What do you think about Halloween—do you celebrate it or see it as pointless?

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[FunkyMonkee]

I like it. It's fun to see all the kids get into it and to hand out the candy, especially to the little ones. Sadly, up here, where I am, now, I'm lucky if I get 5 kids!! At MY house, where I spent most of my life, we'd get at least 100 kids every year!! The place was jumping!! Then, about 8:00 at night, they'd all go over to the borough building where my neighbor, dressed like Elvis Presley and would play Halloween records for them to dance to. After the dance, each age group would march around in a circle to the music while judges would pick the three best costumes and give each one a prize (usually $5.00) and then they'd go to the back of the building where the firetrucks are and get a small brown paper bag of more candy/treats and then they'd go home.
My neighbor gave it up a couple years ago and, sadly, just died this past Jan..
A number of the neighbors would really do it up big for Halloween. One guy, who owns a lumberjack company makes it a point every year to get the hugest pumpkin he can find and set it up on his front porch. It's usually about half the size of a Volkswagen!! People come from miles around to see it and even the local news channels would run a story on it and those that came to see it would usually drop some money into a pot which Joel would donate entirely to a local children's fund of some sort.
The woman across the street from me used to sing in a local rock band and had loads of lighting and sound gear so, she'd dress up her house like a that of a witch and use the P. A. to talk to and entice the kids to come in for their treats. She'd dress up like a witch and the kids loved it! Sadly, after she got knocked up, she found god and decided Halloween was a demonic holiday and refused to ever have ANYTHING to do with it ever again!! She quit her band and, every Halloween, she'd take her daughter and boyfriend/husband to a church about half an hour from here where they'd spend the entire day praying!!

[Just_Ken]

Im Catholic so like Christmas it has more to do with religion than the commercial side.

Allhallowtide is the Western Christian season that spans three days from October 31 to November 2, dedicated to remembering the dead, including martyrs, saints, and all faithful departed.

The Three Days of the Triduum

• October 31 – All Hallows' Eve (Halloween): The vigil of All Saints' Day, marking the evening before the main feasts.

• November 1 – All Hallows' Day (All Saints' Day): A festival honoring all saints, both known and unknown.

• November 2 – All Souls' Day: A day dedicated to prayer for all departed Christians and souls undergoing purification.

[Anonymous]

I actually like Halloween. I don't think it's pointless at all. I like the costumes, decorations, scary movies and just having an excuse to be a little silly for one night. 🎃

I don't necessarily go all out every year, but I enjoy the atmosphere. I think it can be a fun tradition without having to take it too seriously.

[NoDecision]

It's a pagan thing. Though as kids we all went with it because it meant candy. I don't think it is really "celebrated" but just a chance for some women to dress like sluts and not be looked down on for it. 😅

[EveryDayIsPretzelDay]

@nodecision Do you dress slutty on Halloween? Do you have a slutty costume picked out?

[NoDecision]

@EveryDayIsPretzelDay I'm a little old for trick-or-treating.

[EveryDayIsPretzelDay]

@nodecision But not too old to show off a little.

[WhiteSteve]

Well, when I was young man, and young women were all around me and in-play, in a college town…. easily my favorite day of the year🥵😂 The young ladies in their Halloween costumes were what kept me rolling out of bed the other 364 days of the year, lmao. Also just fun to get dressed up in a silly costume, even beyond having all the scantily clad women. But I’m lying through my teeth if I tell you something more gentlemanly😅🤣

[OneViewpoint]

I'm an Atheist so there's no religious connection for me. And I'm a not a costume party kinda guy. Halloween is for the kids in my mind and my neighborhood gets inundated with trick-or-treaters. It's not unusual to have 200 kids come to the door. It's fun watching them have fun.

[Rorroto]

It's great for kids. 'used to be my favorite holiday, and it's a fun excuse to have parties. I think it's definitely an optional/unimportant one for older people though, but I'm still glad it's a good excuse to have parties.

[Chazmatazz269]

Halloween is the greatest holiday ever! From October 1st through the day before Thanksgiving, it’s Halloween season for me! Scary movies, creepy music, dark stories, the whole shebang! Except that it has been years since i dressed up.

[lightbulb27]

I like the old traditional version of scare crow, pumpkins, corn a cutsy display. I don't like all teh horror crapola. I want horror, I turn on CNN.

[MissSunshine2]

I use it as an excuse to raid my parents’ cupboard and eat the leftover chocolates that the trick or treaters didn’t collect (when there weren’t enough of them to collect treats).

[Jewelmyth]

I'd like to celebrate, but unfortunately Halloween isn't celebrated here. There are a few places where it's allowed, but it's a paid service.

[rapfan107]

Where's here?

[katiesmuff]

i consider it just a fun time, much more fun when you have kids, but even adults have lots of fun as well with costume parties and such.

[NathanDavis]

used to celebrate it a whole lot more as a kid, a teen and even in college... nowadays, not so much anymore, lol

[lilBigPotato]

I don't really care about it and it's not a big thing here, but if there's a cool party and people want to go then I join.

[purplepoppy]

It's fun for kids but in the modern age it's lost any spiritual meaning, a bit like Christmas and Easter.

[Sevenpointfive]

i stopped celebrating at 12. but i love horror so the theme is ok for me. i only see the stuff at stores. no one does anything here.

[Julie_TS]

Ahhh, yes... Halloween far and away my fave holiday! Love decorating and costuming, etc.

[strateguy632]

I do. At adult costume parties. In a month! I decorated my door.

[Billlewis]

The most overhyped day of the year, by far.

[EmmaMary]

We celebrate it purely for the sake of our two young children.

[Abbycado]

There are quite a few campus parties that are fun.

[slatyb]

It's fun. I loved taking my child trick-or-treating, it was their favorite holiday.

[exitseven]

My kids are grown up so I don't go trick or treating but I still decorate my front porch

[rgb008]

My favorite holiday…aside from KEYster 🗝️🔑🥹🫶

[Xdressertiff]

I love Halloween as I get to dress up slutty and nobody says anything

[Alex-Snow]

At my college it makes for some fun (and for some... sexy) costumes and some fun parties.

[Anonymous]

There is an ugly old lady with a wart on her nose, that lives in my town, she gets very happy and active around Halloween.

[Hispanic-Cool-Guy]

I don't celebrate it.

[Pterodon]

It was my favorite holiday as a kid

[RFC1872]

Favorite holiday, hands down.

[msc545]

Kind of gruesome and completely pointless.

[NewtoCalifornia]

I love dressing up.

[CubaPirate]

Another commercial rip off tbh