Sunday, October 31, 2010

Tricks or Treats?

Growing up I never remember Halloween being so complicated. Every year on the 31st we would dress up and head out once it started getting dark. I never remember any official announcement of what time it started or ended. And due to the way the city was laid out we could walk through several different neighborhoods as long as we had the stamina to keep going.

But it's a little different here in Louisiana, at least this year. The problem is today is Halloween, but today is also a Sunday. Mostly due to the fact Louisiana is a predominately Catholic state it's been a little tricky. It seems because it's a religious day, some people feel they shouldn't be out trick-or-treating supporting a "devil's holiday." (My thought is if you're so religious you don't believe on trick-or-treating on a Sunday, you probably don't believe in trick-or-treating in general.)

Anyways, some politician in the Parish we live in made some comment that trick-or-treating would not be tonight. Then someone else said it could be tonight. So they pretty much left it up to each area to decide. Simple, right? Not so much.

By looking at our mailing address we live in a specific city. And that city is doing trick-or-treating tonight. Except technically we live outside the city limits, but say 20 ft or so, and in the rural areas surrounding our city trick-or-treating is supposed to happen on Monday. Except the boy's sister also lives just outside the city limits, and her neighborhood decided to trick-or-treat last night.

There wasn't trick-or-treating in our neighborhood last night, so it has to be tonight or tomorrow. I'm just not sure which. Or maybe I'll have trick-or-treaters both nights. I guess I'll just be ready with the candy either way. And if it so happens that we get no trick-or-treaters... well I guess there's just more candy for me!

~Shoshanah

8 comments:

  1. Omigoodness that is absolutely ridiculous! In my opinion, Trick-or-treating should be on the 31, end of story!

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  2. Good gracious! I thought Knoxville was bad with their Friday/Saturday/Sunday business! Back home, everyone is trick-or-treating tonight. I remember the last time Halloween fell on a Sunday and other than the city, we trick-or-treated on Sunday.

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  3. It's not the Catholics in Louisiana that caused such a mess out of Halloween.

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  4. We had trick or treating on Thursday here and we only got a handful of kids. I think it's because they changed the day!!

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  5. Oh gosh! That is soooo complicated! Why do they have to be changing up long lasting traditions!!!!! Sheesh!

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  6. Oh wow...that is so frustrating. Why can't we just all get along? Do it on the day, or don't do it. Ughhh...bless your heart.

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  7. how odd! that is quite confusing! as you know, here, Halloween is Halloween, no ifs ands or butts about it! haha. oh, and I agree with you, whether Halloween falls on a Sunday or not shouldn't have anything to do with whether you believe it is right or wrong. if you believe it is wrong, then it is wrong on a Tuesday, too! :) people, geez. hope it's a good one, whenever it is!

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  8. At first here in AL, the city officials said that they were leaving it up to each family whether they wanted to do Sat. or Sun. ??? Well, that went over like a lead balloon, so they finally said Sun. I had no religious objection to Sun., but I would have preferred Sat. because it was not a school night. But it all worked out and both my kids were in bed on time, will wonders never cease! :D XOXO

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