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September 23, 2009 4:41 p.m.
Trick-or-treat ... when is Halloween?
Halloween Hodgepodge
Posted By: Jennifer
Okay, it's time for a rant. What is wrong with some communities in Wisconsin (and elsewhere)? Do they not know when Halloween is? It's on the calendar! October 31st, always. Even so, some communities have decided that having trick-or-treat is safer on a Sunday before Halloween. This year Halloween falls on a Saturday. So I thought, great! Trick-or-treat will finally be held on Halloween everywhere, right? WRONG! There are still some communities that have decided to hold trick-or-treat the Sunday before the 31st.
I think this takes all of the fun out of Halloween. Once trick-or-treating is over, many kids (and adults) feel like Halloween is over. Why rush it Let them celebrate on Halloween! Even those who don't care for trick-or-treating should agree this year. Who wants kids at the door begging during a Packer game?
Some communities may feel it's safer if kids are out on Sunday's because there's not as much traffic and it can be held during daylight hours. While that may be true, it can also be confusing. If parents are worried about safety, they'll likely take them to a public TOT event. If everyone held trick-or-treat on the same day, Halloween - October 31st, then everyone would know to watch out for trick-or-treaters that day, no matter what town they went to. That would help make things safer.
Even those people who dislike when kids from another town come through trick-or-treating wouldn't have to worry as much. (I say the more the merrier!) With TOT being held on the same day, there would be less chance of having unknown kids coming to your house. Pumpkin farms, stores and other events wouldn't have to miss out because 'Halloween is over already'.
So, my opinion is, keep Halloween and community trick-or-treating together. Don't end the fun early!
What's your opinion? Post it below.
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7 Comments
September 24, 2009 10:16 a.m.
Pete
Although Halloween is on a Saturday, I think its fun to have Trick or Treat the week before.This way you have something else to look forward to. Let's extend the fun for as long as possible.
September 24, 2009 10:25 a.m.
charmed
When I was a kid, I rarely remember TOT'ing being on any day but Oct 31st. I'm not sure when it started to change along the way, but it's disappointing. I agree, especially for kids, once the trick-or-treating is over, so is the fun.
Halloween fun should last as long as possible, but the fun should always lead up the the big event of TOT'ing at the end!!!!
September 24, 2009 10:32 a.m.
Matt
Well!!!! Atleast i know i am not alone!!
I thought the same thing when i seen the dates for trick or treating. i live in Fond du lac and they r having it on the 25th why i dont know??? I think it is lame and they should have it on the 31st but i guess thats just our opinion!!! HAllOWEEN just gets shut out of peoples lives like if u go to the store to buy halloween stuff you have to stare at a f***ing christmas tree and christmas decor well i guess i am done getting worked up!!!! ha ha i would agree with u 100%
September 24, 2009 11:03 a.m.
Jennifer Meier
Ugh! Don't even get me started on Christmas stuff being out already, and in some cases before Halloween stuff is even out. Christmas used to be my favorite holiday. Probably because I was younger and didn't have to worry about the stress of preparing, and shopping for the big day. I just got to open my presents and got to eat some yummy food! lol
But now, I see how stressful the Christmas season has become (or maybe always was). It's shoved down our throats! I think Christmas music started playing at midnight on November 1st last year! That's crazy!!
I want to enjoy Christmas as well, but can we at least wait until Thanksgiving is over? I don't want to see people crammed into stores trying to find that hot toy, and seeing people stressed out, and kids begging, etc. Ugh!
Halloween is the best holiday because you don't have those stresses. You don't have to worry about that perfect toy, or making sure your house looks perfect for the relatives, worry about your credit card bills. You get to relieve stress by screaming your head off, and dressing up like you normally never would and partying like crazy! What a great holiday! (Don't rush it!) lol
September 25, 2009 7:08 p.m.
Carrie
I agree Trick or treating should be on Halloween. It's on Sunday again here in Kenosha, but I believe it's going to be on Halloween again in Racine like it was last year. I guess the only good thing is that I will be going to both. So twice the fun. I can say the Racine was way more fun cause it actually got dark out when we were Trick or treating.
September 29, 2009 1:25 p.m.
Adam Drendel - HauntedIllinois.com
Yeah, I agree completely. Trick-or-treating should be on Halloween, period! Another alarming trend that I have seen develop in the past few years is communities setting their official trick-or-treating hours during daylight hours in the middle of the afternoon!!! How stupid is that? I don’t see how that could possibly be fun for anyone, with maybe the exception of a toddler, who doesn’t really know what is going on anyway! With all of these paranoid alarmists overreacting and mandating ridiculous rules and setting unreasonable trick-or-treat times, I really feel sorry for kids today. I think they are really missing out on a lot of the harmless fun that we used to have.
October 11, 2009 4:35 p.m.
Dawn
I can remember trick-or-treating on
Halloween night back in the day. We
would get dressed up right after supper
and just go until about 10pm. There
usually was somebody home at each and
every house. Now days you're lucky if
you find 3 houses on a block participating. And what's with this 2-4
O'clock crap? I don't remember anyone
putting a time limit on trick-or-treat.
Bring back the good old days!