so not to start a whole convo about this but i think one of the reasons i (and a lot of ppl) love halloween so much is that almost everyone i know in the US celebrates it! across race, religion, language, location, upbringing, gender, sexuality, etc. halloween is a completely open holiday that requires almost 0 cultural knowledge to get celebrating. i had neighbors from bangladesh who saw me put out a jack-o-lantern and their young son got rly excited and asked what it was for and the next day they had a pumpkin on their stoop he’d drawn a face on. it took 1 interaction to share a little piece of fun with someone with a vastly different cultural experience and background than me.
of course I won’t speak for everyone and I understand there may be some people who opt out based on one or more of those above factors, and I know there are some problems like offensive costumes, but for the most part in my experience growing up in the US just about everyone I’ve met loves Halloween and participates in it with equal enthusiasm
and in this country that’s just……..not common
so when people in europe and australia etc. make posts like “americans made me hate halloween bc they got so annoying about it”
it’s like man……..just let us enjoy ourselves thanks!!!!
halloween is! good!!!
Halloween is my absolute favorite, and I so want to agree with you BUT:
The religious aspect… So my cousin’s stepmom is “super Christian.” She never allowed my cousin (or his stepsister or half-brother) to participate in Halloween because it “celebrates worshipping the Devil.” Like, just let your kid put on a costume and get some free candy!
On another note, she never let them even watch Harry Potter because witches worship the Devil too!
So like I said before, this isn’t Halloween’s fault. Halloween isn’t excluding your cousin. Your cousin’s stepmom is preventing them from participating. That has nothing to do with Halloween and everything to do with the stepmom.
Some Australians are just jealous bc we don’t get the option to Seriously Goth Out our houses for almost no money once a year 😢
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