It seems that every year, fall and Halloween decorations are being put up for sale more and more early. Of course, this may not be bad for people who enjoy the candy-filled holiday, but that is not the case for everyone. While many people complain about holiday decorations coming out a month ahead of it, that is not usually the case for Halloween. For instance, this is heard a lot for more holidays that not as many people celebrate, such as Thanksgiving or Valentine’s Day. Therefore, a good question is brought up, are we celebrating Halloween too early?
As an avid Halloween lover, my opinion would be that it is not too early, but there are a couple of different reasons for this. The best reason is that Halloween is the first major holiday celebrated in the fall. Halloween is a fall-centric holiday, which also makes many of the traditions connect with the chillier season.
Another reason many people are fond of the spooky holiday is for nostalgia sakes. Getting to dress up as your favorite fictional character or superhero and getting to get a basket full of candy was many kids’ favorite time of the year. Whether you were creating your costume from scratch or buying a pre-built set from Party City it was still fun to imagine yourself as a different person. Although our parents would tell us to limit our candy intake, we would still get stomach aches from eating too much sugar. Ah, the memories.
Not as shocking, Halloween is a very popular holiday for horror media lovers. Getting to be surrounded by all your favorite fictional killers and monsters is always a blast. Me personally, I especially enjoy seeing vampires. Having the spooky season is also a perfect reason to binge-watch all the badly aged horror movies from the 1980’s. One could easily use Halloween as a perfect excuse to get all your friends together and scream in terror.
Overall, the opinion on whether we celebrate holidays too early or not is purely subjective. That being said, there are multiple reasons as to why people may view celebrating Halloween earlier as being a good thing. It is all up to a persons’ personal views.
