This is the reason I have an issue with every main US Holiday. Hallow's Eve, once a simple thing about dressing up as monsters to ward off bad spirits, is now about candy and pop culture costumes. Christmas, once a "Chrisitan holiday" (and actually ORIGIANALLY called Yule, a pagan holiday roughly similar in purpose to Thanksgiving), is now about AAA video game releases and the latest whatever companies want you to buy. Thanksgiving was once about being thankful you weren't going to die that winter from starvation, but now it's about trying to eat until you die from health issues. Easter, was a Christian holiday, now about candy. Valentines Day, once about showing affection, is now about candy and cards if you're a kid, and "proving" affection by purchasing the most expensive jewelery as an adult. Labor Day, I forget, it's now about selling cars. Veterans Day, a day about respecting the people who fought for you and lived, now about cars. Memorial Day, about respecting the people who fought for you AND DIED, now about cars.
Need I continue? Thanks Capitalism.
In other news, if I lived in an area with trick or treaters, and had the materials......I'd build a short, round skeleton with one glowing blue eye, a jacket+slippers+shorts, and a sign that reads "it's a beautiful day outside. flowers are blooming, birds are singing... on days like these, kids like you...".
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