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A former co-worker objected to trick-or-treating on these grounds:
Parents, grand-parents, authority figures etc spend countless hours teaching children they should "never take candy from strangers."
Then once a year we dress them up in costumes and encourage them to take candy from strangers. It sends a mixed message.
To me Halloween is nothing more (or less) than the evening prior to All Hallows Day aka All Saints Day, which is November 1st in the west.
All Saints Day falls on the first Sunday after Pentecost in eastern traditions. ymmv
We, as a household, don't do the scary but we will put a pumpkin on the porch, leave the light on and give treats to anyone who stops by.
otoh, I do not object to the concept of momento mori but again ymmv.
Parents, grand-parents, authority figures etc spend countless hours teaching children they should "never take candy from strangers."
Then once a year we dress them up in costumes and encourage them to take candy from strangers. It sends a mixed message.
To me Halloween is nothing more (or less) than the evening prior to All Hallows Day aka All Saints Day, which is November 1st in the west.
All Saints Day falls on the first Sunday after Pentecost in eastern traditions. ymmv
We, as a household, don't do the scary but we will put a pumpkin on the porch, leave the light on and give treats to anyone who stops by.
otoh, I do not object to the concept of momento mori but again ymmv.
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