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Volimar

volunteer forum janitor
Member
Oct 25, 2017
38,463
Christian anti-maskers must be having a fit. Halloween is bad....but my rights!!!
 
Oct 26, 2017
35,587
Everyone is going to be outside and wearing masks tho.


But seriously, if people are actually smart about it, then trick-or-treating should be fine.
 

Hero_of_the_Day

Avenger
Oct 27, 2017
17,346
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Cranster

Prophet of Truth
Banned
Oct 25, 2017
9,788
Canceling Halloween is a bit hypocritical imo as governments seem to have no issues cramming up to 30 kids in single class rooms.
 

Nilou

Member
Oct 25, 2017
9,715
I know quite a few events have been cancelled for multiple cities in my state as well as advisories. It's the safe/smart thing to do even if it's unfortunate.
 

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Oct 25, 2017
6,827
Seems like trick or treating could be worked out somehow. Couldn't houses just put a bowl of candy out at the end of the driveway and let kids come by and grab some? Maybe even prepackage a few pieces in some ziplock bags and let them sit out for the taking? I'm sure there will be little shits who grab more than they should but you could always watch from your porch and keep an eye on things.

I love Halloween and so does my son. He'll be devastated if there's no trick or treat this year. Given, if medical experts deem it unwise then so be it. I can still hopefully have a little horror movie marathon at least.
 

Hoa

Member
Jun 6, 2018
4,304
Halloween is probably the best day to get everyone onboard with wearing masks!

Decorations are definitely not cancelled. We should just delay it, so we can keep both Christmas and Holloween decorations up until further notice.
 

Kyuuji

The Favonius Fox
Member
Nov 8, 2017
32,155
Unsurprising that a Guardian writer is hovering around Mumsnet.
 

Violence Jack

Drive-in Mutant
Member
Oct 25, 2017
41,754
My son's daycare is still doing their annual trunk r treat, so our plan is to just prewrap some bags of candy and treats while letting the kids take them individually. We'll probably do the same thing for neighborhood trick or treat while we sit in our drive way.

But we are still going all out on the decorations though.
 

Distantmantra

Member
Oct 26, 2017
11,162
Seattle
We're going to do a haunted candy hunt in our yard for my daughter and her best friend who's parents we see on a regular basis as our "germ circle." No trick or treating this year and the girls seem ok with it.
 

powersurge

Member
Nov 2, 2017
925
Pensacola, FL
Florida here we haven't had anybody knock on our door in a decade we don't even buy candy lol. But yeah no doubt nobody should be knocking on doors this year. Stay home and watch horror movies instead.
 

Burly

Member
Oct 25, 2017
5,076
Screw you old man! Me and my ragtag friends are going to go on a radical adventure and find the cure to Covid before Oct 31st, and save Halloween!
 

Mandos

Member
Nov 27, 2017
30,944
Seems like trick or treating could be worked out somehow. Couldn't houses just put a bowl of candy out at the end of the driveway and let kids come by and grab some? Maybe even prepackage a few pieces in some ziplock bags and let them sit out for the taking? I'm sure there will be little shits who grab more than they should but you could always watch from your porch and keep an eye on things.

I love Halloween and so does my son. He'll be devastated if there's no trick or treat this year. Given, if medical experts deem it unwise then so be it. I can still hopefully have a little horror movie marathon at least.
Early 1900's universal monster movies?
 

DarthWalden

Prophet of Truth
The Fallen
Oct 27, 2017
6,030
I'm really upset I won't get to see my three year old go door to door.

Halloween and Christmas have such a small window to be thesw truly magical fun events. As a three year old it's a cool spooky event but by the time they turn 8 or 9 its just about collecting as much as they possibly can.
 

Cat Party

Member
Oct 25, 2017
10,417
Everything we know about how the virus actually spreads says that trick or treating is not a big risk so long as people keep their distance.
 

Fleck0

Member
Oct 25, 2017
2,448
I don't get many trick or treaters so I'll probably just put a bowl of treats outside like I would for a cat.

As far as adult-Halloween goes it's canceled. I never liked it.
 

Tapiozona

Avenger
Oct 28, 2017
2,253
My neighborhood is all in on it according to nextdoor. Will find a costume with a mask and gloves for my son and keep distance. Most houses set up in the driveway so kids don't have to knock
 

Infi

Member
Oct 27, 2017
707
In my area trick or treating has been dying out anyway. Used to get loads of trick or treaters but the last few years we get around 0-2 and that's it.
 

Lucreto

Member
Oct 25, 2017
6,638
Halloween is not big in the UK so it's not a loss. Basically a holiday for anyone under 10. I may get less than 30 or so trick or Treaters a year.

This year would've been a perfect Halloween. Besides landing on a Saturday, we'd also have to change the clocks back an hour. So, an extra hour for spoops.

The hour changes on the 25th.
 

PHOENIXZERO

Member
Oct 29, 2017
12,087
Sure they can cancel it in the UK and in the USA, isn't going to stop the dumbass white people (likely right-wingers/Trumpers) from going to parties in black face or something similar.
 

AndyVirus

The Fallen
Oct 27, 2017
2,855
Luckily "cancelling" Halloween in the UK isn't all that difficult. When Christmas rolls around however..
 

Razmos

Unshakeable One Winged Slayer
Member
Oct 28, 2017
15,890
Yeah just like we cancelled VE day and parties in the street.


...wait no we didn't.

Also obligatory FUCK MUMSNET
 

Soap

Member
Oct 27, 2017
15,186
I mean, duh. I can't think of a worse holiday right now. At least Christmas can be controlled by families going to one household (still bad, but better). Halloween is way worse.
 

Humidex

Member
Oct 27, 2017
14,214
Oct 26, 2017
3,918
Halloween tends to be a pretty big club night up here, haven't really seen much "trick or treating" in many years, but maybe that's because I don't live in the suburbs anymore.
 

JimNastics

Member
Jan 11, 2018
1,383
Yes, unfortunately.

Yet another useless American 'holiday' that has made its way over here.

I do like the film though ... šŸŽƒ

Prefer bonfire night, and folks can just watch these from a distance.

I guess we can blame the ultra-commercialisation of Halloween on the US, but the "holiday" itself is purely of Celtic origin. We Euros exported it to America in the first place. It's a shame it's ended up like it has, back in the 80s/90s when I was growing up we celebrated it in our household with pumpkins, dressing up and games. You'd be hard pressed to find any Halloween stuff in shops back then so we largely made our own decs, and we had a great time. But I don't remember any of my friends celebrating it, in fact I think they all throught we were a bit weird! I would say as soon as the 2000s rolled around, the whole thing started to change into what it is nowadays.