halloween is dumb, but it is forever

I consider Halloween to be the weirdest holiday of the year, because I don't even understand why it's called a holiday. I've never known anybody to get October 31 as their day off or be paid time-and-a-half for working that day.

Halloween gets even weirder for the following reasons:

No gifts are given on Halloween

There is no requirement to give nor receive any gifts on this day. It's just a day.

It's "spooky" for the wrong reasons

All Hallows' Eve a.k.a. All Saints' Eve is supposed to be a day to remember the dead, as in to remember saints and passed loved ones, among others. But that's not what happens at all. Nobody does that.

Instead, kids on Halloween eat too much candy, and many adults go and get drunk.

There is supposed to be a feast following Halloween

You know All Hallows' Eve, so is there All Hallows' Day? Yes! It's the day after. It's also called All Saints' Day, Feast of All Saints, Feast of All Hallows and even Hallowmas.

Do you know anybody that holds a feast on November 1? Didn't think so.

Should we reconsider what Halloween is supposed to be?

No, because nobody wants to do that. The kids want their candy and drinking adults want their booze.

What mystifies me somewhat is how October 31 changed from a day of respecting the dead to being about pumpkins, candy, booze and cheap costumes.

I'll probably never be able to solve that mystery.

I'll also never understand why anybody eats candy corn, the grossest candy ever made.

Published 2024 Oct 24