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DillonFoulds:
When we were in California early last October we noticed how many Halloween stores there were along the i-5. What's up with you guys and your Halloween, anyways? It seems like a MUCH bigger deal down there than it does up here in Alberta. Don't get me wrong, we do have the odd house (maybe one in 50) that really decorates, but we're way more into Christmas than Halloween...

Are all of the states this big into Halloween?

eds1275:
I live in BC. Christmas is a big one for most people, it's probably the same in most of North America.

Christmas however is more of a family holiday than halloween. Sure, the gifts are mostly for the kids and such but there's all the "togetherness" stuff, religion for many people and of course parties and family dinners.

Halloween on the other hand is to dress up and get candy. The people who go bonkers decorating for it are the kids who never grown up. They also have been known to build and play 20/30 year + arcade games.

saint:

--- Quote from: eds1275 on March 14, 2011, 12:55:23 am ---I live in BC. Christmas is a big one for most people, it's probably the same in most of North America.

Christmas however is more of a family holiday than halloween. Sure, the gifts are mostly for the kids and such but there's all the "togetherness" stuff, religion for many people and of course parties and family dinners.

Halloween on the other hand is to dress up and get candy. The people who go bonkers decorating for it are the kids who never grown up. They also have been known to build and play 20/30 year + arcade games.

--- End quote ---

+1, excellent summation! :)

Howard_Casto:
Agreed!

On top of that halloween is a great "maker" holiday.  The bad weather hasn't hit yet, so even in the east you can get away with hand-made stuff.  This really isn't the case for Xmas (except for custom light strings of course).  Also halloween decorations are supposed to be a little creepy, so even if you are a poor artist it still works as in this case bad is good. 

garnerb350:
This is my Halloween (alter-ego) named Oogie Boogie (the nearby kids called me that and its stuck ever since)









Last year I decided I wasnt so impressed with the eyes so I decided to paint them a beige/white ( kinda like the dead off Evil Dead)...
Went to a Rock club on Halloween and People were scared to come near me...or either i was drinkin PBRs , i have no idea...

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