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🎃👻Halloween Poll

sidsmom — Fri, 26 Jul 2019 21:02:33 GMT

POLL:

1. Last Saturday of October

2. October 31st

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ValuSkr — Fri, 26 Jul 2019 21:10:17 GMT

Who are they petitioning? "The Powers That Be?"

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willdob3 — Fri, 26 Jul 2019 21:17:33 GMT

It isn’t a randomly chosen date.

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Kachina624 — Fri, 26 Jul 2019 21:22:32 GMT

I couldn't care less. I haven't had a child come to my door in the last 20 years. They just don't trick or treat in my neighborhood. Thank goodness.

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stevieb — Fri, 26 Jul 2019 21:28:15 GMT

Halloween is Halloween. Take it or leave it. Ridiculous. Not every date can be changed to accommodate retail or otherwise as a matter of convenience...

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Allegheny — Fri, 26 Jul 2019 21:31:28 GMT

Halloween falls on October 31st. It is not necessarily "celebrated" on October 31st. Most communities govern their own "trick or treat" date/functions. I see no need to move it.

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SeaMaiden — Fri, 26 Jul 2019 21:37:49 GMT

Worthless holiday.

I know kids like the candy.....but like so many things...it just is not a safe way to get free candy theses days going to strangers homes. I would prefer that they have a place to go ( a mall or school) and not knock on doors. It upsets my dogs....and I go to bed early.

baHUMBUG!😁

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SharkE — Fri, 26 Jul 2019 21:42:53 GMT

We turn the lights off and keep eye out. Same goes for the 4th of July. In TX

they need to outlaw fireworks not just in the city limits, but, ban period.

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sunshine45 — Fri, 26 Jul 2019 21:43:35 GMT

i am not much into halloween anymore.

my kids are grown, i dont like costume parties, we dont have trick or treaters, and i dont have grandchildren yet.

i do think that having it on the last saturday of october is a very good idea......

i do remember a thread one year with some teachers complaining about kids hyped up on sugar the day after halloween......they can have a down sunday if it is the last saturday of october.

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Veridoc — Fri, 26 Jul 2019 21:44:03 GMT

It's been on the 31st forever so I don't understand wanting the switch and it's silly to change. Half the fun of the event is the anticipation of going out at dusk.

And I am going out on a limb here by saying times have changed and it's not the day of the week that's the problem it's the people that can't follow the rules (age limits and curfew). And if a parent can't go with their child can't they go with other neighborhood kids in a group with an adult. I'm just asking.

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occasionalrain — Fri, 26 Jul 2019 21:49:00 GMT

People can celebrate Halloween whenever they wish. Changing the date is nonsense. Should Christmas be changed from the 25th to the last Sunday in December?

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riley1 — Fri, 26 Jul 2019 21:50:57 GMT

Ridiculous - plain and simply.

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SilleeMee — Fri, 26 Jul 2019 21:54:36 GMT

It's on the 31st for a historically religious reason...you can look it up.

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Carmie — Fri, 26 Jul 2019 22:59:21 GMT

Halloween has become secular holiday, but actually it is a religious day. Christians celebrate all saints Day and all Souls Day. Halloween means Holy Eve and is all

Saints Day. A day to honor Martyred Christian Saints.

It's a day like Christmas...it took on a whole new meaning for people to party and have fun, when originally it was a religious occasion.

It doesn't matter to me if they change trick or treating. Where I live it is very seldom done on Oct. 31 Anyway. It is usually on a Thursday night.

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ECBG — Fri, 26 Jul 2019 22:05:29 GMT

@SeaMaiden wrote:
Worthless holiday.

I know kids like the candy.....but like so many things...it just is not a safe way to get free candy theses days going to strangers homes. I would prefer that they have a place to go ( a mall or school) and not knock on doors. It upsets my dogs....and I go to bed early.

baHUMBUG!😁

@SeaMaiden I have always thought that "Trunk or Treat" was really safe and kind of cool unless you have a neighborhood that blocks off traffic. I have seen smaller neighborhoods do that and the kids can walk the streats, parents dress up, it's a street party! How cool!

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SunValley — Fri, 26 Jul 2019 23:38:12 GMT

If these injuries happen every year, then obviously it happens on a Saturday too. The lack of logic is astounding. Also there is no reference to what organization collected and analyzed the data. Not much of a persuasive argument to mess with the date. It's all about the $$$.

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geezerette — Fri, 26 Jul 2019 22:23:14 GMT

There seems to be a move on to change everything that has been tradition. I do think that sometimes there is a good reason not to just continue doing the same thing year after year. But it seems like now it’s just ‘change’ for change sake.

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Spacrazy — Fri, 26 Jul 2019 22:26:06 GMT

...and, it’s my birthday! Let it be. Thank you.

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sidsmom — Fri, 26 Jul 2019 22:26:11 GMT

@Carmie

It’s actually on Thursday this year.

I always feel for the teachers when November 1st

falls on a school day. Sugar Coma is real. 😆

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Carmie — Fri, 26 Jul 2019 23:02:56 GMT

@sidsmom I feel sorry for the teachers every day. I volunteer at a local school and you could not pay me to be a teacher. I have a great respect for them.