I remember being so excited for Halloween, especially since a few landed on Friday and Saturday for more time to keep looting. Getting a costume, a group of people to go with, and route to get the most candy. the group i would go with would go to someones house and set up candy trading stations to get the candy we wanted. this year, i stayed home as my brother and Dad went out to get candy. We usually count how many trick-or-treaters we get. Usually we would get upwards of 100, but this year, we only go 16. Most of the kids went to a trunk or treat, and those that ended up going house-to-house, only a few were in costumes.
When did the idea of Halloween change from running around multiple neighborhoods with creative costumes become walking a matter of feet between cars and lazy or no costumes? which brings me to my question;
What are your thoughts on the Halloween spirit these days?
(also, i find it quire counterproductive that we are trying to fight child obesity, and then turn around to throw massive amounts of candy at kids, and call it a holiday)
I feel like people are starting to lose interest in Halloween because they may worry about people thinking they are not cool, or they think they are too old, regardless it is a sad thing. Also, it could have to do with the age of the people in your area, because as people age they gain more responsibilities, like working or doing larger amounts of homework, and they may transition into the role of distributing candy. Regardless I feel like the Halloween spirit is fading where I live, but based on what I heard while working that night some people ran out of candy, and it was like 6:30 P.M., and they had purchased 10 lbs. of candy so they came to buy more. So, I am not sure if the Halloween spirit is fading overall or if it is in certain areas because those that populate it are now older.
ReplyDeleteDYK that more money was spent on adult Halloween costumes this year than kid's costumes? I know that teenagers get lazy or stop finding it fun or feasible, but I'd be curious to know why children in costume is getting more rare.
ReplyDeleteThe idea of a trunk-or-treat, I think, is for kids in a community that might not have much candy or even a safe environment to go and collect candy in a good place. Although collecting candy out of the back of somebody's car seems pretty shady...