Na'vi and Holloween

[MarkD]

Given today is I wonder.... What would the Na'vi think of humans being stranger than usual on this day? For example a human dressing as one of them? In a fanfic norm mentioned how he dressed as a Na'vi for Holloween.

[_Omaticaya_]

Good question ^_^ In my opinion, I think they wouldn't be surprised, in fact I bet they have days a bit like Halloween too :D, I mean, the Na'vi as many tribes on Earth enjoy 'dressing up', like, wearing masks, tons of beautiful coloured feathers and particular induments for different occasions, I think they give importance to these things And it's a nice cheerful thing to do Happy Halloween MarkD

[HufweMakto]

A long time ago, I once read a fanfic about Halloween on Pandora as Jake was introducing it to Neytiri. It was a funny story.

[Tanhì]

I don't think they would understand why we we celebarate halloween .

[SpacePhoenix]

I don't think they would understand why we we celebarate halloween .

They probably wouldn't have a ghost of a chance of understanding the spirit of Halloween.

[HufweMakto]

Halloween basically started out as a celebration of the dead, and the afterlife, from the bonfires of Samhain. So if the Na'vi have a practice that celebrates the dead, then perhaps they have an understanding of Halloween. Though it might be hard explaining the trick or treat part:

Jake: And then we shout trick or treat, and we get candy.

Neytiri: Waitaminute, trick or treat? Did you ever trick anyone?

Jake: (stumped) Uhhhh, never really thought about the trick part.

[MarkD]

Jake would have done that. Pulled a prank on someone. egg someone's car or TP the place. Old, but good pranks.

The candy and such is to get kids involved. Same with Christmas or Easter. I mean how do you go from worshiping a man on the cross to chocolate bunnies and colored eggs? I mean you can't have a chocolate Jesus and bite the head off with raspberry jam in it. LOL

Neytiri would dig the haunted house stuff. Though in one story Norm and a few other humans did do that to Hell's Gate and scared the hell out of her, really bad. She got revenge though when Jake explained it all to her. He nearly wet himself.

[Pa'li Makto]

I think the Na'vi would have trouble understanding why an old Celtic tradition became commercialised into the dressing up and trick or treat idea that it has become. I still have trouble understanding it.

[MarkD]

Some of the costumes might frighten the Na'vi, as Neytiri found out in that one story. Dressing as a zombie scared the hell out of her and Jake. Norm found it hilarious though. Here is the fic that someone wrote Halloween Chapter 1, an avatar fanfic - FanFiction.Net