[SLCGirl]

Utah resolution proposing Friday designation for Halloween celebrations advances

A bill that would encourage Utah communities to bump Halloween festivities — like trick-or-treating — to the last Friday in October every year, passed out of the Senate Government Operations and Political Subdivisions Committee meeting Wednesday and will go to the full Senate for a final vote.

www.ksl.com

Honestly, I thought that this wouldn't gain any traction. And I hear this argument every year here in Utah. "Why don't we move Halloween to the last Saturday of October?" Does anyone else have aomething like this in their area? How does it work? I wouldn't mind a Beggar's Night AND a Devil's Night AND a Halloween. But what else would I do on Halloween if I'm not handing out candy?

 

[Stinkerbell n Frog Prince]

Nothing here. Back in the 80's some tried in our town to change things to more of a Harvest Festival as an answer to that dang Tylenol scare.... after a few years of no one really participating it died and Halloween continued on as usual.

While I get it... I hope it doesn't happen. Government had "normalized" so many holidays - all federal I believe... but the others have been left alone... one NEVERS hears about officials wanting to make Christmas the last Monday of Dec or NYE the first Sat of Jan. Easter is allowed to jump all over the calendar and St Paddy's is always March 17th.

 

[MR. Macabre 13]

Leave Halloween alone, it occurs on October 31st.

 

[Kdestra]

Unless there's a hurricane or some other horrible weather event ~
Oct 31st = Halloween

 

[SLCGirl]

I honestly hope that it doesn't happen. In 2021, Halloween was on a Sunday. However, the bulk of our Trick or Treaters went on Saturday, and we weren't available that day. So we had a poor showing on Sunday, which everyone said was due to Halloween 'being on a school night'. Growing up, you went on Halloween. Didn't matter if it was a Monday, or if you were up to your butt in snow. And it was never a problem. Why do people think it needs to move? And why just Halloween? I agree with Stinkerbell.

 

[UnOrthodOx]

I’ve already needed to put in my vacation and planned it to be set up for 10/31, not this crap.
I imagine a lot of teens will try both days at least this year but we honestly can’t afford 2 nights full bore. I really don’t know what I’m going to do.

 

[Jeremy7]

I tried Halloween 2 nights in 2021, when Halloween was a Sunday so the town trick-or-treated on Saturday. Saturday was busy but Sunday was just messing around with a fog machine, bored out of my skull while we only got one family that came by. So... if you're still handing out on Halloween, maybe carry a book out with you.

 

[MR. Macabre 13]

I’ve already needed to put in my vacation and planned it to be set up for 10/31, not this crap.
I imagine a lot of teens will try both days at least this year but we honestly can’t afford 2 nights full bore. I really don’t know what I’m going to do.

Stick to your guns and set up for the 31st. I'd also put a sign on the front door telling everyone to come back on Tuesday night.

 

[MR. Macabre 13]

It sucks happening on a Tuesday this year, but it won't affect us, because my 30 something old niece is getting married on Halloween in Las Vegas this year. I'd rather save the money and stay home, but I've been told that I(we're) going to the wedding.
Next year is a leap year, so Halloween will be on Thursday night.

 

[Jerseyscare]

I'm not against a floating Halloween, BUT ONLY IF IT WAS A FEDERAL HOLIDAY, schools closed, government closed, banks and the stock market closed.
I believe that Friday nites, are too busy already, Sports, Bands, etc.., my best numbers run Monday-Thursday nites.
Without going political, it never surprises me and once changed, move onto March 17th!!
Jerseyscare

 

[The Corner of Carnage]

Do not conform to something you know in your soul to be wrong

 

[gshoop]

Utah resolution proposing Friday designation for Halloween celebrations advances

A bill that would encourage Utah communities to bump Halloween festivities — like trick-or-treating — to the last Friday in October every year, passed out of the Senate Government Operations and Political Subdivisions Committee meeting Wednesday and will go to the full Senate for a final vote.

www.ksl.com

Honestly, I thought that this wouldn't gain any traction. And I hear this argument every year here in Utah. "Why don't we move Halloween to the last Saturday of October?" Does anyone else have aomething like this in their area? How does it work? I wouldn't mind a Beggar's Night AND a Devil's Night AND a Halloween. But what else would I do on Halloween if I'm not handing out candy?

Go for it as far as I am concerned, TWO HALLOWEENS... On on the last Friday of October and one on October 31. My display is up all of October so it doesn't matter to me.

Are you part of the Rocky Mountain Haunters???

 

[Drachenfang]

I really wish they would do it on the last Saturday in October. I get more trick or treaters, the parents usually feel more comfortable about being out later because it's not a school night, and there is a palpable increase in fun when Halloween has fallen on a Saturday. I do agree though that if it were to happen then it would need to be a Federal holiday and acknowledged everywhere on every printed US calendar. Any sort of local shuffling will just get ignored and people will try to have two trick or treating nights which would be fun but I concur would break the bank of many folks who just can't feed the neighborhood twice in the span of a week.

 

[Stinkerbell n Frog Prince]

I've already said messing with Halloween means at some point someone will want to mess with the other non federal holidays. I'm sure there are those the feel messing with Halloween is OK VS messing with Christmas because Halloween is A) more a Kids Holiday and B) it's all about demon worship. Christmas is tooooo big a retail Holiday and it's Christian.

Me I've no problem with 2 Halloweens... I'm in my 60's born and raised in Chicago where Halloween was a BIG thing. If Halloween fell on a Sunday us kids would ToT both on Sat and again on Sunday. If someone did NOT want to pass out candy they didn't have their porch light turned on. A dark porch light don't bother. Also we started in my neck of the city ToTing as soon as school let out or if a weekend right after lunch, then go home change costumes and go out again that night. But that was in the 60's and 70's and there was still such a thing as stay at home moms.

 

[Sblanck]

What is happening in my area is the local churches are taking Halloween away with their trunk-or-treat events. These are happening the last couple of weekends of October. Now I know folks are thinking multiple Halloween events are cool. But what is happening is folks are going to the trunk or treats and when October 31st rolls around hardly anyone goes trick or treating. Parents have done their obligatory take the kids to get candy so they are done for the year. I think I counted twenty kids when in the past I had up to one hundred. I feel eventually trick or treating will be gone. I suppose yard haunting as a display will be like those folks who decorate their house for Christmas. No more participation between homeowner and neighbors. Folks will just drive by to see it and I myself crave the interaction.

 

[SLCGirl]

Go for it as far as I am concerned, TWO HALLOWEENS... On on the last Friday of October and one on October 31. My display is up all of October so it doesn't matter to me.

Are you part of the Rocky Mountain Haunters???

I'm in the Facebook group, but that was changed to something else.

 

[UnOrthodOx]

I'm also in the group but the meetings are a wee bit of a drive for me and usually over our vacation time.

 

[jpferraccio]

They can try to legislate it all they want, it won't work. Their arguments are weak and for their convenience, and not respecting Halloween. Even if it passes, don't expect people to obey it.

 

[WitchHollow]

I’d like to see their faces if someone proposed moving Christmas for convenience.

We lived in a small Colorado mountain town that did trick-to-treat the night before Halloween. No one can remember why but they all still did it. Thanks to the local postmaster who valued us in when we first moved there!

 

[jpferraccio]

I’ve already needed to put in my vacation and planned it to be set up for 10/31, not this crap.
I imagine a lot of teens will try both days at least this year but we honestly can’t afford 2 nights full bore. I really don’t know what I’m going to do.

You either hand out half the treats each day, or you go dark one of the days. Nothing else you can do in the face of such foolishness.