Do you find Halloween to be overhyped?

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The slasher/horror films are mostly not real. You can destroy your teeth if you eat too much of the candy. And as for ghost stories, you have a 2% (or less) chance of encountering an apparition.

I bet many people don't even know what Samhain is (the Ancient Celts' end of summer/harvest season).

CrimsonAngel09 · Accepted Answer

"The slasher/horror films are mostly not real."

Of course.

"You can destroy your teeth if you eat too much of the candy."

I rarely ever get candy. It's literally the only time I get to indulge in it, and I take great care of my teeth. After that, I practically don't have candy until the next Halloween. We only live once.

"And as for ghost stories, you have a 2% (or less) chance of encountering an apparition."

Of course. But like the slasher films, they can be just as entertaining.

"I bet many people don't even know what Samhain is (the Ancient Celts' end of summer/harvest season)."

I've heard ot it, but no, I don't know EXACTLY what that is. Hey, at least I'm honest and not pretending to be a know-it-all like most people on this site.

I love Halloween honestly.

Well just like you think Halloween is overhyped, I think Christmas definitely is. It starts as early as November, already playing Christmas music, Christmas decorations are up, and stores in November has Christmas decorations, Christmas candy, and eggnog out. People are also TOO cheerful for my liking. There's also that one day in November that people go out and trample others for Christmas gifts.

Halloween lasts like a month. Christmas, two to three months. By the the time Christmas comes around, I'm already sick of the music and everything else.

petitedollbabee · Accepted Answer

Halloween isn’t celebrated much here, it’s more of an American thing. I can eat lots of candy at any time of the year, and I don’t really dress up.

KostasKouvalis · Accepted Answer

A little bit yeah. It was cool as a kid, now I think it's kinda stupid. But my co-worker is throwing a Holloween party. I might. I've only trick or treated once in my life with my buddy to one house. It was so funny 'cuz we startled the lady without even knocking or wearing scary masks

Though in these crazy times I'm surprised parents still even send their children trick or treating.

I'm familiar with Samhain. I never would have imagined it would be spelled like thar though 😂

I'm also in that two percent that's encountered apparitions. I personally prefer to not encounter them

BCRanger10 · Accepted Answer

A bit, or at least I think it has been recently. Though I can understand that it's the one time of the year that people can be as weird as they want and no one else cares.

BCA6010 · Answer

I stopped caring about Halloween almost a decade ago. I keep some candy on hand for the ~dozen or so kids that roam the street that night, but that's it.

provokeesmokee · Answer

It's commercialized sure, but for most of my friends, they make their own Hallowe'en rituals. Ofc movies aren't real. They're movies.

exitseven · Answer

It is way overhyped in America. The stores make a ton of money and everyone decorates their yards with these big displays. I decorate my front porch but don't spend too much money.  Happy Halloween

AaronKrieger · Answer

No, Halloween is cool as a kid, as you get to dress up, which is fine. As an adult, I appreciate how nostalgic it is, since I watched those slasher horror films growing up and remember enjoying the decorations people had.

DaBiggestBird · Answer

Would be a little justified if it got us a day off or something. Thanksgiving gives us a week off apparently so it’s not like I’m talking out of my rear end.

jennifer_bloom · Answer

Where I live it's not always celebrated because most of the people I know do not trust strangers to offer them candy that isn't laced with drugs. Maybe 95% of people are safe, but you don't know if 100% of them are clean and safe.

OfMiceandMen · Answer

I like it, some of the kids come around to the house, so I tend to spooky things up a bit for them. It's all in good fun. Not a fan of the slasher/gore films but I like just the scary classics.

coachTanthony · Answer

my favorite holiday. Not hyped enough in my opinion.

bowenw · Answer

It seems to have become very commercialized over the years. Personally I preferred the old way.

caitycat21 · Answer

I love Halloween - the movies, decorations, and treats are really fun. Although I never really got to celebrate it as a kid since my moms extremely religious and wouldn't let me celebrate

DarkLegacy · Answer

It is the worse event ever, it is just a pit that the awful fashion statement modern women here in the UK insist on celebrating it

Skull_Anon · Answer

Well I don't know it's my favorite time of the year I don't see majority of movies to be "real" anyways and yeah I am not a fan of candy either

DancingQueen16 · Answer

No way Halloween is one of my favorite holidays

AmeerX · Answer

It is definitely overhyped and not even celebrated in my country. Just American things

Sour-rose · Answer

Nah. It feels just as much as it did last year... Halloween is coming

OddBeMe · Answer

Every holiday is over sold. It that’s capitalism. Democracy is oversold.

Staximus · Answer

I used to love Halloween as a kid but now I could care less. Horror films are mostly dumb, too. I've seen too many ghosts and aren't going to be looking for those bastards.

zagor · Answer

Yes well any holiday that they can fool people out of their money with is usually overhyped.

DerekC321 · Answer

I enjoyed it as a child. Trick or treating. Often there were more tricks than treats for me.

Paris13 · Answer

Not Much in NC. xxoo

havingfun2023 · Answer

Nope, I think it needs more 👀👀👀👀👍🏻🎉🎉🎉

Meropatrick · Answer

I love Halloween

Still-alive · Answer

It's fine. let the kids have fun

Anonymous · Answer

dont celebrate it. Not part of our culture in aust.

MysticDevice · Answer

Nope. If anything its underhyped.

Mansearching · Answer

I'm actually tired of Halloween.

BigDog1989 · Answer

No, not really, but, then again

Iron_Man · Answer

It’s all just entertainment

Anonymous · Answer

You lack imagination and humor which makes u boring

Lolahah · Answer

Yes east overhyped

CubaPirate · Answer

Absolutely 💯

BLP11520 · Answer

It is so money can be made from it

Brady · Answer

No, I find it enjoyable.

Nifrayu · Answer

No. It's my favorite holiday.

msc545 · Answer

I am always glad when it's over.

mandyfire98 · Answer

No, it's so fun.

eagle1951 · Answer

very

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