[Dr Kain]

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Originally Posted by Trivial Psychic

It would not surprise me, that within the next twenty years if Halloween were to become a holiday like Columbus or Labor Day. Something recognized on the calendar, but not really celebrated because people are either too busy, or too paranoid to be bothered with it. And not to get all anti-establishment or anti-capitalist, but the fact that there is already Christmas stuff put out in stores weeks before Halloween is proof enough that Halloween is fading away, and it's really about getting that Christmas money from you that retailers hope for.

You just hit the nail on the head though. Halloween isn't important anymore because of this whole health craze, so corporations can't merchandise the hell out of Halloween anymore. As such, why bother with it when Christmas is so much more profitable?