I see costumed people
Curious: Halloween seems to last longer and longer every year. Yesterday, out on the town for a haircut and dinner and a Virginia Film Festival screening (The Ice Harvest: funny up to a certain point, then it just got disturbing), I kept seeing people wandering around in costume. There seemed to be groups of trick-or-treating children already making the rounds, and lots of adults heading to and from costume parties. When the movie was over, I ended up sharing a cab with a couple of costumed students who were heading in the same direction. The cab driver told us that he’s been getting trick-or-treaters all week, and some of them showed up three nights in a row, in different costumes. Why did the idea for that kind of candy scam never occur to me when I was that age?
I have no particular Halloween plans of my own; nobody I know seems to be giving any parties. Last year I bought candy in anticipation of trick-or-treaters, but none showed up. This year I bought candy in anticipation of taking the leftovers to share with my officemates on Tuesday. But I’m keeping the mellowcreme pumpkins for myself.
(Speaking of pumpkins, it looks like it would be fun to knit one.)
I agree re Halloween lasting longer and longer. Will it eventually be Halloweenukkah?
And to think that there was a time when it looked as though it might get cancelled altogether, due to fear of satanic cults and such. At least that’s how it was in my neck of the woods.
They never canceled Halloween where I was, but I remember a lot of collective panic about cyanide and razor blades in the Halloween candy. But there were enough kids in my neighborhood for a critical mass of trick-or-treaters, and the show always went on despite the warnings to examine every piece of candy for signs of tampering.