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How did Halloween become a season?

Posted by LuchAAA on Sun Oct 4 01:20:51 2026

All the stores are decorated and many homes decorate for Halloween as much as they do for Christmas.

I think Starbucks and Dunkin' played a big role. They spend millions promoting the seasonal spice flavored beverages which kind of ushers in the Halloween season.

Also, women run most households and like the idea of decorating. All the big box stores like Walmart and Home Depot or pharmacies like CVS push Halloween hard.

Halloween is based on Samhain.

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Re: How did Halloween become a season?

Posted by Olog-hai on Sun Oct 4 01:27:15 2026, in response to How did Halloween become a season?, posted by LuchAAA on Sun Oct 4 01:20:51 2026.

Halloween is based on Samhain

That's correct. Therefore, you answered your own question.

Now at risk of triggering you over things Irish, the name "Samhain" is what the Irish government and Irish-speaking population uses as the name of the month of November.

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Re: How did Halloween become a season?

Posted by Spider-Pig on Sun Oct 4 13:14:56 2026, in response to How did Halloween become a season?, posted by LuchAAA on Sun Oct 4 01:20:51 2026.

Halloween is a children’s holiday. Its increasing prominence is a symptom of the infantilization of society.

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Re: How did Halloween become a season?

Posted by Fisk Ave Jim on Sun Oct 4 13:17:03 2026, in response to Re: How did Halloween become a season?, posted by Spider-Pig on Sun Oct 4 13:14:56 2026.

"...the infantilization of society."

Well if you live long enough you might just wind up wearing diapers.!:)

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Re: How did Halloween become a season?

Posted by Olog-hai on Sun Oct 4 13:18:57 2026, in response to Re: How did Halloween become a season?, posted by Spider-Pig on Sun Oct 4 13:14:56 2026.

Halloween is a children’s holiday

Not originally.

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Re: How did Halloween become a season?

Posted by Spider-Pig on Sun Oct 4 13:20:19 2026, in response to Re: How did Halloween become a season?, posted by Olog-hai on Sun Oct 4 13:18:57 2026.

Correct, but the manner of its modern celebration is.

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Re: How did Halloween become a season?

Posted by LuchAAA on Sun Oct 4 13:23:18 2026, in response to Re: How did Halloween become a season?, posted by Spider-Pig on Sun Oct 4 13:14:56 2026.

It's marketed to adults too.

Many have Halloween parties.

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Re: How did Halloween become a season?

Posted by Spider-Pig on Sun Oct 4 15:55:37 2026, in response to Re: How did Halloween become a season?, posted by LuchAAA on Sun Oct 4 13:23:18 2026.

Exactly. Because people don’t grow up.

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