Should trick-or-treating be saved for the weekend?
CBC asks Should trick-or-treating be saved for the weekend?
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jeather 09:40 on 2024-10-31 Permalink
Oh god I hate that. One night a year you can just let things be, part of the fun was that it was a weeknight.
You can just do your haunted house the weekend before or after, it isn’t like there aren’t Christmas parties for all of December, this is the same.
I do see many fewer older kids trick or treating solo now.
walkerp 10:25 on 2024-10-31 Permalink
This is the stupidest shit ever. Talk about if it ain’t broke…
Kate 10:31 on 2024-10-31 Permalink
I hate the corralling of little kids into the lockstep Monday‑to‑Friday nine‑to‑five mindset.
Kevin 10:38 on 2024-10-31 Permalink
Tell me you know nothing about history and culture without telling me you’re a xenophobe.
dhomas 11:16 on 2024-10-31 Permalink
I wouldn’t want to change the night. But I am quite happy my kids’ school started giving the day after Halloween as a ped day. They start quite early at 7h40, so not having to wake them up at 6h15 (we live a little far from school) is a definite plus.
Daisy 11:18 on 2024-10-31 Permalink
I don’t understand how a municipality can have a say in this anyway. Trick-or-treating is not a municipally organized event. It’s not organized by anybody; it’s just something people do.
DeWolf 12:01 on 2024-10-31 Permalink
It’s a bit weird to compare Senneterre (pop. 2782) with Montreal (pop. 2 million). Small towns can fuss about these kinds of things all they want but there are as many people who live on single blocks of Montreal as in the whole of these villages, so it’s a moot point. People will do what they want.
Meezly 12:02 on 2024-10-31 Permalink
It’s also dumb how they keep bringing up how the Great Halloween Cancellation of 2019 set a precedent just because “there was a little rain”. Wasn’t it an exceptional situation due to a forecast of torrential rains and strong winds? Maybe it didn’t turn into a very scary weather event, but I remember it being pretty miserable.
The even stupider thing is that it’s GORGEOUS today. For once, kids don’t have to cover up their costumes with a coat or rain jacket, or stop trick or treating early cuz they’re just too damn cold.
Kate 13:49 on 2024-10-31 Permalink
Meezly, you’re right. This was the forecast for Halloween 2019.
DeWolf 22:37 on 2024-10-31 Permalink
The way the media represented the 2019 Halloween recommendation was absurd. What the mayor said:
“I invite Montrealers to have Halloween on Friday because of the rain and strong winds announced tomorrow,” Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante said in a tweet.
How Global reported it:
The City of Montreal confirmed Wednesday that Halloween will be held on Friday and encouraged residents to follow suit.
There’s a big difference between “I invite you to celebrate Halloween on Friday” and “You must celebrate Halloween on Friday.” But nuance seems lost on a lot of local news media.