Since we don't get off of work on Halloween, is it still a true national holiday?
2007-11-01 12:33:05 · 10 answers · asked by LookingforAnswers 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Holidays ➔ Halloween
I think any day that you celebrate is a holiday, therefore yes, it is. True...some people don't celebrate Halloween, but a lot of other people do. Same goes for Thanksgiving, Easter, Christmas, etc.....Some celebrate, some don't.
2007-11-01 12:41:53 · answer #1 · answered by First Lady 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It is a national holiday, but sometimes it is not taken so seriously. It is just a volunteer holiday of you want to give out candy or go trick or treating. Halloween is the scare holiday, but costumes have been changed to happy and joyful things sometimes. The overall thing of Halloween is that it is supposed to be a scary and volunteer holiday and it is national.
2007-11-01 12:43:25 · answer #2 · answered by Psycoabc 1 · 1⤊ 2⤋
@nymormon:
Actually halloween *has* a special meaning, in fact it has a very rich history. It originated from the celtic/gaelic 'samhain', was mixed up with the roman holiday of 'feralia' and later the christian 'all saint's day' (under Pope Gregory IV, who tried to extinguish the pagan ceremony be declaring it a christian holiday).
2007-11-01 12:50:16 · answer #3 · answered by Stephan W 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yep. Just like all the national food and drink days. And Valentine's, St. Patrick's, Martin Luther King Jr. day, Veteran's Day.
2007-11-01 12:59:22 · answer #4 · answered by Windona 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
halloween is not considered a holiday but it is a day of reflection, where children can dress up and be happy little characters.
2007-11-01 12:53:14 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I do not consider Halloween a holiday. To me, a holiday is Christmas, Easter, Fourth of July, Thanksgiving. These are days that have a special meaning, and days on which we have a celebration. Halloween has no special meaning, except for trick-or-treating. Halloween is just an occasion, a day for children to go begging door to door for candy. People are trying to make it into a holiday, but I don't think they will succeed. I will continue to think of it as a children's day.
2007-11-01 12:37:58 · answer #6 · answered by nymormon 4 · 0⤊ 5⤋
Sure, it's been celebrated for centuries. Are you saying Arbor Day doesn't count?
2007-11-01 12:40:24 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
it doesnt have to be recognized by the governmen to be a holiday
2007-11-01 12:43:09 · answer #8 · answered by shightfuhk 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I think so
2007-11-01 12:35:24 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
to me it is.
2007-11-01 13:09:23 · answer #10 · answered by Joy 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋