Will there be Halloween this year?
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Anonymous
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One of the good things about covid IMO - not have to buy costumes, go out trick or treating, buy candy, etc.
Alleluia! |
Anonymous
| Halloween has been cancelled by local authorities. But Governor Hogan will weigh in promptly. |
Anonymous
| No in-person schools, no trick or treating. FFS, y'all are too scared to send your kid to math class but heaven forbid they can't get candy from strangers this year? |
Anonymous
huh? |
Anonymous
Not in VA. And to other PP, many many people (about half) chose hybrid learning. Even among those who choose DL, I know many who do it based on logistics and stability and not fear of the virus. There will be Halloween. You nutters who don’t want it can turn off your porch light and hide in your basement. |
Anonymous
I think it may be neighborhood dependent. Our neighborhood seems to be collectively scared of their own shadows- we're the nutsos who let our kids play on the playground. The prospect of groups of potentially unmasked kids running around and coming to their door will definitely send many into hiding. I'm sure there will be a proposal for some socially-distant alternative where everyone sits outside and monitors their candy bowls from 20 feet away or something. We have young kids so we'll see what happens- 4yo loves Halloween. |
Anonymous
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We will trick or treat to any neighbor that's open to it. I'll also be handing out candy. Too freaked out to come to the house? Fine then don't.
We probably won't be doing the neighborhood block party but there will definitely be trick or treating in our neighborhood based on the neighbors we've been hanging out with. We're in Arlington. |
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i hope
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Anonymous
Good. |
Anonymous
| Well, the kids already decided that trick or treating this year will involve running between difference candy stashes in different rooms, trying on previous years' costumes as well as parading this year's costume, and overall just having giddy fun. I think they've decided that adults will stay in one room each, and I think I was told that I'm not allowed to read, "plan school or do anything else boring" while they whirl around like dervishes. |
Anonymous
| Our neighborhood came to a decision and planned a few fun, safe activities. For those not on board as always they do not have to participate. |
Anonymous
THIS One year without Halloween isn’t the end of the world Even two isn’t Sad yes, but you can still have fun as a family, be creative! |
Anonymous
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There are apparently some weird locales that designate a convenient date and timeframe for ToT. Perhaps those places could unilaterally “cancel” Halloween, or create some sad, washed-out alternative like trunk-or-treating.
But here in the DC area, we ToT on Halloween. Teeny kids come out after an early dinner, before dark. Oldest kids bat cleanup at the end of the night so that you don’t stress-eat all your leftover candy. In between, it’s a free for all. No regulations. No official guidance. Just a lovely mix of commonsense and whimsy. Want to send your kid out? Put them in a mask and go. Want to keep your kid home? Turn off your porch light. Done and done. |
Anonymous
That's interesting. It seems strange that 10 pages of debate is needed about how ToTing is done, presumably by mostly DC posters, if "here in the DC area" it's already just automatically done this way. |
Anonymous
You have issues if you think letting someone put candy in a bag for one second with masks on (or finding ways to stay 10’ apart like most are doing with a chute or bowl or whatever) is the same as sitting in a room for hours together. You also seem confused if you think parents are making any decisions about school. |