Mike Slade

Rescheduling Halloween?

Apparently my town is moving Halloween to Saturday this year. To me this is ridiculous, Halloween is the 31st, there is no question. This isn't the first time they've done it but I think more people are accepting it now. Is anyone else's city doing this?

Here's a column about it in our local paper. http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/mld/l...od/9903395.htm

Bob Kavanaugh

Hey, mine too!

wait a minute...

Chris Lockwood

It's not a government holiday, so the city has no say in it. Do they not have anything important to work on there?

What next- Christmas as a Monday holiday?

Bryan X

They have a say in it because the city needs to set a date and time for trick-or-treat so everyone is on the same page.

It's no big deal. They aren't moving Halloween, just trick-or-treat. I can't remember the last time we actually had trick-or-treat on the 31st. This year where I live, it's on Thursday the 28th.

Kevin Hewell

Do kids still trick-or-treat through neighborhoods? I thought it was all done in malls nowadays. So, if the mall closes at 6 on Sunday, that might be the reason they moved it to Saturday.

Kyle McKnight

WOW, that's, um....stupid. Maybe they can move the 4th of July to suite their needs too.

Kyle McKnight

Philip_G

not such a bad idea, keeps the kiddies in on a school night.

I think last year I got 5 whole visitors.

Mike Slade

Apparenly not, they do all kind of crazy stuff around here.

In some places around here they do. I went out with my niece last year in my brother's neighborhood and there were plenty of kids out.

Wayne Bundrick

It depends on the city, it depends on the neighborhoods, but yeah trick-or-treating is definitely less popular these days. As mentioned, sometimes a mall will have a trick-or-treating event to give the kids a safer, more hospitable environment. No doubt the merchants will be handing out coupons in hope for increased business at Christmas time.

Another reason to move official trick-or-treating from Sunday: Daylight Saving Time ends on the same day. Sunset will be an hour earlier on the 31st than the day before.

Wayne Bundrick

\"It tastes like there\'s a party in my mouth and everybody\'s throwing up!\" -- Philip J. Fry

Philip_G

when i was in college in bozeman MT halloween was usually cold and snowy, they'd give the kids in the dorms candy to hand out and let the little ones trick or treat through the dorms. Always wondered what kind of parents turned their kids loose in a college dorm...