We closed Halloween in 2003. It stopped being your-block-only of neighborhood residents, and more of a regional city stampede. The secular version became neither very funny or fun, eventually ghoulish, and expensive to treat increasing hordes of strangers for hours, some as tall as ourselves.
I’m grateful it’s in public demise and that it is becoming more civilized— increasingly in private or organized event settings.
We’ve overdosed on secular entertainment, for decades. Enough, already.
HALLOWEEN SLIDE:
When our kids were growing up, we had people from all over our countryside and from the city visit our subdivision which is just one block out side the city limits.
We had a lot of professional people living here then. After the urban areas started having things like razor blades etc. the local churches and organizations started having parties and haunted house tours etc.
Now we don’t get anyone. Usually have some candy just in case, but last couple of years no one.
When I was a kid, we were free range-went all over town unaccompanied minors. That shouldn’t happen in today’s world.
I think the organized parties are a good thing.