Would it not be a good idea to move trick or treating to thelast friday of october?

Question

I never mean,t moving Halloween from the 31st We would call it Autumn Harvest Festival which would be on the last friday of october with a start time of 7:30 because a lot of people in this country do not let their children participate for religious reasons back in2004 a lot of areas near where i live chose to have the trick or treating on Saturday

Answer 1

shut your mouth. if the brainwashed people want to let ignorance deprive their children of a good time, then let em. Autumn harvest fest is not halloween. Id like to slap you for having such a stupid idea.

Answer 2

In Des Moines Ia and in some of the other small towns in Iowa the town councils have moved trick or treating to the night before Halloween ... So the 30th is " Beggars Night" and the 31st Halloween...
It has been this way since the early 1960s An attempt to protect the little ones from the older teens.

We kids loved it because if you had friends or relatives in one of the few towns that don't move it up a day , then you can beg on two nights.
We also have the tradition of asking for a "trick" before we give the treat....usually that is a joke, but it can be a song or something else.... When I moved to Texas I would always ask for the trick and the kids were so confused...I explained my foreign custom to them and got a joke out of them but I could hear some of them as they were leaving , they would warn the next batch of trekkers that I made 'em " Work for it!"

Answer 3

I live in Ohio. About 10 years ago, Trick or Treating (or Beggar's Night) was on Sunday afternoon (for safety reasons).

Now, it is the last Saturday in October- usually 6-8 pm. This usually falls on or near the time change.

Prior to the start of Trick or Treating,the city hosts a party at a community center in town. Kids can come dressed up and play games, etc. There are prizes and candy, etc. A safe place to celebrate the holiday. After that, it's Trick or Treating and a mad dash for as much candy as you can get in a 2 hour time span.

I know some religious groups don't' approve of Halloween, but it's mostly little kids in cute costumes going door to door for candy.
I guess if the parents don't like this ritual, they can go to the city party.

Answer 4

I've often thought the same way you do. My [adult] brother transforms his front yard into an amazingly complex and creepy graveyard for Halloween. As you can imagine, this takes a while to set up and much of it has to be taken down that evening. All of us love it, but it makes it hard to get up for work the next day, and a little depressing when there just aren't a lot of people out to enjoy it. I would call it "Beggar's Night" or something like that.

Answer 5

I can see your point. I think it could be a good idea in that for the young kids, they would not have to go out on a school night those years it falls on one. As far as Halloween's religious/pagan beginnings, people can still celebrate it on the 31'st as they like to.

Answer 6

You can just do that switch traditions?

I don't know I truly adore halloween and I couldn't imagine trick or treating on any other night.

I guess it could work.

How/who would you bring that up to in your town?

Answer 7

things in history stared liked that people doing something differt why not celebreate twice with some freinds be sfe and have fun there is no point if you just want to do pranks but to be with frends and family is fun
maybe you and some of your freinds can start a party on that friday

Answer 8

Why would you want to do that for? It's a national holiday. it will always remain on the 31st of October.

Answer 9

no i kinda like it where it is

Answer 10

i think that is an EXCELLENT idea!