it was related to ikigai or moritsuke. The former is a broad concept for living one's life to the fullest, and the latter focuses on food preparation and presentation specifically. If you come across the actual name let me know!
I am just outa cancer treatment and just wanna thank you...your channel literally kept me sane when I couldn't craft or decorate. It's so nice that one maximalist can share dopamine with another through You Tube!
As a southern hemisphere dweller, my childhood memories of Halloween are shrouded in feeling incredibly sweaty in my costumes and annoyed that it was too light outside to be spooky I have several '00s photos of me in makeup that is just melting off my face 😂😂😂
17:14 I have a candy corn curse. I do not like candy corn. It's kind of gross honestly unless its the kind made with honey. But if you put a bowl of it in front of me, I will impulsively eat it. Each bite I think of how not good it tastes but I take another one anyway. And I do not know why. I don't do this with any other food or candy. Just candy corn.
🤣🤣🤣, I just made a comment about how I like the pumpkins that are basically candy corn and suspect it's partly cuz they remind me of circus peanuts! You got a good surprised laugh outta me with your comnent. I am fully aware they are an abomination, but, idk, I want them anyway.😅🤷♀️ @@auntheidi9389
lemme tell ya, as an aussie who moved to canada in my mid-thirties - autumn halloween is literally the best thing in the entire world, especially after a lifetime of disappointing halloweens LOL. that also goes for winter christmas - the world finally makes SENSE and i don't have to pretend my dry grass is snow 😍🤩 my baby's only 2 and she already loves sPoOkY hALLoWeEn! 🎃✨
In my country our chase-away-evil-spirits type of thing is actually at the beginning of spring (Northern hemisphere still) And we have festivals to celebrate it as well as the beginning of spring, new life, positive stuff. From a pagan standpoint beginning of spring makes more sense, like why are you chasing the evil spirit of summer? It's also a completely different vibe, not creepy gory stuff, but cute happy. During the traditional festival people usually animal masks and sheepskin and like funny costumes. Anyway, a lot of colours, rainbow explosion
It's sort of similar here in Spain. Although we base most of our festivities around catholic celebrations, there is a lot of symbolism for springtime celebrations that roots way back beyond it. As you say, it's a time for renovation, although the year stars on winter officially by our current calendar, it wasn't always like that, and people used to base their concept of a year cycle on nature and agriculture. At spring people are celebrating coming out of a cold, harsh season and seeds star to grow again. It's always associated with abundance. We don't celebrate Easter really but we do have Passover and celebrations surrounding it that really have little ties to Christianity (it just happens to be a Virgin/saint that day not casually placed by the Church so that people could still do their customary holidays under the wing of religion). In the town where I live specially spring is the most important time of the year and the biggest holiday in terms of activities, days off, people's investment and such, and it's heavily based on crops, local food, folklore costumes and dances... Fall on the other side is a very short season here and there's no much focus on it (although I do love it). We do have all saints day which overlaps with Halloween in time (because they both come from Samhein I believe), but traditionally it's more like a solemn day for commemorating lost loved ones. There are some creepy folk tales here and there but I don't believe people ever dressed up or did anything to chase evil spirits away.
Stuck with no power after hurricane Helene earlier today. It is 9pm, I am eating chicken and mashed potatoes that I heated up on my makeshift stove (candles in crock pot with pie tins on top, listen it works) and needed to watch something to put myself at ease in these trying times...was super thrilled when I realized today was the day of your update 😭😭😭 thank you for being there even when you don't realize you are 💖💖💖
Hope you're in a better situation now! My power came back on today and I finally have wifi and cell service. Didn't think about candles in a crockpot, that's ingenious
12:25 I'm from Brazil. in my city most people (especially +35yo) skip Halloween and go straight to Christmas, there are stores here that are already decorated for Christmas (and it's like 37ºC/99ºF) but usually younger folk kinda do it like a spooky season only, not really fall themed. there are a lot of parties to go dressed as spooky character and the few places I see decorated for Halloween focuses more on spider webs, blood slpaters, skeletons and more "fantasy" theme rather than "autumnal"
Absolutely! Is more of a comercial thing (in my 30s here so i grew up in the 90s and early 00s and we just saw that as an exotic thing gringos did ) i still do in fact. we just like the costumes and that you can go to parties usually lol - my gradma is alredy thinkig abt christmas during that time
Being in east coast Canada during Halloween as a kid was getting so hype for your costume and then having to cover the whole thing with a winter coat so you don't freeze to death while trick or treating lol
Being in lower New York state, I would often alternate between freezing one year and then sweating the next. One year I was a ninja and I was half out of the costume by sunset it was so warm. To be fair, it was also *thick polyester.*
We live in New Hampshire, and I remember one year I was a fairy princess and had to wear my bulky green corduroy coat underneath my pretty fairy princess costume because it was snowing and cold on Halloween, I looked like a fairy princess on steroids 😂😅😂
In Nevada getting the day off from school every Halloween for Nevada Day, because it's a state holiday; and having warm weather so no one had to cover their costume in a coat.
Australian checking in; Halloween was never that big when I was a kid, but it’s becoming more prevalent. Some of the older generation are very anti-Halloween because they see it as an American holiday, but we’re getting more merch here and more kids come every year. Because it’s spring it’s not super cold and most trick or treating is done when it’s still light out or dusk, just cause it doesn’t get dark till later. It’s also hot 👍🏻 but I love Halloween, and that’s becoming the norm here.
If it's any consolation, Halloween was originally Irish and given our current and historical emigration rates here in Ireland I'd guess a solid group of y'all down under have Irish ancestry. It's literally your heritage, go forth and be spooky!!! Let no one tell you you can't be whimsical and fun
@nojerama788 I'm actually first gen Australian with British parents, so while they're not Irish, they're familiar. Dad was absolutely fine with me celebrating Beltaine on Halloween (because we're in the southern hemisphere and you can't just substitute equinoxes). It was specifically like trick or treating and costume parties that he had a problem with, the weirdo. But this was 30 years ago, I think he's given up with my niece and nephews 😅
Cute!!!! Also floating anything in the hallway of all the things. Easy change out and change it up when ya want. Candles. Mugs. Brooms. Punkins. Mushrooms. Flowers. Leaves. Clouds. Big fat raindrops. Crystals the reflect. Anything whimsical and magical.
You are blessed to have made it through that hurricane! I heard it was awful! I hope your home wasn't soaked too badly from the flooding! God bless! ~Janet in Canada
OK, I THOUGHT You were about to make the pumpkins out of paper mache yourself and got flashbacks to pumpkin lady... and ngl, I was a bit worried and scared X'D Enoch is adorable!! I love him! ♥ And the floating pumpkins are super cute, too!! The couch also suuuper cozy!
In Australia halloween is gaining traction but people seem to focus more on the horror side. Some people do trick or treating but most don't. We never did it growing up so it was only something you experienced through tv
12:11 At least in my country (Chile) is more of a Spooky celebration. So, more ghosts, mosters, scary movies and things like that theme. And candy. A loooot of candy. So yeah, nothing autumn(y) really, you don't see real pumpkins, or orange leaves decorations, just spooky and scary things. Is more about dressing up, eating candy, and scaring children. Good times.
That sounds like a good way to transport a celebration to a different hemisphere. Then again, I get doing that if it's a celebration that matters to the person/family because they're from a place or a culture where it's a thing, but the way that some extremely commercialised celebrations get like, force fed into cultures and countries where they aren't a thing, feels ugh. Glad it seems like people where you live have made it their own at least!
Yeah, we do the same thing in Australia (at least the area I'm from). People decorate their houses with skeletons, and spiders, or make them look like crime scenes haha The biggest part is definitely dressing up and trick-or-treating, and older kids have Halloween parties where they might dress up and watch horror movies together, though some still go trick or treating
Having spent my first 12 years of life in the USA, I have a nostalgic view of an autumn Halloween. For the last 20 years I've lived in New Zealand, I initially missed those celebrations since they weren't popular where I lived, and my single dad was not really into it - so we just didn't celebrate/decorate. Now, as an adult, in the South Island, I go all out. Thankfully Halloween has gained popularity, and we get plenty of trick-or-treaters and have more access to decorations being imported etc. The spring weather, with longer days but chilly nights, gives a hint of autumn vibes, even if it's not quite the same - I will pretend where I have to. We celebrate by decorating with fake pumpkins, ghosts, and bats, reminiscent of my childhood. My four-year-old loves it, and I think (I hope) he is getting the same type of vibes that I had as a kid. Next Halloween we will head back to the USA, give him the proper experience.
My yearly indicator that Autumn has finally arrived, is when Rachel starts decorating in Autumn colors. It's a comforting feeling. She'll start carrying around her steaming coffee cup soon and doing more fun holiday projects. She's my guilty pleasure.
7:28 I always thought that about the Thanksgiving door lol. Like it's just a bunch of people sitting around in awkward silence waiting to eat or passing out after eating
Most christian holidays are meshed together with old germanic holidays to make converting easier. Easter comes from Ostara, an old spring festival, where fertility is celebrated. So walking through that door... It would be nsfw...
@@kademelien9363 Not germanic specifically - though there too, seasonal changes where celebrated all over Europe, with spring usually being the celebration for fertility (take example from pretty much any mammal in the region) but yes! Most holidays sort of usurped holidays that were there, and changed over time. But also I think (based on how the christmas door was) it would've been like a hyped up kids celebration of "modern" easter, not actually ostara related anymore, so I don't think it would've been nsfw - the ostara traditions didn't make it to the US.
@@M.Datura Searching for eggs (a sign for fertility) has nothing to do with Jesus reincarnation. Same goes for the easter bunny. Nothing Christian about it, but a sign for fertility. The roots of these traditions just got lost, but are still practiced to this day. And yes, I agree with you that the depiction in the movie would be really modern. Just like they did with Christmas and Santa Claus. I just found the thought of it really funny if it would go a bit further
@@kademelien9363 I believe you misunderstood, literally nothing I said indicated anything was christian in origin. I stated that whilst the specific celebration of Ostara is germanic, spring time fertility celebrations are not exclusive to germanic people. The thought could go further - there could be a whole forest of pagan holidays waiting out there to be rediscovered. A lot of those would be funky af.
I’m a FL native and long for crispy fall weather. Even a simple cool breeze. Yes, that change in temperature still closely ties with how much I enjoy Halloween and Thanksgiving. We haven’t had adequate changes in temperature these past several years.
I was born and lived in the Northern Hemisphere for 20+ years, when i moved to the land of what is Florida, it feels like a very very very long never ending Summer. I bring Autumnal vibes everywhere I go otherwise it would never exist.
To make your space look more aged, do really thin washes on the plaster here & there. Also hang drying or dried herbs from beams. And yes you should age your beans. Be sure to faux paint to knots & some bug trails/ black dots where a bug would have burrowers before tree was turned into lumber.
I am obsessed (not too creepily) with you and your content. I am ready for you to own that coffee shop and to be your full-time coffee barmaid or at least a Strider-like presence in the corner soaking up the aesthetics!!!
The cosy-yet-eclectic decor (and hopefully making videos of all of it!) is what I'm here for! Will also be a lurker in the corner in my fall-themed embroidered jeans and cosy sweater!
Best Halloween song ever!! 🎶"Five little pumpkins sit on a gate. The first one says "Oh, my it's getting late". -The second one says " There are witches in the air" - The third one says "We don't care". - The fourth one says "Let's run and run and run" - The fifth one says "We're gonna have some fun"......so Oooooooo went the wind and OUT went the lights and the five little pumpkins rolled out of sight. 🎃🎵 This my all time favorite holiday song ever. My mom sang it to me when I was little and now my daughter and I sing it. 🧡🎃
I think these "smaller" projects are a great way to encourage novice crafters to join the fun. Keep the small/medium/large projects coming! May I suggest you crumple a sheet of tissue paper (or even a paper towel), smooth it out again, and use it to line the inside of the pumpkins? The face will light up more evenly. Keep up the great crafting!
For us pagan folk, Samhain is linked to the seasons, so while it’s Samhain here, it’s Beltane there, and vice versa! But Halloween itself would be WIRTD to celebrate in spring.
Also pagan here, I can't imagine having a hot Halloween when having snow that day isn't unheard of here in Michigan (we actually got a snowstorm last year)
As an aussie, I celebrate as the seasons dictate, so yep everything is reversed, but there are some who celebrate with the northern hemisphere. I celebrate 'christian' holidays for fun so it is very funny having Easter in autumn, Christmas in summer, etc. It's just the way we've always had it so eh
as someone that grew up with the nostalgic halloween and moved to australia as an adult, going to kmart yesterday and seeing an eyeful of skeletons, spiders and pumpkins in all the orange and black glory with the red and green of christmas also within field of vision, is a trip and a half. they are trying to make halloween a thing here with limited success, but i think you need autumn and deciduous trees and dwindling daylight for it to feel right.
From one Halloweenie/autumn junkie to another. The pure joy and excitement I got from your mantel decorating should be illegal. I am in LOVE!!!! 💜🧡🖤💜🤎🖤
I think I was first introduced to you through your hip dip video foreverrrr ago and have stayed for all your home ideas and fashion and crafts and you're hilarious. Taking notes for when I got a house which finally happened! Also you became my favorite RUclips show 🥰
Rachel! If I can be honest, I love these more simple crafting videos. They feel realistic and are things I know I can attempt to try! I prefer these over the extravagant once’s.. although I love to watch them, these are the ones that inspire me
As you always say, try not to be so hard on yourself. I really enjoy your comfy cozy videos with much smaller projects. Your humor alone makes most videos. Thank you for all you do, it makes my day!
1. I love a cozy, lowkey video like this! Love getting an (invited) feel for people’s spaces and how they live in them. And while I do think it’s super important to make your private spaces inspiring and beautiful even if it’s just for you, it’s so fun that your private spaces actually get an audience! 2. I always tell people that I feel about Halloween the way lots of people my age (childless millennial) probably feel about Christmas: loved it as kid, respect the efforts of the diehards even when I don’t fully participate, and will probably get fully into it again when I have kids.
I, too, grew up enjoying Halloween. As a kid, I always looked forward to spooky season. My birthday is right afterward, so I got really excited. Kind of like a pre-birthday party for a whole month! Now that my son is grown, I decorate all for me. He hates the macabre decor I happen to love. I love your Over the Garden Wall mantel! I've never seen the series, but I've seen pictures. Right up my alley! So cool!
I know it's hard to accept when other people tell you something positive abiut yourself, because I too have Imposter syndrome...but please know, Rachel, you are so loved. You are the highlight of many people's weeks. Never feel insecure about doing something cozy.
Texan here: we love Halloween but bc it is never, ever cold here at that time, our costumes must factor this in. Also, I get fall nostalgia in January bc that’s when we can actually wear sweaters or LAYER!! lol
Yep, fellow Texan as well. As a kid it was a complete travesty if you had to wear a coat over your Halloween costume, so you always hoped for mild weather that wasn't too warm or too cold. If you made your costume too warm you just sweated a lot.
I'm from Texas and Halloween is super big here surprisingly!! The weather is so bipolar so some days it feels like summer, but others will have a cozy fall breeze. I live in Houston and people go all out with decorating and costumes, especially the nightlife during October. We also have the biggest renaissance festival here in Texas during the fall months.
It is currently raining and cold. Nothing better than switching out the summer wardrobe for fall while drinking earl gray and listening to Rachel Maksy
Roommate and I did our house last week. We went to Michaels thinking to get one or two things, but nearly everything for Fall and Halloween were on sale. On Sale. In the middle of September. It was weird, but we got some cool stuff for a good price.
@@TawnyC_ It used to be weird. You used to not be able to get fall/Halloween stuff on sale until November 1st.....and while I am loathe to hear Jingle Bells WHILE I'M LOOKING AT HALLOWEEN DECOR, I do appreciate that I could also get everything for 50% at Michael's before October even hit
@@spaceyfireneko I feel like even last year the Fall/Halloween stuff wasn't on nearly as steep a discount until halfway through October. At least where I live, it wasn't. We might have picked up a few things for 20% off, but I mean, a lot of what we got last week was 60% off.
@@DogMechanic Yea last year where I'm at I still had to wait for a good discount. Actually I'm not sure if there were any discounts until right at Halloween? So this is a major difference for me. I'm jealous that your store was 60% off this year though!!!
My mom was the same way with Halloween growing up so I go extreme with decor and the vibes of Halloween. Now anymore, I make her decorate. The 90s nostalgia with Halloween is what drives my happy time of year
RIP Maggy Smith, so sad to hear but She was an incredible Actor!! Your video is just what the Dr ordered , thanks Rachel!! Love! PS Yes Rachel it is Spring down here in New Zealand and Halloween is a Seasonal Festival from Celtic times , so much easier finding punkins in Autumn LOL anyway for about 10 years My Darling and I would have Halloween gatherings at Our Cottage in the Woods, The first year I had to lure the Children of the Night down our very long and scary driveway . We never gave our sweets but would give out cool Crystals or scary plastic skellies etc . The first few years We had it inside but it got too big from word of mouth. I would spend ages decorating the courtyard and rooms, then most of the time would leave the decorations up with all my Other Witch things . Would do different themes like Victorian themes, Malice in Wonderland, Screampunk Circus.... would drag out the old Harmonium onto the deck, set up different areas for taking photos to burn onto discs and give out ... the kids in the street ended up helping out as they grew up , even playing in Steampunk band one year. Then in the evening would have a little Beltane party to celebrate the actual Seasonal Festival of Fertility . Over the years we were interviewed for magazines, books and talked about on the radio so it actually got too big but by that time our whole street had got involved as it was a no exit and really safe ..so now I dress up and wander about visiting neighbours and having fun )and it is no longer stressful) PPS If they Children would ask for sweets my darling would limp over and offer to pull their teeth out with some very long and rusty pliers to save them time and dental costs later in life LOL
Your Halloween parties sound like a lot of work, but WONDERFUL! I didn't know that Dame Maggie Smith had died. She was a great lady and a fine actress. I will miss her.
@@darleneengebretsen1468 They were , we stopped about 9 years ago and people still talk about them and ask if we are doing it again , even in the new year . Maggy Smith was a fine actress and a bit of a card too by the sounds of it , such a wonderful dry sense of humour xx
I'm thankful I grew up celebrating halloween. My mom would make my costumes and needlepoint artwork for the walls! She won at her works costume contest one year! I also remember trick or treating until it felt like super late at night and it always made me feel like I was in the Hocus Pocus movie ( which was my FAVORITE movie as a kid!). It makes me sad that now neighborhoods ( at least where I lived in GA ) required the kids to be mostly done trick or treating by nightfall. I understand why, for safety sake, but as a kid thats what made it so fun!
I like candy corn. I especially like those candies that are like candy corn, but they're little pumpkins. I love fall hand soaps and T-shirts. I am currently rereading the Kalix the Werewolf trilogy and I'm planning to read Dracula and Northanger Abbey in October
In Australia, it's still not wildly celebrated but when it is, its less of the autumn vibe and more of the lets dress up and go trick or treating and visit haunted houses etc (some businesses decorate their shops etc). I have always loved the idea of Halloween.
I’m such a northern hemisphere person! September is crunchy leaf season! October & November are Halloween spoopy season! The 14th December to 28th December is Christmas!
Love love love this! Here in the Northern part of México we go Trick-or-treating on the 31st of October since we are so close to the border. In the center-southern part of México the tradition is different, as kids go Trick-or-treating on November 1st as part of the 2 day celebration of Día de los Muertos which is a big thing in that part of the country. This is called "Pedir Calaverita" in Here. We love this season! lots of Candy, sweet bread, hot chocolate and family gatherings. A full 3 day party from Oct 31st to Nov 2nd.
Rachel, I just want to thank you for being such an amazing presence on this platform. I know you feel that pressure to keep outdoing yourself as a content creator, but you're a human first. I've been watching your videos for years, and let me tell you, you could just upload a video of you yapping and I'd happily watch it. You're honestly my comfort youtuber, and I keep coming back to your old videos when I want to feel warm, cozy, and happy. Your videos give me such joy! Thank you for always being so genuine. I think that's what we all love about you!
Rachel not even thinking in the slightest about Jesus when mentioning how boring the Easter door would be in Nightmare Before Christmas made me laugh 😂
I live in the Florida of Australia and I just straight up pretend that it's crunchy spicy life season. It's like over 100 degrees here and I'm like "jeans and a sweater"
I'm so glad I grew up in the Midwest. Halloween was a big deal for us. My mom made it magical, as much if not moreso than Christmas even. You've inspired me to resurrect some of those paper crafts to decorate my apartment windows. I'm at floor level, not facing the street but the college kids all walk between my building and the neighboring building to get to class. I think they'd get a charge out of it and it will make my heart very happy! Thanks for the inspiration, Rachel!
In Brazil we do have a seasonal festival which is ours, it is called "Festa Junina" or Julina. It happens in the months of June/July and supposed to celebrate some catholic saints mixed with countryside traditions but since it is ''winter'' it turned into just a party for sweets and cheeky clothes (imagine cowboys with the shirts but fake mustaches and funky straw hats) which i think is one of the nice things that we do without copying USA.
Christmas in the southern hemisphere is often decorated with fake snow and Santa Clauses definitely not wearing shorts. Halloween, when it's a thing (it's not where I'm from, although I do remember it being a thing at school due to my English teacher), is also fall-themed, with jack-o'-lanterns and whatnot. It's really weird.
I love Halloween and Autumn in general. It's definitely partly nostalgia. My Mam always decorated and made food and we'd watch spooky films. Plus I loved everything spooky like Goosebumps, Are You Afraid of the Dark, The Grimm Adventures of Billy and Mandy, Mona the Vampire...
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Halloween in New Zealand was almost non-existent until the last 20 years with the rise of social media, now the young folks embrace it, but it's not an official holiday or anything (I'm 45!) Most households still don't celebrate or have any treats to administer to trick or treaters. But spring is slowly making it's way through the rain and artic blasts! Also daylight savings starts this weekend so it's also lighter for longer, so not so spooky.
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I live in Australia & until recently Halloween wasn't much of a thing here. I grew up in the States & moving here I *REALLY* missed Halloween when I first came to Australia. However Halloween in Australia is starting to take off & it's wonderful!
It's a bit like Halloween is in Florida. The weather is warm & so Halloween here has almost an early Summerween vibe to it. I'm hoping to have a. Summerween Halloween party on Halloween this year.
@@beckyferguson284 G'day from across the Tassman. While the light might not be good for traditional Spooky stuff. But it is great for hosting a Summerween party.
To the candy corn question- if you mix peanuts in with it, it tastes like a payday candy bar. I like it then, but don’t really like just candy corn alone
South hemisphere person here! I'm from Argentina, and actually Halloween hasn't been a thing at all here until very recently. Still, it is only celebrated partially and mostly by billingual schools, since they tend to follow UK and USA traditions. Trick or treating isn't a thing here, and I think it will never be. The ones that celebrate do so privately, like a birthday with spooky costumes. Some bars, nightclubs and pubs do costume parties for adults as well, but nothing more than that.
That being said, we're absolutely used to holidays being celebrated completely backwards, since most are based in northern hemisphere seasonal celebrations. Easter is in autumn, and Christmas is in the middle of summer with temperatures that on average are 30-38°C (86-100°F) and some people still choose to dress up as Papá Noel (Santa) with the full costume and fake beard, albeit on less thick fabrics.
I wished we were less influenced by the northern hemisphere, actually. It feels like trying to get to your neighbour's party and arriving 6 months late.
Agreed, I’m a Kiwi and I don’t love how we follow Northern Hemisphere traditions. Our last government introduced Matariki as an actual winter public holiday and I love it ❤❤❤
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Agh same, while i do love halloween, most holidays are 'imported' and can feel out of place, as they are attached to the seasons (for ex the autumn and winter equinox for halloween and new years respectively I think). It makes me wonder what seasonal holidays we would have had if it weren't for colonization :/
@@franlevaillant6749that's amazing!
@@Ohsololo Aguante Raquel vieja, no me importa nada jajajaa
As a spring Halloween girly, I feel like we just focus more on the spooky-bats-skeleton-ghost vibes, than the autumn-pumpkin vibes
As someone who has worked for the merchant known as Michael for going on three years now, I've been wondering for just as long what those pumpkins look like inside. Now I know. Thank you, Rachel. Never let it be said that your channel isn't ✨Educational ✨.
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Ooooh, If you worked at Michael, I have a question for you. I've just visited NYC (I live in France) and of course, I went to Michaels - such an amazing store - and I was so confused to see that almost all fall/halloween decor were on sale, even if it was still mid-end September. Is it normal? I don't complain because I grabbed some cute garlands and lights with a great discount. But usually, in France, we have discount on seasonal items AFTER the event (for exemple, discounted prices on "left over" Christmas decor in January/February) but I never heard about discounts BEFORE 😂
@@sandrab5477 I have not worked at Michael, but the craft store I used to work at had weird seasonal range, usually starting and ending 1-2 months earlier from regular retail stores. This is because if you're going to make something for the holiday, you want to have the supplies available well in advance. (Our store started getting Christmas stuff around June/July). Most of the craft stores don't have enough space to have more than one season's worth of seasonal merchandise, so if you need to get Christmas supplies in early, you need to get rid of the Halloween stuff early too. By the end of my time working there, I hated Christmas SO MUCH.
@@sandrab5477If you want to find fall stuff in the US, go to the store in mid-July or August. Same with Christmas stuff. When I worked at A.C. Moore, we had Christmas stuff up before Halloween even started.
@@christineg8151 oh that makes sense. At the end of my visit, I went back to the shop and they started displaying Christmas stuff. So I guess offering discount help them emptying the shelves. Fall / Halloween stuff is really not cultural here so it's hard to find cute decor pieces so I was still glad to grab fall discounted items.
"Better be whimsical as hell when I'm done" is probably the most Rachel thng Rachel has ever Rachelled.
Also I love candy corn, I don't buy it often though cause I'll just keep eating it till it's all gone.
As an Australian, it's spring (but feels like summer) during halloween, autumn for easter, summer for christmas - we just ignore the seasons and celebrate, people still put up fake snow on christmas etc. I sorta pretend its autumn during halloween and try to wear sweaters, then suffer the consequences - it's usually incredibly hot in your halloween costume as well.. I'd kill for a proper fall halloween :(
Some people here HATE that we celebrate halloween - I got yelled at when I was like 12 for trick or treating with my younger sister and nephew, the woman said "THIS IS AUSTRALIA NOT AMERICA!!!". Haven't been before or since. it annoys me to no end because it's an irish tradition no?? we have so many irish decendents here. also, literally the best thing about america is y'alls commitment to halloween and holidays in general IMHO - it just brings so much joy! why are we copying america in all the shit things (sprawling carparks, insane consumerism, wars) and not the cool fun things?? oooh you got me heated lmao.
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Sooo well said 👏
I believe in Ireland it was turnips (rutabegas) instead of pumpkins.
Wow! Where are you that it feels like Summer for you at Halloween? I’m in Melbourne and we barely get a decently warm December let alone a warm October! I’m so jealous! Today is ok but we’re expecting a top of 21°c. The last two days have been cold as 😂
A lot of the older generations hold on to the idea that it’s an American tradition, but it did come from a Celtic superstition/tradition of warding off evil spirits at the end of the summer. I believe trick-or-treating is the American contribution to the holiday. I went into Halloween grinch mode about ten years ago but I’m slowly getting back into it. I enjoy some of the more kitschy decorations now and I love the cute string lights they come out with every year. I think watching more RUclips and Instagram accounts that are sharing their passion for the season is fuelling my new desire to decorate.
@StardustandMadness Queensland 😩 although I will say the last 2 years the weather has been crazy and sort of cold - like full-on hailing or thunderstorming so that has been very appropriate for Halloween.
Autumn doesn't truly begin until Rachel uploads. She is the herald of the Fall season
I’ve been having a weird anxiety day and have been looking for something to get me out of my mental funk. Thanks Rachel.
Hope your day gets better. If it doesn't, then I hope your tomorrow and all the tomorrows after that.
I hope your day is better! ♥
@@JannieJubilee It already is, genuinely. Thanks
Same.😊
I’m right with you! Rachel (and Dutch guy renovating a stone cottage in the Alps) keep my shit together.
Person from NZ here! Halloween is definitely becoming more of a thing, but costumes are generally more spring friendly with some warmth for the slight chill air at night. There are Halloween parties e.g., house parties, events run by clubs, etc, and grocery stores have sales for confectionery. Less emphasis on pumpkins and ‘fall’ and more on the spooky aspect. But yeah, Christmas picnics at the beach with a bbq definitely hit different. Wouldn’t have it any other way!
Here in Finland we actually go trick-or-treating during Easter! or it's not Exactly like trick-or-treating, but very similar. We call it "virpominen". On Palm Sunday we dress up, usually as witches (which look very different to American witches, think more "babushka" with headscarves and layers of skirts and painted freckles and blushed up cheeks) and witches' cats, and go to neighbors' doors with our "virpomisoksat", which are small branches of pussywillow (the young branches with catkins during Spring) that the kids decorate with colorful ribbons and pipecleaners and paper and stuff. Then when the neighbor opens the door the kids say a little rhyme while waving their virpomisoksat about, and the gist of the rhyme is that "if you give me payment (candy) I will give you this cool branch." But you also wish the household much prosperity and health on the coming year and whatnot. Then the people give you candy and compliment your costume and you give them one virpomisoksa and leave to go to the next destination. And since you give at least one virpomisoksa away at each house, you really need to prepare and make Many if you want to get a substancial amount of candy.
The tradition is actually original to Karelia to my knowledge, but it spread to Finland after the evacuations during the Winter War and the Continuation War (which ended in 1944). It's inspired by that part of the Bible where Jesus arrives in Jerusalem and people waved palm leaves for him, but since we don't have palm trees we use willow. And instead of Jesus we get candy.
(I would like to add that the version of virpominen I'm familiar with is much more secular than the original version, we didn't get our branches blessed at a church or anything, which to my knowledge is part of the original Eastern Orthodox tradition.)
I've also heard that kids nowadays don't really do virpominen at all anymore, which makes me sad because I used to love it when I was a kid 10-15 years ago :((
EDIT apparently lots of Finnish kids do still do virpominen!! not just in my neighborhood or in my social circles
That sounds like such a fun tradition! I think little me would have enjoyed it. :)
omg, growing up in Sweden, yes, we dressed up as little witches for easter, too . with little brooms in hand, riding them to Blåkulla - figuratively, b/c Blåkulla is a place that only exists in stories ...
@@moxellex ohh love to hear that!! the "dressing up as witches" part of the virpominen tradition is actually influenced by the Easter traditions of the West Coast of Finland (Pohjanmaa) where they have had this "trulli" tradition for a long time. it got absorbed into the Karelia-born virpominen tradition in the late 1900s (in Karelia the kids originally just wore their Sunday best). but our western coast has always had big concentrations of Swedish speaking Finns, so that's probably a part of why we share similar versions of that tradition with Sweden!! so cool :)
In Sweden we also have the tradition of dressing up as witches and wizards and going to our neighbours to wish them happy easter and good health but instead of small willow twigs we gave out hand drawn cards in return for candy. But going on maundy thursday instead of palm sunday because that is the day all witches fly to Blåkulla.
Our traditions are a hodgepodge of pagan and Christian beliefs. 😅
I'm Australian and moved to Finland last year and I'm so disappointed that I've never had any kids come over to virvon varvon :( It's because we live in a kerrostalo probably :(
Love the juxtaposition between the manic chainsawing and "This had better be whimsical as hell!" 😂
That was funny.
10:30 There's a similar thing in Japanese culture where like half the enjoyment of something comes from the aesthetics and preparation. Making a meal look cute or fancy makes you feel cute or fancy. As I understand it, create the vibe you wish to be, and you will become the vibe.
visual stimulation :)
Does this have a name? Would love to reference it
@@nefertitimontoya I can't find the book I originally found the idea in so I'm not sure what it was called, but I believe it was related to ikigai or moritsuke. The former is a broad concept for living one's life to the fullest, and the latter focuses on food preparation and presentation specifically. If you come across the actual name let me know!
Idk why, but "create the vibe you wish to be, and you will become the vibe" sounds so lovely 🍁🍂🧡
I love this concept! I'm actually experiencing it to a degree because I'm slowly making my home more artistic and magical!
I am just outa cancer treatment and just wanna thank you...your channel literally kept me sane when I couldn't craft or decorate. It's so nice that one maximalist can share dopamine with another through You Tube!
i summoned her. i watched three rachel maksy videos today. you're welcome everyone.
I think I did the same with Uri Tuchman...watched five of his videos last night and today he posted a new one. I think we're onto something here.
You've done us a great service
Thank you fam
Bless.
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As a southern hemisphere dweller, my childhood memories of Halloween are shrouded in feeling incredibly sweaty in my costumes and annoyed that it was too light outside to be spooky
I have several '00s photos of me in makeup that is just melting off my face 😂😂😂
I think my favorite part of the couch makeover was Frodo hopping up and instantly making it that much cozier.
agree! personality to the max! love!!
17:14 I have a candy corn curse. I do not like candy corn. It's kind of gross honestly unless its the kind made with honey. But if you put a bowl of it in front of me, I will impulsively eat it. Each bite I think of how not good it tastes but I take another one anyway. And I do not know why. I don't do this with any other food or candy. Just candy corn.
Wait. . So there is a different kind? I remember it used to taste good then suddenly didn't. . .maybe I had the honey kind before 😮
@@zoescott779 Always check for it being made with real honey. Tastes more tolerable than the just corn syrup ones.
Candy corn is disgusting. The only candy worse that corn is (barf....heave....
gag....) circus peanuts!
🤣🤣🤣, I just made a comment about how I like the pumpkins that are basically candy corn and suspect it's partly cuz they remind me of circus peanuts! You got a good surprised laugh outta me with your comnent. I am fully aware they are an abomination, but, idk, I want them anyway.😅🤷♀️ @@auntheidi9389
Chop up the candy and bake it into sugar cookies.
lemme tell ya, as an aussie who moved to canada in my mid-thirties - autumn halloween is literally the best thing in the entire world, especially after a lifetime of disappointing halloweens LOL. that also goes for winter christmas - the world finally makes SENSE and i don't have to pretend my dry grass is snow 😍🤩 my baby's only 2 and she already loves sPoOkY hALLoWeEn! 🎃✨
As an Australian myself, I can confirm Australian Halloween and Christmas are disappointing 😭😭
In my country our chase-away-evil-spirits type of thing is actually at the beginning of spring
(Northern hemisphere still)
And we have festivals to celebrate it as well as the beginning of spring, new life, positive stuff. From a pagan standpoint beginning of spring makes more sense, like why are you chasing the evil spirit of summer?
It's also a completely different vibe, not creepy gory stuff, but cute happy. During the traditional festival people usually animal masks and sheepskin and like funny costumes. Anyway, a lot of colours, rainbow explosion
its the start of some pagan calanders apparently, i assume thats why
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It's sort of similar here in Spain. Although we base most of our festivities around catholic celebrations, there is a lot of symbolism for springtime celebrations that roots way back beyond it. As you say, it's a time for renovation, although the year stars on winter officially by our current calendar, it wasn't always like that, and people used to base their concept of a year cycle on nature and agriculture. At spring people are celebrating coming out of a cold, harsh season and seeds star to grow again. It's always associated with abundance. We don't celebrate Easter really but we do have Passover and celebrations surrounding it that really have little ties to Christianity (it just happens to be a Virgin/saint that day not casually placed by the Church so that people could still do their customary holidays under the wing of religion). In the town where I live specially spring is the most important time of the year and the biggest holiday in terms of activities, days off, people's investment and such, and it's heavily based on crops, local food, folklore costumes and dances... Fall on the other side is a very short season here and there's no much focus on it (although I do love it). We do have all saints day which overlaps with Halloween in time (because they both come from Samhein I believe), but traditionally it's more like a solemn day for commemorating lost loved ones. There are some creepy folk tales here and there but I don't believe people ever dressed up or did anything to chase evil spirits away.
Stuck with no power after hurricane Helene earlier today. It is 9pm, I am eating chicken and mashed potatoes that I heated up on my makeshift stove (candles in crock pot with pie tins on top, listen it works) and needed to watch something to put myself at ease in these trying times...was super thrilled when I realized today was the day of your update 😭😭😭 thank you for being there even when you don't realize you are 💖💖💖
Stay safe & may your power come back soon.
Get a solar generator for next time! Then you can at least use your crock pot or similar.
Hope you're in a better situation now! My power came back on today and I finally have wifi and cell service. Didn't think about candles in a crockpot, that's ingenious
Hope you stay safe and have what you need! This whole situation is so scary I’m thinking of you
12:25 I'm from Brazil. in my city most people (especially +35yo) skip Halloween and go straight to Christmas, there are stores here that are already decorated for Christmas (and it's like 37ºC/99ºF) but usually younger folk kinda do it like a spooky season only, not really fall themed. there are a lot of parties to go dressed as spooky character and the few places I see decorated for Halloween focuses more on spider webs, blood slpaters, skeletons and more "fantasy" theme rather than "autumnal"
Absolutely! Is more of a comercial thing (in my 30s here so i grew up in the 90s and early 00s and we just saw that as an exotic thing gringos did ) i still do in fact. we just like the costumes and that you can go to parties usually lol - my gradma is alredy thinkig abt christmas during that time
Nossa sim mano, eu detesto quando pulam o halloween
aw I'm crocheting jason funderburker (the frog) while watching this 🐸
I just finished a Toothless the Dragon hat for my grabddaughter
@@GrammyCarly OH, my word that sounds adorable 😍 ! Did you get the pattern on Ravelry?
Your Halloween enthusiasm is absolutely contagious 🥰
Being in east coast Canada during Halloween as a kid was getting so hype for your costume and then having to cover the whole thing with a winter coat so you don't freeze to death while trick or treating lol
In Florida it was being overheated, sweat all over your costume, chugging water 😆
Fellow Atlantic Canadian here. So true. Or wearing multiple layers for warmth and then putting your costumer over top.
Being in lower New York state, I would often alternate between freezing one year and then sweating the next. One year I was a ninja and I was half out of the costume by sunset it was so warm. To be fair, it was also *thick polyester.*
We live in New Hampshire, and I remember one year I was a fairy princess and had to wear my bulky green corduroy coat underneath my pretty fairy princess costume because it was snowing and cold on Halloween, I looked like a fairy princess on steroids 😂😅😂
In Nevada getting the day off from school every Halloween for Nevada Day, because it's a state holiday; and having warm weather so no one had to cover their costume in a coat.
Those punkins are so CUTE I love how you embraced the width 🎃 they're so SQUART and PRECIOUS
This video helped light up my very dark day, thank you 🙏🏼
Australian checking in; Halloween was never that big when I was a kid, but it’s becoming more prevalent. Some of the older generation are very anti-Halloween because they see it as an American holiday, but we’re getting more merch here and more kids come every year. Because it’s spring it’s not super cold and most trick or treating is done when it’s still light out or dusk, just cause it doesn’t get dark till later. It’s also hot 👍🏻 but I love Halloween, and that’s becoming the norm here.
Yeah my dad never let me celebrate when I was a kid 'cause it was too American. He'd disconnect our doorbell on Halloween and pretend we weren't home.
If it's any consolation, Halloween was originally Irish and given our current and historical emigration rates here in Ireland I'd guess a solid group of y'all down under have Irish ancestry. It's literally your heritage, go forth and be spooky!!! Let no one tell you you can't be whimsical and fun
Celebrate it as Samhain instead, if they are anti Americanisation they might not clock on to an Irish pagan holiday 😂
@nojerama788 I'm actually first gen Australian with British parents, so while they're not Irish, they're familiar. Dad was absolutely fine with me celebrating Beltaine on Halloween (because we're in the southern hemisphere and you can't just substitute equinoxes). It was specifically like trick or treating and costume parties that he had a problem with, the weirdo. But this was 30 years ago, I think he's given up with my niece and nephews 😅
Melbournite here 😊
Cute!!!!
Also floating anything in the hallway of all the things. Easy change out and change it up when ya want.
Candles. Mugs. Brooms. Punkins. Mushrooms. Flowers. Leaves. Clouds. Big fat raindrops. Crystals the reflect. Anything whimsical and magical.
Just made it through the hurricane this is exactly what I needed for cleanup
Oof! Good luck! I hope you and yours are all safe, warm, and well
You are blessed to have made it through that hurricane! I heard it was awful! I hope your home wasn't soaked too badly from the flooding! God bless! ~Janet in Canada
I hope you're alright :( I just got heavy rain and wind where I am (In the middle of me doing laundry of all times!)
We're in PCB and got lucky that it just missed us 🙏 good luck with your cleanup, hope it wasn't too bad where you were!
SAME! 💜🫂
OK, I THOUGHT You were about to make the pumpkins out of paper mache yourself and got flashbacks to pumpkin lady... and ngl, I was a bit worried and scared X'D
Enoch is adorable!! I love him! ♥ And the floating pumpkins are super cute, too!! The couch also suuuper cozy!
i...was just watching last year's autumn videos and i am to be blessed? with a new one????? thank gourd
...Thank gourd is the best thing I've read all day. I may need to borrow it???
12:53 Halloween in the north is pumpkin harvest. I plant mine in Australia 😀 🎃
In Australia halloween is gaining traction but people seem to focus more on the horror side. Some people do trick or treating but most don't. We never did it growing up so it was only something you experienced through tv
12:11 At least in my country (Chile) is more of a Spooky celebration. So, more ghosts, mosters, scary movies and things like that theme. And candy. A loooot of candy. So yeah, nothing autumn(y) really, you don't see real pumpkins, or orange leaves decorations, just spooky and scary things. Is more about dressing up, eating candy, and scaring children. Good times.
That sounds like a good way to transport a celebration to a different hemisphere. Then again, I get doing that if it's a celebration that matters to the person/family because they're from a place or a culture where it's a thing, but the way that some extremely commercialised celebrations get like, force fed into cultures and countries where they aren't a thing, feels ugh.
Glad it seems like people where you live have made it their own at least!
Yeah, we do the same thing in Australia (at least the area I'm from). People decorate their houses with skeletons, and spiders, or make them look like crime scenes haha
The biggest part is definitely dressing up and trick-or-treating, and older kids have Halloween parties where they might dress up and watch horror movies together, though some still go trick or treating
Having spent my first 12 years of life in the USA, I have a nostalgic view of an autumn Halloween.
For the last 20 years I've lived in New Zealand, I initially missed those celebrations since they weren't popular where I lived, and my single dad was not really into it - so we just didn't celebrate/decorate.
Now, as an adult, in the South Island, I go all out. Thankfully Halloween has gained popularity, and we get plenty of trick-or-treaters and have more access to decorations being imported etc.
The spring weather, with longer days but chilly nights, gives a hint of autumn vibes, even if it's not quite the same - I will pretend where I have to. We celebrate by decorating with fake pumpkins, ghosts, and bats, reminiscent of my childhood. My four-year-old loves it, and I think (I hope) he is getting the same type of vibes that I had as a kid. Next Halloween we will head back to the USA, give him the proper experience.
The Asian event of the Hungry Ghost Festival takes place in summer, when it is said that the veil between the human and ghost worlds are the thinnest
That's actually really awesome
My yearly indicator that Autumn has finally arrived, is when Rachel starts decorating in Autumn colors. It's a comforting feeling. She'll start carrying around her steaming coffee cup soon and doing more fun holiday projects. She's my guilty pleasure.
7:28 I always thought that about the Thanksgiving door lol. Like it's just a bunch of people sitting around in awkward silence waiting to eat or passing out after eating
Maybe some pissed off native Americans staring at them
Most christian holidays are meshed together with old germanic holidays to make converting easier. Easter comes from Ostara, an old spring festival, where fertility is celebrated. So walking through that door... It would be nsfw...
@@kademelien9363 Not germanic specifically - though there too, seasonal changes where celebrated all over Europe, with spring usually being the celebration for fertility (take example from pretty much any mammal in the region) but yes! Most holidays sort of usurped holidays that were there, and changed over time.
But also I think (based on how the christmas door was) it would've been like a hyped up kids celebration of "modern" easter, not actually ostara related anymore, so I don't think it would've been nsfw - the ostara traditions didn't make it to the US.
@@M.Datura Searching for eggs (a sign for fertility) has nothing to do with Jesus reincarnation. Same goes for the easter bunny. Nothing Christian about it, but a sign for fertility. The roots of these traditions just got lost, but are still practiced to this day. And yes, I agree with you that the depiction in the movie would be really modern. Just like they did with Christmas and Santa Claus. I just found the thought of it really funny if it would go a bit further
@@kademelien9363 I believe you misunderstood, literally nothing I said indicated anything was christian in origin. I stated that whilst the specific celebration of Ostara is germanic, spring time fertility celebrations are not exclusive to germanic people.
The thought could go further - there could be a whole forest of pagan holidays waiting out there to be rediscovered. A lot of those would be funky af.
I’m a FL native and long for crispy fall weather. Even a simple cool breeze. Yes, that change in temperature still closely ties with how much I enjoy Halloween and Thanksgiving. We haven’t had adequate changes in temperature these past several years.
I was born and lived in the Northern Hemisphere for 20+ years, when i moved to the land of what is Florida, it feels like a very very very long never ending Summer. I bring Autumnal vibes everywhere I go otherwise it would never exist.
To make your space look more aged, do really thin washes on the plaster here & there. Also hang drying or dried herbs from beams.
And yes you should age your beans. Be sure to faux paint to knots & some bug trails/ black dots where a bug would have burrowers before tree was turned into lumber.
Hey, you are making something: you’re making yourself happy and that makes your viewers happy!
I am obsessed (not too creepily) with you and your content. I am ready for you to own that coffee shop and to be your full-time coffee barmaid or at least a Strider-like presence in the corner soaking up the aesthetics!!!
The cosy-yet-eclectic decor (and hopefully making videos of all of it!) is what I'm here for! Will also be a lurker in the corner in my fall-themed embroidered jeans and cosy sweater!
Best Halloween song ever!! 🎶"Five little pumpkins sit on a gate. The first one says "Oh, my it's getting late". -The second one says " There are witches in the air" - The third one says "We don't care". - The fourth one says "Let's run and run and run" - The fifth one says "We're gonna have some fun"......so Oooooooo went the wind and OUT went the lights and the five little pumpkins rolled out of sight. 🎃🎵
This my all time favorite holiday song ever. My mom sang it to me when I was little and now my daughter and I sing it. 🧡🎃
I think I actually have a cute kids book based on this song.
That is so nice that you are passing down the tradition
I was the third little pumpkin in my kindergarten play. My costume was a pumpkin print hefty bag.
That’s so cool!! Tysm for sharing :)
I remember that song from when I was a little kid too! Gen Xer
I think these "smaller" projects are a great way to encourage novice crafters to join the fun. Keep the small/medium/large projects coming!
May I suggest you crumple a sheet of tissue paper (or even a paper towel), smooth it out again, and use it to line the inside of the pumpkins? The face will light up more evenly.
Keep up the great crafting!
For us pagan folk, Samhain is linked to the seasons, so while it’s Samhain here, it’s Beltane there, and vice versa! But Halloween itself would be WIRTD to celebrate in spring.
Also pagan here, I can't imagine having a hot Halloween when having snow that day isn't unheard of here in Michigan (we actually got a snowstorm last year)
As an aussie, I celebrate as the seasons dictate, so yep everything is reversed, but there are some who celebrate with the northern hemisphere. I celebrate 'christian' holidays for fun so it is very funny having Easter in autumn, Christmas in summer, etc. It's just the way we've always had it so eh
as someone that grew up with the nostalgic halloween and moved to australia as an adult, going to kmart yesterday and seeing an eyeful of skeletons, spiders and pumpkins in all the orange and black glory with the red and green of christmas also within field of vision, is a trip and a half. they are trying to make halloween a thing here with limited success, but i think you need autumn and deciduous trees and dwindling daylight for it to feel right.
Brazillian here, usually we don't have Halloween, it's hot and sometimes rainy. But I love to watch your videos about it!
From one Halloweenie/autumn junkie to another. The pure joy and excitement I got from your mantel decorating should be illegal. I am in LOVE!!!! 💜🧡🖤💜🤎🖤
Your cinematography is chef's kiss, as always. We love a multitalented queen 🧡
I think I was first introduced to you through your hip dip video foreverrrr ago and have stayed for all your home ideas and fashion and crafts and you're hilarious. Taking notes for when I got a house which finally happened! Also you became my favorite RUclips show 🥰
I love Rachel and her little life lessons "be like candy corn" is now something I will live by❤😊
I would put that on an inspirational poster for sure!
Rachel! If I can be honest, I love these more simple crafting videos. They feel realistic and are things I know I can attempt to try! I prefer these over the extravagant once’s.. although I love to watch them, these are the ones that inspire me
12:34 i’m in Florida over here 😔 it is autumn just… hot and humid
As you always say, try not to be so hard on yourself. I really enjoy your comfy cozy videos with much smaller projects. Your humor alone makes most videos. Thank you for all you do, it makes my day!
Every time Rachel makes a Return to Oz reference, 5 years get added to my life simply because of my favorite movie getting a shoutout.
I love how it turned out! The floating pumpkins are SO cool!
Here come the pumpkinnnns
The little suit/hat outfit from the promo segment was amazing. One of like three content creators that I don't skip the ads...you are so stinkin cute.
This is just what I need! 😊 I’m sick and snuggled up in bed crocheting a sweater dress and this just made everything extra cozy!
Awww feel better!
@@rachelrodriguez1759 Thanks! 😁
1. I love a cozy, lowkey video like this! Love getting an (invited) feel for people’s spaces and how they live in them. And while I do think it’s super important to make your private spaces inspiring and beautiful even if it’s just for you, it’s so fun that your private spaces actually get an audience!
2. I always tell people that I feel about Halloween the way lots of people my age (childless millennial) probably feel about Christmas: loved it as kid, respect the efforts of the diehards even when I don’t fully participate, and will probably get fully into it again when I have kids.
The ducting for the sand worm is pretty genius cause it will store small and light weight!
I, too, grew up enjoying Halloween. As a kid, I always looked forward to spooky season. My birthday is right afterward, so I got really excited. Kind of like a pre-birthday party for a whole month! Now that my son is grown, I decorate all for me. He hates the macabre decor I happen to love. I love your Over the Garden Wall mantel! I've never seen the series, but I've seen pictures. Right up my alley! So cool!
I’m absolutely cracking up. I don’t know if you’ve ever seen those orangutan’s that learned how to use a saw before but… 😂 5:27
Yes!!! That was the most hilarious thing to watch!😂
My BOSS recently said, “I just don’t think we need to do our best *all* the time” and I love her for that. Your intro reminded me of that phrase.
I love the casual home videos, makeup tutorials and hair tutorials. They are my favorite Rachel Videos
I know it's hard to accept when other people tell you something positive abiut yourself, because I too have Imposter syndrome...but please know, Rachel, you are so loved. You are the highlight of many people's weeks. Never feel insecure about doing something cozy.
I love the the cozy atmosphere here.
🍁🥧☕🫖🎃
Texan here: we love Halloween but bc it is never, ever cold here at that time, our costumes must factor this in. Also, I get fall nostalgia in January bc that’s when we can actually wear sweaters or LAYER!! lol
Also in AZ…it is still flip flop season. ❤
Deep South Texas here. I concur 😂
Southern California here. It’s supposed to be 102 on October 1 so same.
Yep, fellow Texan as well. As a kid it was a complete travesty if you had to wear a coat over your Halloween costume, so you always hoped for mild weather that wasn't too warm or too cold. If you made your costume too warm you just sweated a lot.
I'm from Texas and Halloween is super big here surprisingly!! The weather is so bipolar so some days it feels like summer, but others will have a cozy fall breeze. I live in Houston and people go all out with decorating and costumes, especially the nightlife during October. We also have the biggest renaissance festival here in Texas during the fall months.
Intro basically like “this won’t be a make video”
Proceeds to make a make video 😂
The squatty pumpkins are so cute! And I love how the OTGW mantle came out 😍 little Mr pres in the watering can is too precious 💕
I was summoned by Halloween decor
It is currently raining and cold. Nothing better than switching out the summer wardrobe for fall while drinking earl gray and listening to Rachel Maksy
Roommate and I did our house last week. We went to Michaels thinking to get one or two things, but nearly everything for Fall and Halloween were on sale. On Sale. In the middle of September. It was weird, but we got some cool stuff for a good price.
That's not weird.
@@TawnyC_ It used to be weird. You used to not be able to get fall/Halloween stuff on sale until November 1st.....and while I am loathe to hear Jingle Bells WHILE I'M LOOKING AT HALLOWEEN DECOR, I do appreciate that I could also get everything for 50% at Michael's before October even hit
@@spaceyfireneko I feel like even last year the Fall/Halloween stuff wasn't on nearly as steep a discount until halfway through October. At least where I live, it wasn't. We might have picked up a few things for 20% off, but I mean, a lot of what we got last week was 60% off.
@@DogMechanic Yea last year where I'm at I still had to wait for a good discount. Actually I'm not sure if there were any discounts until right at Halloween? So this is a major difference for me.
I'm jealous that your store was 60% off this year though!!!
@@spaceyfireneko I thought you meant buying it was weird lol
My mom was the same way with Halloween growing up so I go extreme with decor and the vibes of Halloween. Now anymore, I make her decorate. The 90s nostalgia with Halloween is what drives my happy time of year
RIP Maggy Smith, so sad to hear but She was an incredible Actor!! Your video is just what the Dr ordered , thanks Rachel!! Love! PS Yes Rachel it is Spring down here in New Zealand and Halloween is a Seasonal Festival from Celtic times , so much easier finding punkins in Autumn LOL anyway for about 10 years My Darling and I would have Halloween gatherings at Our Cottage in the Woods, The first year I had to lure the Children of the Night down our very long and scary driveway . We never gave our sweets but would give out cool Crystals or scary plastic skellies etc . The first few years We had it inside but it got too big from word of mouth. I would spend ages decorating the courtyard and rooms, then most of the time would leave the decorations up with all my Other Witch things . Would do different themes like Victorian themes, Malice in Wonderland, Screampunk Circus.... would drag out the old Harmonium onto the deck, set up different areas for taking photos to burn onto discs and give out ... the kids in the street ended up helping out as they grew up , even playing in Steampunk band one year. Then in the evening would have a little Beltane party to celebrate the actual Seasonal Festival of Fertility . Over the years we were interviewed for magazines, books and talked about on the radio so it actually got too big but by that time our whole street had got involved as it was a no exit and really safe ..so now I dress up and wander about visiting neighbours and having fun )and it is no longer stressful) PPS If they Children would ask for sweets my darling would limp over and offer to pull their teeth out with some very long and rusty pliers to save them time and dental costs later in life LOL
Your Halloween parties sound like a lot of work, but WONDERFUL! I didn't know that Dame Maggie Smith had died. She was a great lady and a fine actress. I will miss her.
@@darleneengebretsen1468 They were , we stopped about 9 years ago and people still talk about them and ask if we are doing it again , even in the new year . Maggy Smith was a fine actress and a bit of a card too by the sounds of it , such a wonderful dry sense of humour xx
I'm thankful I grew up celebrating halloween. My mom would make my costumes and needlepoint artwork for the walls! She won at her works costume contest one year! I also remember trick or treating until it felt like super late at night and it always made me feel like I was in the Hocus Pocus movie ( which was my FAVORITE movie as a kid!). It makes me sad that now neighborhoods ( at least where I lived in GA ) required the kids to be mostly done trick or treating by nightfall. I understand why, for safety sake, but as a kid thats what made it so fun!
I like candy corn. I especially like those candies that are like candy corn, but they're little pumpkins. I love fall hand soaps and T-shirts. I am currently rereading the Kalix the Werewolf trilogy and I'm planning to read Dracula and Northanger Abbey in October
This was awesome!
Cozy decorate video for the new season! Yes! I would watch a new one of these every year.
When I eat Candy Corn I eat popcorn with it, it's great like a popcorn ball without the fuss.
In Australia, it's still not wildly celebrated but when it is, its less of the autumn vibe and more of the lets dress up and go trick or treating and visit haunted houses etc (some businesses decorate their shops etc). I have always loved the idea of Halloween.
Have you ever considered making a dress with aquarium puffed sleeves... asking for a friend🧐
She already did that a while ago. If I remember correctly it was garden/mushroom themed
@@MoonS1337 I seem to recall that as well. Twas very cute indeed
I recall that aw well, but hers wasa terrarium, not an aquarium. I'd love to see it, but I don't think her vibes lean that way.
Soooo holloween.😊 love the decor. It is so fun. Great job. Thank you.😊
I’m such a northern hemisphere person! September is crunchy leaf season! October & November are Halloween spoopy season! The 14th December to 28th December is Christmas!
Love love love this! Here in the Northern part of México we go Trick-or-treating on the 31st of October since we are so close to the border. In the center-southern part of México the tradition is different, as kids go Trick-or-treating on November 1st as part of the 2 day celebration of Día de los Muertos which is a big thing in that part of the country. This is called "Pedir Calaverita" in Here. We love this season! lots of Candy, sweet bread, hot chocolate and family gatherings. A full 3 day party from Oct 31st to Nov 2nd.
Thank you for the pumpkin flavored serotonin!
Rachel, I just want to thank you for being such an amazing presence on this platform. I know you feel that pressure to keep outdoing yourself as a content creator, but you're a human first. I've been watching your videos for years, and let me tell you, you could just upload a video of you yapping and I'd happily watch it. You're honestly my comfort youtuber, and I keep coming back to your old videos when I want to feel warm, cozy, and happy. Your videos give me such joy! Thank you for always being so genuine. I think that's what we all love about you!
Never before have I been this early or this excited to click! SPOOKY SEASON IS HERE!
As a Brit in New Zealand, my Halloween is entirely vicarious through your videos. Great episode...I love the cosy!
Love your videos, Rachel. 🤗 When it gets less busy for you, could you bring back the video style of turning something you thrifted into a craft?
You said over the garden wall and I audibly gasped at 7am...that show is my personality and I'm so glad you get it
Yes! oh gosh SAME
Rachel not even thinking in the slightest about Jesus when mentioning how boring the Easter door would be in Nightmare Before Christmas made me laugh 😂
The June's Journey reporter is such a good look on you, Rachel! The bob, beret, tie combo rocks!
She looked great in that persona.
I live in the Florida of Australia and I just straight up pretend that it's crunchy spicy life season. It's like over 100 degrees here and I'm like "jeans and a sweater"
I'm so glad I grew up in the Midwest. Halloween was a big deal for us. My mom made it magical, as much if not moreso than Christmas even.
You've inspired me to resurrect some of those paper crafts to decorate my apartment windows. I'm at floor level, not facing the street but the college kids all walk between my building and the neighboring building to get to class. I think they'd get a charge out of it and it will make my heart very happy!
Thanks for the inspiration, Rachel!
Halloween timeeeeee spooky seasonnnn 😄😄 and to curl up with a Rachel Maksy video 🤩🤩 perfect evening
In Brazil we do have a seasonal festival which is ours, it is called "Festa Junina" or Julina. It happens in the months of June/July and supposed to celebrate some catholic saints mixed with countryside traditions but since it is ''winter'' it turned into just a party for sweets and cheeky clothes (imagine cowboys with the shirts but fake mustaches and funky straw hats) which i think is one of the nice things that we do without copying USA.
Christmas in the southern hemisphere is often decorated with fake snow and Santa Clauses definitely not wearing shorts. Halloween, when it's a thing (it's not where I'm from, although I do remember it being a thing at school due to my English teacher), is also fall-themed, with jack-o'-lanterns and whatnot.
It's really weird.
I love Halloween and Autumn in general. It's definitely partly nostalgia. My Mam always decorated and made food and we'd watch spooky films.
Plus I loved everything spooky like Goosebumps, Are You Afraid of the Dark, The Grimm Adventures of Billy and Mandy, Mona the Vampire...
Tis spoopy time, Witches! Place the pumpkins and let the fun begin~~ Happy Spooky season, Rachel!