There are lots of reasons to hate holidays: traffic, awkward family reunions, expensive gifts that would wring a tear from anyone's wallet. But if there's one celebration absent from all of this holiday drama, it's Halloween.
It's too bad that, more times than not, the sugar-laden holiday is set right in the middle of the week, when would-be revelers have to get to bed early.But there's a petition aiming to change that. This time, instead of demanding #Justice for A$AP Rocky or storming Area 51, it's lobbying to bump Halloween from October 31 to the last Saturday of the month.
Next stop, Christmas and New Years on Saturday.
Good Idea
Yes, excelente!👍
Just too difficult to manage a day of celebration during the week for the weak. We’ve been able to manage it for how long? The entitled want us to change everything to suit them. I say fuck them! Deal with it or don’t participate.
Do it! Should not be during the week. Tough on parents and kids. Will result in record spending 💰
👏Make 👏it👏a👏national👏holiday👏
Doesn’t Halloween align with some kind of Wiccan holiday? I mean, let’s move Christmas, Hanukkah, Easter,..... 🙄
They should just move October 31st to be the last Saturday of every October
secupp This is a horrible idea.
secupp Noooooooooooooooooo
secupp NO!
No.... 😢
I dunno about it making it “safer.” It will be less safe due to more Halloween parties since the weekend
Nooo!!!! Leave it alone. its fine just the way it is, moving it will destroy the spirit of it
LEAVE IT ALONE.THIS COUNTRY HAS BIGGER THINGS TO WORRY ABOUT...
Another great Snowflake idea , i know let's move Christmas Day to the 7th of December and then we can party till New Year's day
STUPID!!!!!
Oh fuck this
Stop the madness
make it a national holiday and I'm on board, otherwise what's the point?
That’s now how this works. It’s All Hallows’ Eve because it’s the day before All Saints Day (All Hallows Day).
BOO 2 That!!!
Ugh. Lazy parents alert!
Probably b/c you're trying to make a big thing out of it . Leave Halloween the f**k alone. Seriously. SERIOUSLY. Some idiot comes up w some dumb💩 idea, & the media latches on to it, looking 4 clicks or likes or ratings. You want to change a date? Change your birthday.
Halloween 🎃 isn’t a holiday, it’s a lifestyle! 👻
Agree...
Most people around me go to trunk or treats and all that on the weekend closest anyway. Both days. Not sure who is in charge of putting the holiday on calendar not federally supported so just let local communities determine laws etc that work best for them
Bull Poop! It will lead to bigger drunk parties. The last thing we need is a bunch of adults driving under the influence because they don't have to work the next day.
Liberals will declare Halloween racist, sexist, and or islamophobic any day now and it will be gone forever.
It will change the whole purpose of the date.
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
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secupp Next, move Christmas.
Oh my, racist spooks!!!
secupp Why?
Funny but Halloween is not an official holiday. So you can celebrate it if you want on the day that you want. I doubt the govt would get involved with this just on common sense.
This is because adults want to party but they still do all weekend!!! So what’s the point? ... besides this is for the CHILDREN!!!!!
Excuse me? Do they understand the amount of actual holidays they would be screwing with? Not to mention religions? No. LeaveHalloweenAlone
OMG🙄
Celebrate it whenever you want, but 'All Hallows Eve' is the night before 'All Hallows Day' which is November 1st.
Another big news day at CNN.
Why not the first Saturday? Warmer weather.
If we just moved holidays around for our own convenience, they stop being special.
No its not Some old lady told her old politician and he ran to the hills Leave it alone Bigger stories to write about
We still celebrate Columbus lol the dude was a monster who enslaved and murdered people but America LOVES him. Dont see why we cant change this holiday for a logical reason and seem intelligent for once
AKimCampbell And we should move Christmas as well.
No.
Uhhh, no and hell no. Part of the excitement is on weekdays where you sit in school all day thinking about your costume and the three houses that give out full-sized candy bars and where you’re going to get eggs for that house where the scary mean old man lives...
No. Just no.
For Catholics, November 1st is All Saints day.
It is a religious Holiday ... for some it would be like changing Christmas. Halloween_Assoc
secupp Will Devil's Night still be October 30th?
secupp In Columbus, OH they won’t let it be on the weekend and force “Beggars Night” on a school night regardless of when the 31st lands. Allegedly all because some college kids got to rowdy in 1954. Also to protect HS football games.
This is more for the adults then the children. It’s picking up steam more for the adult Halloween parties then the kids trick or treating.
Can't we leave some things alone?
What’s next? Moving St. Patrick’s Day to the 2nd Saturday of March?
I’m down.
AKimCampbell Interesting that the one true organic, grassroots celebration (encouraged by commercialization, though, these days) instills a need in some to regulate.
Yeah, man. Make it a national holiday with pay. LOL.
How about making Election Day a holiday?
My wife will be angry, that's just because her Birthday is on Halloween. Besides, All Hallows Eve is supposed to be the day before of All Saints Day or All Hallows Day.
stupid idea why don't they come up with something important to do & leave Halloween alone
I think this is more for adults who want to party! So they can recover Sunday instead of a Tuesday morning. Kids nowadays really head early and most lights off by 8:30 pm in neighborhoods. Also you know some people will go Sat...then some 31st?! $$ on candy for two times!
Little by little this generation is RUINING MY FAVORITE HOLIDAY. 🎃
No
Halloween originated from ancient Celtic harvest festivals after awhile the Christian Church adopted it as they did with most things Pagan. There is a reason it's on the 31st .
LalooJ1 🤔
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How about removing it completely? This is a satanic feast given up by the Celtics and built into another cash cow by the Americans.
There is a reason Halloween is the 31st
This is stupid
Should we change Christmas and New Year's Eve? Using that logic we should.
About time. Halloween needs to be on a weekend. Kids would be safer at large events during the weekend rather than trying to just trick or treat late at night, on a school night. Easier than making it a legal holiday, just move it to Saturday.
More corporate bullshit
Stupid people ruin shit for everyone, don’t they How friggin hard is it to dress your kid up and take a walk for an hour It’s Halloween not a debutante ball. Jeez.
secupp Assault on religious freedom!
Its been Oct 31 forever, leave it.
Really? Cuz it kinda just feels like CNN is continually trying to ram it down our throats.
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And as I’ve aged I have seen this country promote and embrace an indulgent shallow party culture more and more ... I miss the days when my parents’ generation talked about science, debated politics, economics, social causes instead.
secupp This is what people r concerned with. Just shit up already.
While we are at it. Let’s change the Mueller report and pretend it’s worthy of a crime 😂😂😂 oh wait you already tried that
secupp I didn’t think you guys reported on anything non-Trump Weird
secupp Stupid idea.
Really? This of all things picks up steam and headlines when our country is in crisis?
Why not Move it to the 1st Saturday of October so kids in the Northern states have warmer weather to trick or treat?
I think it would lead to excessive drinking, DUI’s and violence. Halloween is not about kids anymore. The stupidity I see on Halloween is embarrassing.
Good lord, next thing you know they’re gonna try and move Christmas. Quit commercializing religious holidays.
This is being done for adults not kids
Halloween should be on whatever day it says on the calendar every year. 😐 It shouldn't be moved on a Saturday. It doesn't make any sense! DontMoveHalloween
And MoreMoney... 🛑 NonProfit 😂😂😂 like charity... for 'Halloween & Costumes' WTF does that even mean?!?
Could just make Oct. 31st a stat holiday.
Umm no
Stupid! I have kids and l like when it’s on a school night. It becomes an early night which is good.
Are people actually being serious let’s move Christmas to while we’re at it
No
A petition to bump Christmas from December 25 to the last Saturday of the month is picking up steam. Launch by the Mall Santa union.
Never understood the connection between chocolate bunnies and Easter either.
I am guessing this has some benefit to business. It is not an official holiday so why is it even being discussed?
No.
While we’re at it let’s also change Christmas, Easter, Thanksgiving etc to the last Saturday of the month, oh and Fourth of July too!!
AstroTsukino They did this in one neighborhood I lived in. Two frickin PM on a weekend. It was boring as all hell.
And make day after super bowl a holiday. And the first round of NCAA tourney. And get rid of daylight savings time. If Kampala runs on this platform, I will vote for her.
And.........more drinking.
I Ave got a solution to this Halloween jinx... celebrate it on two different days like moslems do wth ramadhan. Problem solved!
This is a great idea!!!
Halloween is the last bastion of hope keeping Christmas sales from seeping into October. We can’t lose ground on this
That’s the costume I used to wear when my daughter hit up the neighbours.
are you kidding me? Halloween is Oct 31st. Period. Just like Christmas is Dec 25th and New Year's is Jan 1st.
Well, if that's the case...let's just move Thanksgiving and Christmas to the weekend for everyone's convenience also!!!
Used to be the Catholic Church usurped holidays and redrew the callendar. Now it's Hallmark.
'non profit' means they'll eat all that sweet money, not that they don't make profit. So take it with a grain of salt, they're just trying to sell more
that's just BS because it's an authentic tradition that in the proper sense of the term is the eve before All Saints Day that follows 1st November otherwise you're going to stuff up the entire energy that's floating around ready to be harnessed by those who are not inconvenienced
*inhales through teeth, glances at schedule* yeah last saturday’s no good, and i got church on sunday, can we just reschedule to the last monday? we eat at 7 though, so it’d have to be after that. best i can do.
Sweet. Can't wait!
If they want it safer people should work with the town to do something specific - trunk and treat in a municipal parking lot, or my town designates a certain area and streets are closed to traffic. Do something for yourself not impose something on everyone
Let’s tackle daylight savings time first.
Hey cnn just stuck to parts unknown reruns in a 24 hour loop.....
No it won’t. Would just be more opportunity for idiots to carry out dangerous pranks and destructive ideas.
Wow no one bitching about this picture being racist ?
If idiot liberals had their way American traditions would be banned and replaced with Iran traditions of death to Americans.
No.
They have to desecrate the Sabbath now? The Book 📗 of Revelations talks about an angry 😠 God!
Safer? Nah. It falling on Monday’s/Tuesdays is ONLY reason there aren’t MORE incidents. I do support a change but also support people to quit looking for trouble..
This is so silly. Keep the date but have trick or treat on the Saturday before.
Halloween and Costume Association nonprofit?
No! Halloween is on the 31st of October for a reason...it is an ancient European holiday. Is that what bothers you and your viewers? Leave it alone! If you want to change holidays, start with your birthdays, but leave our traditions alone!
But then we only get one day left in the weekend to read all of your stories about the racist offensive costumes white people wear
The problem is that people would still wander around looking for a party on the 31st and it really just prolongs the Halloween agony.
What will modern America ruin next?
Oh for crying out loud. Who is the petition being submitted to? Who’s in charge of Halloween?
No. Halloween is sacred to me. It stays on the 31st. Petitions don't work, screw your outrage culture.
“Nonprofit” Who will profit by more sales if an always Saturday Halloween takes place. Go figure...
Halloween&CostumeAssociationCanPissOff
Yes!!!!!
Slow week on the news, ey ?
Can we move Christmas next?
As a parent with two young children, I support this
Then it wouldnt be Halloween anymore because that falls on the 31st of October........
God, help us all...
I definitely understand the switch. It’s a good idea.
Hope they do this
N let’s move Christmas to then 🙄
Make sense
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