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WM BARR . =ABSOLUTE TRASH

Isn't it weird to think of Halloween as a Holiday?

Posted - September 28, 2017
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  • Halloween is very weird, when you think about it. It's one of the strangest holidays I know of, and I'm speaking cross-culturally. But I've always loved it, even if I don't trick-or-treat anymore :P

    The idea of having a day to celebrate the "scary" is fascinating to me. It seemed to always make things seem less scary as a kid, and I don't see that as an issue.  This post was edited by Benedict Arnold at September 28, 2017 11:08 AM MDT
      September 28, 2017 10:29 AM MDT
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  • 46117
    I think it is my favorite holiday.

      September 28, 2017 10:41 AM MDT
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  • 44645
    Of course it's a holiday...All of the stores are having halloween sales.
      September 28, 2017 11:10 AM MDT
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  • 46117
    I need some more rats.  I have enough spiders already.

    This post was edited by WM BARR . =ABSOLUTE TRASH at September 28, 2017 2:27 PM MDT
      September 28, 2017 11:11 AM MDT
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  • 6023

    Why is it "weird" to you?

    I find it far less "weird" than Christmas.

      September 28, 2017 11:35 AM MDT
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  • 46117
    Well, not that it is WEIRD in the sense that it is not something fun and celebratory or whatever.

    It is a weird thing to celebrate since everything else is so exactly the opposite of what it represents.

      September 28, 2017 11:37 AM MDT
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  • 6023

    Could you explain further?

    I'm not sure what you mean by "everything else is so exactly the opposite of what it represents".

      September 28, 2017 12:28 PM MDT
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  • 17612
    It isn't a holiday and I've never thought of it as one.  It is a day that can be fun for little kids.  I always enjoyed it as a parent.  Now I don't even turn on my porch light and there are very few kids here.  Back home, before I moved, I usually bought a treat for the few kids that lived around me but stopped being a trick-or-treat contributor when the teenagers started showing up with a bag.  I always told them they were too old and if they wanted to be out in the streets they should be watching over the y oung kids without parents.
      September 28, 2017 2:30 PM MDT
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