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Anonymous wrote:I do find the aversion and censoring of Halloween in MCPS elementary schools to be very odd. Getting to dress up for the day and having Halloween classroom parties was a fantastic experience for me as a kid.

It’s extremely weird.

Halloween is a big part of American culture and it’s a fun part of childhood. It’s sad that MCPS is taking that away from kids.

MCPS is preventing kids from dressing up to go trick or treating? That's terrible!

Wait, what?

Stop being purposefully obtuse.

Class Halloween parties and parades are fun and are a big part of childhood for a lot of kids.

MCPS deciding to do away with that is unfortunate.

Do you also believe that MCPS is participating in the War On Christmas by no longer having in-school Christmas parties?

For as long as I have been on this forum on DCUM, which is way too long, there have been annual complaints about how MCPS is ruining childhood by not having Halloween parties, followed by annual complaints about children ruining other children's childhood by telling them Santa isn't real.

If you want your children to celebrate Halloween in the great American tradition, you should go out with them to tip over outhouses. That's your responsibility as a parent; it's not MCPS's.

I’m Jewish, and no — I don’t think there’s any war on Christmas. I do think having parties before winter break is fun and can be done in a secular way.

But it’s ridiculous for you to think it’s a huge deal for kids to have class Halloween parties.

It’s a little bit of fun. What’s the problem?

Is it a huge deal for kids to not have class Halloween parties?

For these people who act like MCPS can’t possibly handle it — yes, it apparently is. It’s just too much to ask that these kids get a little fun at school.

Re-read, please. Is it a huge deal for kids to not have class Halloween parties?

Given that it’s a harmless bit of fun — yeah I think it’s something I’d bring up with MCPS. Kids go through a lot; they deserve to have some fun at school.

You think it's a huge deal for kids to not have class Halloween parties? Wow.

Did I say that? No.

I just think it’s stupid to stop doing it. And I don’t get why you all act like it’s ridiculous to want it back.

What's ridiculous is to make a huge deal about it.

Who’s making a huge deal about it? We’re just saying the kids should be allowed to celebrate it at school, like kids have done for decades.

I know reading comprehension is a problem for you, but the PP literally just said they are allowed to celebrate at school by wearing costumes.

Are you suggesting that they be allowed to trick or treat at school or something? You do realize that the teachers have academic subjects to teach?

Ironic that you cite reading comprehension, when you seem to have missed the posts talking about schools that don’t allow Halloween celebrations at all.

Oh, I comprehended that perfectly well. It's just that nutcases like you claim that "ant-Halloween" is some widespread thing, but over the course of 8 pages, only one school was identified. So, in short, I don't believe you.

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Anonymous wrote:I do find the aversion and censoring of Halloween in MCPS elementary schools to be very odd. Getting to dress up for the day and having Halloween classroom parties was a fantastic experience for me as a kid.

It’s extremely weird.

Halloween is a big part of American culture and it’s a fun part of childhood. It’s sad that MCPS is taking that away from kids.

MCPS is preventing kids from dressing up to go trick or treating? That's terrible!

Wait, what?

Stop being purposefully obtuse.

Class Halloween parties and parades are fun and are a big part of childhood for a lot of kids.

MCPS deciding to do away with that is unfortunate.

Do you also believe that MCPS is participating in the War On Christmas by no longer having in-school Christmas parties?

For as long as I have been on this forum on DCUM, which is way too long, there have been annual complaints about how MCPS is ruining childhood by not having Halloween parties, followed by annual complaints about children ruining other children's childhood by telling them Santa isn't real.

If you want your children to celebrate Halloween in the great American tradition, you should go out with them to tip over outhouses. That's your responsibility as a parent; it's not MCPS's.

I’m Jewish, and no — I don’t think there’s any war on Christmas. I do think having parties before winter break is fun and can be done in a secular way.

But it’s ridiculous for you to think it’s a huge deal for kids to have class Halloween parties.

It’s a little bit of fun. What’s the problem?

Is it a huge deal for kids to not have class Halloween parties?

For these people who act like MCPS can’t possibly handle it — yes, it apparently is. It’s just too much to ask that these kids get a little fun at school.

Re-read, please. Is it a huge deal for kids to not have class Halloween parties?

Given that it’s a harmless bit of fun — yeah I think it’s something I’d bring up with MCPS. Kids go through a lot; they deserve to have some fun at school.

You think it's a huge deal for kids to not have class Halloween parties? Wow.

Did I say that? No.

I just think it’s stupid to stop doing it. And I don’t get why you all act like it’s ridiculous to want it back.

What's ridiculous is to make a huge deal about it.

Who’s making a huge deal about it? We’re just saying the kids should be allowed to celebrate it at school, like kids have done for decades.

I know reading comprehension is a problem for you, but the PP literally just said they are allowed to celebrate at school by wearing costumes.

Are you suggesting that they be allowed to trick or treat at school or something? You do realize that the teachers have academic subjects to teach?

Ironic that you cite reading comprehension, when you seem to have missed the posts talking about schools that don’t allow Halloween celebrations at all.

Oh, I comprehended that perfectly well. It's just that nutcases like you claim that "ant-Halloween" is some widespread thing, but over the course of 8 pages, only one school was identified. So, in short, I don't believe you.

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Anonymous wrote:I do find the aversion and censoring of Halloween in MCPS elementary schools to be very odd. Getting to dress up for the day and having Halloween classroom parties was a fantastic experience for me as a kid.

It’s extremely weird.

Halloween is a big part of American culture and it’s a fun part of childhood. It’s sad that MCPS is taking that away from kids.

MCPS is preventing kids from dressing up to go trick or treating? That's terrible!

Wait, what?

Stop being purposefully obtuse.

Class Halloween parties and parades are fun and are a big part of childhood for a lot of kids.

MCPS deciding to do away with that is unfortunate.

Do you also believe that MCPS is participating in the War On Christmas by no longer having in-school Christmas parties?

For as long as I have been on this forum on DCUM, which is way too long, there have been annual complaints about how MCPS is ruining childhood by not having Halloween parties, followed by annual complaints about children ruining other children's childhood by telling them Santa isn't real.

If you want your children to celebrate Halloween in the great American tradition, you should go out with them to tip over outhouses. That's your responsibility as a parent; it's not MCPS's.

I’m Jewish, and no — I don’t think there’s any war on Christmas. I do think having parties before winter break is fun and can be done in a secular way.

But it’s ridiculous for you to think it’s a huge deal for kids to have class Halloween parties.

It’s a little bit of fun. What’s the problem?

Is it a huge deal for kids to not have class Halloween parties?

For these people who act like MCPS can’t possibly handle it — yes, it apparently is. It’s just too much to ask that these kids get a little fun at school.

Re-read, please. Is it a huge deal for kids to not have class Halloween parties?

Given that it’s a harmless bit of fun — yeah I think it’s something I’d bring up with MCPS. Kids go through a lot; they deserve to have some fun at school.

You think it's a huge deal for kids to not have class Halloween parties? Wow.

Did I say that? No.

I just think it’s stupid to stop doing it. And I don’t get why you all act like it’s ridiculous to want it back.

What's ridiculous is to make a huge deal about it.

Who’s making a huge deal about it? We’re just saying the kids should be allowed to celebrate it at school, like kids have done for decades.

This thread is on page 8.

Because people like you think it’s ridiculous that kids might want a Halloween party at school.

If you were actually a parent of young kids, you'd know that they don't actually care. They want to go trick-or-treating with their friends.

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Anonymous wrote:I do find the aversion and censoring of Halloween in MCPS elementary schools to be very odd. Getting to dress up for the day and having Halloween classroom parties was a fantastic experience for me as a kid.

It’s extremely weird.

Halloween is a big part of American culture and it’s a fun part of childhood. It’s sad that MCPS is taking that away from kids.

MCPS is preventing kids from dressing up to go trick or treating? That's terrible!

Wait, what?

Stop being purposefully obtuse.

Class Halloween parties and parades are fun and are a big part of childhood for a lot of kids.

MCPS deciding to do away with that is unfortunate.

Do you also believe that MCPS is participating in the War On Christmas by no longer having in-school Christmas parties?

For as long as I have been on this forum on DCUM, which is way too long, there have been annual complaints about how MCPS is ruining childhood by not having Halloween parties, followed by annual complaints about children ruining other children's childhood by telling them Santa isn't real.

If you want your children to celebrate Halloween in the great American tradition, you should go out with them to tip over outhouses. That's your responsibility as a parent; it's not MCPS's.

I’m Jewish, and no — I don’t think there’s any war on Christmas. I do think having parties before winter break is fun and can be done in a secular way.

But it’s ridiculous for you to think it’s a huge deal for kids to have class Halloween parties.

It’s a little bit of fun. What’s the problem?

Is it a huge deal for kids to not have class Halloween parties?

For these people who act like MCPS can’t possibly handle it — yes, it apparently is. It’s just too much to ask that these kids get a little fun at school.

Re-read, please. Is it a huge deal for kids to not have class Halloween parties?

Given that it’s a harmless bit of fun — yeah I think it’s something I’d bring up with MCPS. Kids go through a lot; they deserve to have some fun at school.

You think it's a huge deal for kids to not have class Halloween parties? Wow.

Did I say that? No.

I just think it’s stupid to stop doing it. And I don’t get why you all act like it’s ridiculous to want it back.

What's ridiculous is to make a huge deal about it.

Who’s making a huge deal about it? We’re just saying the kids should be allowed to celebrate it at school, like kids have done for decades.

This thread is on page 8.

Because people like you think it’s ridiculous that kids might want a Halloween party at school.

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Anonymous wrote:I do find the aversion and censoring of Halloween in MCPS elementary schools to be very odd. Getting to dress up for the day and having Halloween classroom parties was a fantastic experience for me as a kid.

It’s extremely weird.

Halloween is a big part of American culture and it’s a fun part of childhood. It’s sad that MCPS is taking that away from kids.

MCPS is preventing kids from dressing up to go trick or treating? That's terrible!

Wait, what?

Stop being purposefully obtuse.

Class Halloween parties and parades are fun and are a big part of childhood for a lot of kids.

MCPS deciding to do away with that is unfortunate.

Do you also believe that MCPS is participating in the War On Christmas by no longer having in-school Christmas parties?

For as long as I have been on this forum on DCUM, which is way too long, there have been annual complaints about how MCPS is ruining childhood by not having Halloween parties, followed by annual complaints about children ruining other children's childhood by telling them Santa isn't real.

If you want your children to celebrate Halloween in the great American tradition, you should go out with them to tip over outhouses. That's your responsibility as a parent; it's not MCPS's.

I’m Jewish, and no — I don’t think there’s any war on Christmas. I do think having parties before winter break is fun and can be done in a secular way.

But it’s ridiculous for you to think it’s a huge deal for kids to have class Halloween parties.

It’s a little bit of fun. What’s the problem?

Is it a huge deal for kids to not have class Halloween parties?

For these people who act like MCPS can’t possibly handle it — yes, it apparently is. It’s just too much to ask that these kids get a little fun at school.

Re-read, please. Is it a huge deal for kids to not have class Halloween parties?

Given that it’s a harmless bit of fun — yeah I think it’s something I’d bring up with MCPS. Kids go through a lot; they deserve to have some fun at school.

You think it's a huge deal for kids to not have class Halloween parties? Wow.

Did I say that? No.

I just think it’s stupid to stop doing it. And I don’t get why you all act like it’s ridiculous to want it back.

What's ridiculous is to make a huge deal about it.

Who’s making a huge deal about it? We’re just saying the kids should be allowed to celebrate it at school, like kids have done for decades.

I know reading comprehension is a problem for you, but the PP literally just said they are allowed to celebrate at school by wearing costumes.

Are you suggesting that they be allowed to trick or treat at school or something? You do realize that the teachers have academic subjects to teach?

Ironic that you cite reading comprehension, when you seem to have missed the posts talking about schools that don’t allow Halloween celebrations at all.

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Anonymous wrote:Halloween is in the evening.
Yes it’s cultural but has nothing to do with education.
Keep them separate.

That's not the tradition. In our culture we dress up for school, kids and teachers. We have parades and parties. That's American culture.

Marylander, went to schools in the 60's and 70's. We always dressed up and had parties. We had Catholic, Jewish, and Protestant and Atheist students. All participated. It is our culture.

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Anonymous wrote:I do find the aversion and censoring of Halloween in MCPS elementary schools to be very odd. Getting to dress up for the day and having Halloween classroom parties was a fantastic experience for me as a kid.

It’s extremely weird.

Halloween is a big part of American culture and it’s a fun part of childhood. It’s sad that MCPS is taking that away from kids.

MCPS is preventing kids from dressing up to go trick or treating? That's terrible!

Wait, what?

Stop being purposefully obtuse.

Class Halloween parties and parades are fun and are a big part of childhood for a lot of kids.

MCPS deciding to do away with that is unfortunate.

Do you also believe that MCPS is participating in the War On Christmas by no longer having in-school Christmas parties?

For as long as I have been on this forum on DCUM, which is way too long, there have been annual complaints about how MCPS is ruining childhood by not having Halloween parties, followed by annual complaints about children ruining other children's childhood by telling them Santa isn't real.

If you want your children to celebrate Halloween in the great American tradition, you should go out with them to tip over outhouses. That's your responsibility as a parent; it's not MCPS's.

I’m Jewish, and no — I don’t think there’s any war on Christmas. I do think having parties before winter break is fun and can be done in a secular way.

But it’s ridiculous for you to think it’s a huge deal for kids to have class Halloween parties.

It’s a little bit of fun. What’s the problem?

Is it a huge deal for kids to not have class Halloween parties?

For these people who act like MCPS can’t possibly handle it — yes, it apparently is. It’s just too much to ask that these kids get a little fun at school.

Re-read, please. Is it a huge deal for kids to not have class Halloween parties?

Given that it’s a harmless bit of fun — yeah I think it’s something I’d bring up with MCPS. Kids go through a lot; they deserve to have some fun at school.

You think it's a huge deal for kids to not have class Halloween parties? Wow.

Did I say that? No.

I just think it’s stupid to stop doing it. And I don’t get why you all act like it’s ridiculous to want it back.

What's ridiculous is to make a huge deal about it.

Who’s making a huge deal about it? We’re just saying the kids should be allowed to celebrate it at school, like kids have done for decades.

I know reading comprehension is a problem for you, but the PP literally just said they are allowed to celebrate at school by wearing costumes.

Are you suggesting that they be allowed to trick or treat at school or something? You do realize that the teachers have academic subjects to teach?

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Anonymous wrote:I do find the aversion and censoring of Halloween in MCPS elementary schools to be very odd. Getting to dress up for the day and having Halloween classroom parties was a fantastic experience for me as a kid.

It’s extremely weird.

Halloween is a big part of American culture and it’s a fun part of childhood. It’s sad that MCPS is taking that away from kids.

MCPS is preventing kids from dressing up to go trick or treating? That's terrible!

Wait, what?

Stop being purposefully obtuse.

Class Halloween parties and parades are fun and are a big part of childhood for a lot of kids.

MCPS deciding to do away with that is unfortunate.

Do you also believe that MCPS is participating in the War On Christmas by no longer having in-school Christmas parties?

For as long as I have been on this forum on DCUM, which is way too long, there have been annual complaints about how MCPS is ruining childhood by not having Halloween parties, followed by annual complaints about children ruining other children's childhood by telling them Santa isn't real.

If you want your children to celebrate Halloween in the great American tradition, you should go out with them to tip over outhouses. That's your responsibility as a parent; it's not MCPS's.

I’m Jewish, and no — I don’t think there’s any war on Christmas. I do think having parties before winter break is fun and can be done in a secular way.

But it’s ridiculous for you to think it’s a huge deal for kids to have class Halloween parties.

It’s a little bit of fun. What’s the problem?

Is it a huge deal for kids to not have class Halloween parties?

For these people who act like MCPS can’t possibly handle it — yes, it apparently is. It’s just too much to ask that these kids get a little fun at school.

Re-read, please. Is it a huge deal for kids to not have class Halloween parties?

Given that it’s a harmless bit of fun — yeah I think it’s something I’d bring up with MCPS. Kids go through a lot; they deserve to have some fun at school.

You think it's a huge deal for kids to not have class Halloween parties? Wow.

Did I say that? No.

I just think it’s stupid to stop doing it. And I don’t get why you all act like it’s ridiculous to want it back.

What's ridiculous is to make a huge deal about it.

Who’s making a huge deal about it? We’re just saying the kids should be allowed to celebrate it at school, like kids have done for decades.

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Anonymous wrote:I do find the aversion and censoring of Halloween in MCPS elementary schools to be very odd. Getting to dress up for the day and having Halloween classroom parties was a fantastic experience for me as a kid.

It’s extremely weird.

Halloween is a big part of American culture and it’s a fun part of childhood. It’s sad that MCPS is taking that away from kids.

MCPS is preventing kids from dressing up to go trick or treating? That's terrible!

Wait, what?

Stop being purposefully obtuse.

Class Halloween parties and parades are fun and are a big part of childhood for a lot of kids.

MCPS deciding to do away with that is unfortunate.

Do you also believe that MCPS is participating in the War On Christmas by no longer having in-school Christmas parties?

For as long as I have been on this forum on DCUM, which is way too long, there have been annual complaints about how MCPS is ruining childhood by not having Halloween parties, followed by annual complaints about children ruining other children's childhood by telling them Santa isn't real.

If you want your children to celebrate Halloween in the great American tradition, you should go out with them to tip over outhouses. That's your responsibility as a parent; it's not MCPS's.

I’m Jewish, and no — I don’t think there’s any war on Christmas. I do think having parties before winter break is fun and can be done in a secular way.

But it’s ridiculous for you to think it’s a huge deal for kids to have class Halloween parties.

It’s a little bit of fun. What’s the problem?

Is it a huge deal for kids to not have class Halloween parties?

For these people who act like MCPS can’t possibly handle it — yes, it apparently is. It’s just too much to ask that these kids get a little fun at school.

Re-read, please. Is it a huge deal for kids to not have class Halloween parties?

Given that it’s a harmless bit of fun — yeah I think it’s something I’d bring up with MCPS. Kids go through a lot; they deserve to have some fun at school.

You think it's a huge deal for kids to not have class Halloween parties? Wow.

Did I say that? No.

I just think it’s stupid to stop doing it. And I don’t get why you all act like it’s ridiculous to want it back.

What's ridiculous is to make a huge deal about it.

Who’s making a huge deal about it? We’re just saying the kids should be allowed to celebrate it at school, like kids have done for decades.

This thread is on page 8.

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Anonymous wrote:Halloween is in the evening.
Yes it’s cultural but has nothing to do with education.
Keep them separate.

That's not the tradition. In our culture we dress up for school, kids and teachers. We have parades and parties. That's American culture.

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Anonymous wrote:I do find the aversion and censoring of Halloween in MCPS elementary schools to be very odd. Getting to dress up for the day and having Halloween classroom parties was a fantastic experience for me as a kid.

It’s extremely weird.

Halloween is a big part of American culture and it’s a fun part of childhood. It’s sad that MCPS is taking that away from kids.

MCPS is preventing kids from dressing up to go trick or treating? That's terrible!

Wait, what?

Stop being purposefully obtuse.

Class Halloween parties and parades are fun and are a big part of childhood for a lot of kids.

MCPS deciding to do away with that is unfortunate.

Do you also believe that MCPS is participating in the War On Christmas by no longer having in-school Christmas parties?

For as long as I have been on this forum on DCUM, which is way too long, there have been annual complaints about how MCPS is ruining childhood by not having Halloween parties, followed by annual complaints about children ruining other children's childhood by telling them Santa isn't real.

If you want your children to celebrate Halloween in the great American tradition, you should go out with them to tip over outhouses. That's your responsibility as a parent; it's not MCPS's.

I’m Jewish, and no — I don’t think there’s any war on Christmas. I do think having parties before winter break is fun and can be done in a secular way.

But it’s ridiculous for you to think it’s a huge deal for kids to have class Halloween parties.

It’s a little bit of fun. What’s the problem?

Is it a huge deal for kids to not have class Halloween parties?

For these people who act like MCPS can’t possibly handle it — yes, it apparently is. It’s just too much to ask that these kids get a little fun at school.

Re-read, please. Is it a huge deal for kids to not have class Halloween parties?

Given that it’s a harmless bit of fun — yeah I think it’s something I’d bring up with MCPS. Kids go through a lot; they deserve to have some fun at school.

You think it's a huge deal for kids to not have class Halloween parties? Wow.

Did I say that? No.

I just think it’s stupid to stop doing it. And I don’t get why you all act like it’s ridiculous to want it back.

What's ridiculous is to make a huge deal about it.

Who’s making a huge deal about it? We’re just saying the kids should be allowed to celebrate it at school, like kids have done for decades.

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Anonymous wrote:I do find the aversion and censoring of Halloween in MCPS elementary schools to be very odd. Getting to dress up for the day and having Halloween classroom parties was a fantastic experience for me as a kid.

It’s extremely weird.

Halloween is a big part of American culture and it’s a fun part of childhood. It’s sad that MCPS is taking that away from kids.

MCPS is preventing kids from dressing up to go trick or treating? That's terrible!

Wait, what?

Stop being purposefully obtuse.

Class Halloween parties and parades are fun and are a big part of childhood for a lot of kids.

MCPS deciding to do away with that is unfortunate.

Do you also believe that MCPS is participating in the War On Christmas by no longer having in-school Christmas parties?

For as long as I have been on this forum on DCUM, which is way too long, there have been annual complaints about how MCPS is ruining childhood by not having Halloween parties, followed by annual complaints about children ruining other children's childhood by telling them Santa isn't real.

If you want your children to celebrate Halloween in the great American tradition, you should go out with them to tip over outhouses. That's your responsibility as a parent; it's not MCPS's.

I’m Jewish, and no — I don’t think there’s any war on Christmas. I do think having parties before winter break is fun and can be done in a secular way.

But it’s ridiculous for you to think it’s a huge deal for kids to have class Halloween parties.

It’s a little bit of fun. What’s the problem?

Is it a huge deal for kids to not have class Halloween parties?

For these people who act like MCPS can’t possibly handle it — yes, it apparently is. It’s just too much to ask that these kids get a little fun at school.

Re-read, please. Is it a huge deal for kids to not have class Halloween parties?

Given that it’s a harmless bit of fun — yeah I think it’s something I’d bring up with MCPS. Kids go through a lot; they deserve to have some fun at school.

You think it's a huge deal for kids to not have class Halloween parties? Wow.

Did I say that? No.

I just think it’s stupid to stop doing it. And I don’t get why you all act like it’s ridiculous to want it back.

What's ridiculous is to make a huge deal about it.

Anonymous wrote:Name the schools! I don't believe you.

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Anonymous wrote:Farmland ES used to have a parade and class parties on Halloween but cancelled it in 2021 saying that it isn't fair to those who don't celebrate. The next year, they got rid of Valentine's Day celebrations as well. I'm not sure if books were removed from the library but the kids report that they are not allowed to talk about either holiday so I imagine that could be the case. The kids were disappointed and confused and parents were annoyed but here we are. Sending our little kids off to school today to pretend like today isn't Halloween!

How on earth do they enforce that? Does that mean they can't talk about TOT'ing tonight? Not talk about their costumes tonight? Do they punish the kids if they do talk about Halloween?

Is the removing books thing really true (examples from sane people, please!) or just your standard DCUM fear mongering?

If all of that is true - how does anyone think any of that is okay? Removing books about a holiday from the library/classes, telling kids they can't talk about the holiday?

If you think it's okay - what if I told you of a public MCPS elementary school that banned books about gender identity and kids are not allowed to talk about gender identity in school? Or what if they refused to have books about Diwali in libraries/classrooms and no one can talk about celebrating Diwali?

After all, not every kids is questioning their gender identity/celebrate Diwali so no one should feel left out, right?