A lawmaker in Connecticut, State Representative Tim Larson, is proposing a bill that would place Halloween on the last Saturday in October instead of the traditional October 31st. His reasoning is that it would be more convenient for parents who have to rush home from work in order to get their children ready for trick or treat, allow activities to start earlier because it is not on a workday and children would not be getting up for school tired the next morning.
Although it would be following a long list of holidays that have gone the route of a specific day of the week instead of a date in the year (Thanksgiving, Memorial Day, Labor Day, Easter), I say no. When I was growing up parents feared when Halloween fell on a weekend night because the mischeive makers could stay out later and reek more havoc. In addition wouldn't it change the history behind Halloween. Pope Gregory III designated November 1 as All Saints' Day, a time to honor all saints and martyrs. The evening before was known as All Hallows’ Eve and later Halloween. Do we change the day of All Saints' Day, too?
What do you think?
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