An online petition proposing to move Halloween to the last Saturday of October has garnered thousands of signatures and growing support.
More than 60,000 people signed the Change.org petition as of Thursday evening. The goal is 75,000 signatures. The Halloween & Costume Association, which started the movement, called for a “Safer, Longer, Stress-Free Celebration.” The company claimed that there are 3,800 Halloween-related injuries each year and 70% of parents don’t accompany their children when they go trick-or-treating.
It was not immediately clear how moving the date for the holiday would help solve that problem, but the petition noted that the switch would allow for a full day of celebration rather than “rushed evening weekday hours.”“Halloween Trick or Treating for children would be much safer if celebrated during daylight hours, which can only happen on non school days like Saturday,” a user, identified as Howard Beige, wrote in the “Reasons for signing” section.
Stupid Halloween is October 31st. It's like saying, we should move Christmas to the Saturday closest to Dec 25th. GetAClue
Just when I think you can’t possibly be dumber you go and do something like this. Y’all should stick to doctoring George Zimmerman tapes FakeNews
These are the same people that want to move July 4 and Christmas Day. What’s next, New Year’s Day too? Yeah, that’s a big nope for me
Nope. The Eve preceeds a Holy Day of obligation for the Church. It's not for secular domain, such as Thanksgiving or President's Day. Run along now, I'm sure you folks need to smoke some more weed.
lucifer was right. humans are scum.
Never.
If we're gonna petition for holiday stuff how about a petition to only allow christmas shit on december 25th?
Instead of making Halloween the last Saturday of Oct., why don't we implement a start/stop time for trick or treating? That way, we know what time to start expecting kids and they would not be out late on a school night. Just a thought ☺️
Maybe not a bad idea. Easter should be on the weekend also. Christmas would be awesome on the weekend. Would make it easier for the family. Oh, and if is no trouble, the fourth of July is always more enjoyable, and more people can participate on the weekend. Thanksgiving....
Crap.
Screw that - move it to August, so we don’t need to trick or treat in our winter coats!
Will you people stop being so assinine.
Original jack-o’-lanterns were not pumpkins they were turnips this is a northern hemisphere holiday the original Samhain
Would be nice if people actually knew the real reason Halloween wnot dressing up and getting candy that comes out of America in the 1950s The longest nightwe pay our ancestors and make offerings To them to not take our children over winter
This negates from the actual origins of the day and what it means spiritually to many.
This is news in America.
Great! Then let's move Christmas, Easter, and Thanksgiving to July so travel is easier in warm weather.
No way one eats 🌽 candy
Ok but people work weekends too.
I will cut somebody if they try and move Halloween 👻
Better ask Satan before doing it.
Just have the last Saturday of October be Halloween for Halloween.
Some of us hold Halloween to be spiritual holy day. Dole the candy on any Friday you want. Leave our holidays alone
I guess because I work bank hours, I want most holidays to be on Saturday, so you can get the most out of them without worrying about work the next day
This whole petition is absolutely ridiculous!
Nope.
There is no longer any reason for 'Halloween' but to promote candy and costume buying. Why do it at all?
Did they check with God?
That really fucks up the month. We can’t just put the 31st wherever we want. It’s based off a holiday considered religious to many people.
That’s cute- SenSanders made his goal of —2MILLION— calls to voters this October ! Not gonna hear anyone report this tho🧐😂😆
HALLOWEEN WILL ALWAYS BE OCTOBER 31. STOP THIS ANTI-HALLOWEEN PROPAGANDA!
Sure move Halloween but only we agree to move Christmas to the last Saturday of December...or springtime.
For those that want safe: visit a trunk or treat OR have your neighborhood/town set up treating evenings the Saturday before. All Hallows’ Eve (Halloween) is actually based on a church calendar but plenty of places celebrate the candy part in other ways.
Latest shot in war between tradition and convenience.
Assholes, gonna move new Year also? Lets have it in June
I’m not sure it’s safer. That’s the night adults dress up and go out to clubs/bars to celebrate Halloween.
Nope. 10/31 is Halloween and always will be. 🎃👻🦇
Just no! I grew up trick or treating on the 31st, my kids did too. Just leave Halloween alone! It's one day out of the year. Most cities limit time of trick or treat, Kids can still get to bed at a decent time. Give them 2 pieces of candy and send them to bed.
‘Halloween’ Was NOT created as a fun evening for children to get a sugar high. It is the Eve of All Saints (Hallows) Day (All Hallows Eve) which is a Religious Day of prayer for Saints, Martyrs, and the Faithful Departed. Call the ‘candy high’ night Ghost Night But NOT Halloween.
Most celebrate on the weekend ..... no need to change the official date
Important stuff right there, ABC!! 😂
Because thousands matter in a country of 360 million
Uh oh, my ex wife isn’t going to like this!
BogWiitch
At least for the trick or treat part
This would fall under a State issue A city issue. Not a national issue. If you banned it people would be more upset. And Mars and Hershey would really be upset.
While we're at it, let's move Christmas to the last Saturday of December since Jesus isn't real.
Just quit.
Are they going to change the date of All Hallowed Eve, too? and they wonder why Trump is POTUS,,,,,,,
It will be another adult holiday. All about the money. NOT the kids.
What a load of crap! Then, why not move all the holidays like Christmas, New Years, & the 4th of July to a Saturday. I don't think so😵😱
Ell oh ell
For adults, it is already on the weekend. Who has gone to a Halloween party during the week?
HeatherTica
All Hallows Eve is the night before All Saints Day, age they doing to move that as well?
The Halloween and Costume Association (who sponsored this petition) isn't trying to keep kids and families safe. It's looking to ratchet up sales if Halloween is moved to a Saturday. More people partying on the weekend = increased sales. Capatalism
I agree. Make it Saturday night. Not a school night.
ClayTravis DannyGradio wasn't this Clay's idea a few weeks back?
Works for me. Not sure it’ll get the Druid vote, though.
Um, you can celebrate All Hallow's E'en in the middle of July for all I care. No official action needs to be taken.
No brainer. Adults and kids benefit.
yeah dude the ghosts, serial killers and evil cats will move too and I bet they're happy about being asked lmfao everyone who signed this is fucked
NO
Please ask brother BILL GATES to contact me asap.....for the welfare of our AMERICA. I'm trying to catch him since Oct 2017....but...because of being very unfortunate guy and having very less God's blessings...I'm still waiting for his reply.
kind of makes sense. having it on the weekend would be awesome as a kid, instead of being on a school night.
We get it. There's a petition. You can stop tweeting about it now.
STUPID
You can’t just move Halloween because it doesn’t suit some. Ridiculous notion. It traditionally celebrated the Celtic new year! It is what it is! Leave it alone 🙄
Local governments can move 'beggar's night' to whenever they want now. Halloween is October 31.
Who are these people petitioning? Is the government really expected to change the date of a fake Pagan holiday?
why don't they think up something important to do? leave Halloween alone
Boooooooo heheheh
Great idea. Keep it safe and monitored.
Why not? I love hanging out with the neighbors on Halloween night... though college football would got on the way in the South
In the East it may work could be a snow day as well.
I'd prefer we change the date of Thanksgiving and Christmas. Everyone wants to travel for those, and it's so hard to do it on weekdays!! (Also - die, killjoys. It's one lousy day of the year!)
You cannot move HALLOWEEN because it's a religious holiday. You can move TRICK OR TREATING because trick or treating =/= Halloween.
Blah Blah News. ANY online petition can garner thousands of signatures.
OH FFS can’t Liberals leave anything alone! 🙄
Still going to observe hallows on the 31st.
In other news, hundreds sign petition to “like, make summer not so hot or something.”
This was started by millennials I’m sure. Halloween is 10/31. End of discussion. Suck it up, buttercup.
How about they Petition November 1st as No Work/School Allows them all to recover.
No
STOP!!!!!
Next they will want to change Christmas and mess up more Holidays. There must be more important things to think of that are more important.
May I remind all of you that Halloween (All Hallows' Eve) is a RELIGIOUS day set on October 31st. The next day is All Hallows' Day (All Saints Day) set on November 1st. Moving a religiously-timed event to a more-convenient day misses the entire point. 😇
Stop changing everything yo please everyone. Where can I sue to make things go back to the way they were? Meaning insensitive people shut up &don't say a word?!
Fuck no. Get over it. Take ur kids when it's on the day and not this fake Halloween shit just to trick or treat on a weekend. Like get over it. It's a holiday on a certain day for a reason and if u can't find the time to take them trick or treating oh well.
Common sense!
ClayTravis
Yes, do this. Then move Christmas to a convenient day too along with all the otrher holidays. Geesh!
Don't mess with All Hallows Eve! It could be dangerous or at least very spooky 👻👻👻👻
Boo...
Can we get up a petition banning candy corn?
Is nothing sacred? Just no!
That’s ridiculous
It takes millions!
Where I live the kids go trick or treating on the last Friday of the month for two hours from 6p til 8p I think it’s the best...
i think it should be earlier in october than that because while doing a move in dates.. late october is always so cold and rainy for children.
Makes sense. When Halloween falls on a school night there is very little time to actually enjoy it. Preparations, travel, and the impending next day make it seem rushed.
I sign it
People just leave that date alone!
Why don’t we move the 4th of July, Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Years as well?
Make it Friday or Saturday so kids aren’t up late on a school night!👍👍👍
If someone came across that fake spider in a bowl of candy corn, it would save someone from having to eat that shit.
Nooooooooo!
What a waste of time. Why because you don't wanna go to work the next day? Let's petition for it to be a day off!
Move Christmas to like off the calendar
Halloween is the 31st...no matter what you do...just like Thanksgiving and Christmas.
Since it has no real religious significance any more i don't any reason not to move it.
All hallows eve is in the 31st fallowed by All Souls’ Day November 1st
That’s stupid
Thousands?!!! Haha! Not gonna happen
Bullshit - Halloween is All Hallows’ Eve - the night before All Saints.
I don’t fucking think so
Excellent idea. It’s rough when Halloween falls on a Wednesday. Or Thursday, the whole week is shot. This would be much more safe and fun too.
Halloween is not here to make life easier on parents. It's in that date for a reason. We'll agree to Halloween on the last Saturday if you'll agree to Christmas being the first Sunday up your ass
First world problems! 🤪
NO
Good luck, we have millions wanting trump out of office.
Well let's just move Christmas
Never
And storming Area 51 got tens of thousands of supporters. Both are meaningless.
Boo
This is crap hope it fails
No, I need time to finish my yard haunt
Also, no hard candy or smarties. That's lame! It's basically sugar covered rocks and chalk...
On a weekend..more danger. leave it alone
I wonder how many already live in communities where it is already the last Saturday in October.
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Halloween is of spiritual significance to some.
Leave things alone!!!!!! I will celebrate it on the 31st as always!!!!
Thousands? Not impressed. Many times more people signed the petition to redo the terrible final season of Game of Thrones.
But October 31st...is halloween. The movie wouldn't be the same.
Make it a Federal Holiday.
let it all crumble
Do it.
moveable feast
Nope
No
Ridiculous
Ridiculous. It's my sister's birthday, but it's not a Federal holiday for crying out loud!
NO. Halloween is October 31st. Leave it alone.
As a teacher, I agree that Halloween should be celebrated on that last Saturday. It’s what’s best for students. They can still participate in Halloween activities the Friday before during school if it is permitted. We celebrate presidents’ birthdays on a Monday.
No
This is the dumbest thing ever. I petition to move my birthday year a few years back so I’m forever young. gtfoh
“Thousands of signatures” ROFL
😅😅, yes, less than 1%, please don’t move !
Let’s do away w it completely
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
Big nope.
KTULNews No
If they do this I will no longer be giving out candy.
This is ridiculous.
Do it
This petition is brought to you by the people who give out carrots as trick or treat treats or turn their porch lights off.
I'm voting for last Saturday of every month.
Oh move Halloween to the weekend but not ELECTION DAY. Priorities!!!
Now that's scary!
if im not mistaken, wasnt christmas was moved from march to december?
If anything do it the last Friday in October. If you do it on a Saturday always, your kids will be in their costumes by 10 in the morning and will be asking you ALL DAY LONG if it's time to go trick or treating yet.
Leave Halloween alone! Towns and cities can choose to have Trick or Treat during the weekend but to change the date of Halloween is ridiculous.
Saturday night is when the adults like to party - good luck with this whacky decision by those that profit (the costume manufacturers).
Seems like these folk don't respect religion. Yes it is more then costumes and candy for some people 🙄
Isn’t Halloween going to be on Saturday next year? We change it this year and it goes back next year. 😂
Obviously signed by people with more time than brains.
The dumbest thing ever. Lol Imagine all the people born on October 31st. “Yeah... my birthday used to be on Halloween, but petitioned to change it.”😂
Mormons move it from Sunday if it hits thst day
So ridiculous! Weve done this for a million years. Why does everyone have to want to change things?
Stupid ... stop coddling kids... they need to understand the pain of getting the candy, sorting it, eating it, and trying to get up in the morning for school... we all did it and we survived
Dumb
Its for the pathetic parents who have already co-opted every childhood experience. Halloween has been turned into another excuse for parents to party with other parents while their kids go trick or treat, play, or dance. Its for them, not the kids.
Im ok with this. Im tired as hell after work and the last thing I wanna do is march uo and down the block for my kids to get candy that I can just buy them myself anyway. Would make it more fun for me actually being awake to fully enjoy it.
I propose the amendment clause; “all retailers will provide post Halloween candy discounts year round “
👎👎👎
No!
It’s a Pagan holy day. Let’s move Assumption Day then....🤷♀️
Halloween is the eve of all Saints day !!! You can’t change All saints day. BUT ... since many American don’t participate in a church anymore, they think it’s just a national holiday !!!
Just no! Halloween is October 31st. Period!
People are gettin getting carried away with this petition crap.. “petition this, petition that! Cuz I want it my way.. “
Surprised Liz Warren hasn’t jumped on this too 🤣
shut
Imagine if the suggestion was to change Christmas Day ? What would the reaction be ? NOOOOOOO! All because the believe in a big man in the sky. whatajameshunt
Who runs the ministry of Halloween?
Obviously, people have no idea what Halloween is, what it's for.
Don't change a Holiday, a traditional one, for the sake of convenience!!!
While we're at it, lets change Christmas to the last Saturday in December. It's not really Jesus' birthday, so who cares what day it is.
Woodstock in Baltimore and now changing the date of Halloween? The end of days is near I guess - what’s next America elects a game show host President? Oh wait ....
How about we eliminate Halloween altogether?
Only the government would be so arrogant as to think they could move October 31st to a different day.🙄
Who are they submitting the petition to? What entity is in charge of Halloween?
Halloween is rooted from All Hallows’ Eve. Because Corporations have made it one of its biggest money making holidays doesn’t change the meaning of what it is. Leave it alone. October 31st.
It’s the night before All Saints Day....
No no don't do that. Another date Will destroy UK leaving EU..please keep the date this year and change it next year 😆
Um no that’s stupid Halloween is always on the 31st it wouldn’t be Halloween if you had it on a Saturday before or after Halloween
No more rubber spider pranks pulled on me at work? Where do I sign?
...we have no problem agreeing across party lines on a pagan holiday that obviously most take part in but the business of getting rid of a bigoted, self-serving, ne’er do well, criminal in the WhiteHouse we just can’t see the justification in that with a bi-partisan view 🤯
Those who disapprove don’t have young children! It’s a brilliant idea! Parents across America would love this!
amandlynn socialsip Monday?
In Des Moines Iowa they call trick or treat night Beggars nigh and it's the 30th of October. When I grew up in Vegas Halloween was Halloween the 31st of October. I think trick or treat should never be on a Friday or Saturday. Due to dumb drunks partying to hard. Keepkidssafe
This is a great ideas 💡 I found the petition
Trick or treat should be the last Saturday. Halloween should be Oct. 31. But towns should control trick or treat
Finally a smart idea.
They need to cancel that petition.🙄
It works for Thanksgiving.
Great idea
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