Petition to move Halloween from October 31st to the last Saturday in October... - Blu-ray Forum

Steelmaker · 09-09-2008, 04:00 PM

I have been screaming for years that this needs to happen! It blows when Halloween falls on a weekday because if you are like me and love this time of year, you can't really celebrate it because of having to be at work the next day. Plus if you have kids, I know they would enjoy it much more knowing they can be up later and not have school the next day. If you have any appreciation for this holiday at all, please sign the petition!

http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/H...ignatures.html

Chocolatejas · 09-09-2008, 04:01 PM

Good luck with that.

dpomp · 09-09-2008, 04:02 PM

I say we move New Years eve to the last Friday of december. it sucks when that falls on a weekday too.

jkwest · 09-09-2008, 04:03 PM

online petitions crack me up...

stockstar1138 · 09-09-2008, 04:07 PM

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Originally Posted by dpompeo

I say we move New Years eve to the last Friday of december. it sucks when that falls on a weekday too.

yeah, but you always have new years day off to.....recover

.

Halloween is completely blown when its sun-thurs. because you gotta get up and go to work the next day or shcool.

dpomp · 09-09-2008, 04:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by stockstar1138

yeah, but you always have new years day off to.....recover

.

Halloween is completely blown when its sun-thurs. because you gotta get up and go to work the next day or shcool.

pun intended?

scweb13 · 09-09-2008, 04:10 PM

Take the next day off. Problem solved.

dialog_gvf · 09-09-2008, 04:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Steelmaker

If you have any appreciation for this holiday at all, please sign the petition!

Halloween is a holiday?

jaymzbo · 09-09-2008, 04:20 PM

I know where I live, the decision has occaisonally been made in the past to observe the celebration of Halloween to a day other than 10/31. I like the idea of letting individual communities making that decision but I do not think it is right to change it officiallly. Might even be an issue for the ACLU (?) as Halloween is revered as almost a holiday (for lack of a better word) by some Pagan groups

john_1958 · 09-09-2008, 04:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Steelmaker

I have been screaming for years that this needs to happen! It blows when Halloween falls on a weekday because if you are like me and love this time of year, you can't really celebrate it because of having to be at work the next day. Plus if you have kids, I know they would enjoy it much more knowing they can be up later and not have school the next day. If you have any appreciation for this holiday at all, please sign the petition!

http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/H...ignatures.html

leave it the way it is

m_tyson · 09-09-2008, 04:25 PM

From Wikipedia (and therefore completely true):

The modern holiday of Halloween has its origins in the ancient Celtic festival known as Samhain (Irish pronunciation: [ˈsˠaunʲ]; from the Old Irish samain).[2] The festival of Samhain is a celebration of the end of the harvest season in Gaelic culture, and is sometimes [3] regarded as the "Celtic New Year".[4] Traditionally, the festival was a time used by the ancient pagans to take stock of supplies and slaughter livestock for winter stores. The ancient Gaels believed that on October 31, now known as Halloween, the boundary between the alive and the deceased dissolved, and the dead become dangerous for the living by causing problems such as sickness or damaged crops. The festivals would frequently involve bonfires, where the bones of slaughtered livestock were thrown. Costumes and masks were also worn at the festivals in an attempt to mimic the evil spirits or placate them.

You can't mess with that.

bhampton · 09-09-2008, 04:54 PM

Halloween is Oct 31. Nothing is going to change that.

Do you trick or treating at dusk and you'll still be fresh for work the next day.

-Brian

p.s. It's still fun to throw a party over the following weekend ... costume parties can be fun anytime.

quexos · 09-09-2008, 05:32 PM

Man if you can get a whole country to change the Halloween date as you wish I would be quite amazed.

mikejet · 09-09-2008, 05:35 PM

Halloween isn't a real holiday, it's just a way to boost candy sales during the year. Like the way Feb. 14th tricks men into buying gifts for their significant others. That way they can jack up rose prices to insane levels once a year.

I was shocked to goto a store and see Halloween cards. Who would actually send a Halloween card?!?

jadedeath · 09-09-2008, 05:41 PM

Anyone got that 'save HD-DVD' petition?

I wouldn't mind signing that too.

What a dumbass idea.

Logan

dpomp · 09-09-2008, 05:43 PM

who do these petetions actually go to?? what i mean is who makes the final decision?? once they get a bunch of signatures do they get sent somewhere?? and if so to who??

D_LO · 09-09-2008, 05:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jaymzbo

I know where I live, the decision has been made to observe the celebration of Halloween to a day other than 10/31.

Where's that?

Wingman1977 · 09-09-2008, 06:12 PM

Online petitions are a waste of time.

m_tyson · 09-09-2008, 06:20 PM

let's start a petition to end online petitions

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wingman1977

Online petitions are a waste of time.

AlexCruz · 09-09-2008, 06:26 PM

Halloween lands on a Friday this year. The next day is a Saturday, what's the problem?

09-09-2008, 04:00 PM	#1
Steelmaker Blu-ray Duke Member since:Mar 2007 Location:Chattanooga, TN Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:1	Petition to move Halloween from October 31st to the last Saturday in October... I have been screaming for years that this needs to happen! It blows when Halloween falls on a weekday because if you are like me and love this time of year, you can't really celebrate it because of having to be at work the next day. Plus if you have kids, I know they would enjoy it much more knowing they can be up later and not have school the next day. If you have any appreciation for this holiday at all, please sign the petition! http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/H...ignatures.html

09-09-2008, 04:20 PM	#9
jaymzbo Expert Member Member since:Apr 2007 Location:NW FL Blu-ray collection:311 Trading Score:1	I know where I live, the decision has occaisonally been made in the past to observe the celebration of Halloween to a day other than 10/31. I like the idea of letting individual communities making that decision but I do not think it is right to change it officiallly. Might even be an issue for the ACLU (?) as Halloween is revered as almost a holiday (for lack of a better word) by some Pagan groups Last edited by jaymzbo; 09-10-2008 at 04:21 AM.

09-09-2008, 04:54 PM	#12
bhampton Blu-ray Count Member since:Aug 2007 4K collection:981 Blu-ray collection:2537 DVD collection:67 Blu-ray reviews: 6 Trading Score:18	Halloween is Oct 31. Nothing is going to change that. Do you trick or treating at dusk and you'll still be fresh for work the next day. -Brian p.s. It's still fun to throw a party over the following weekend ... costume parties can be fun anytime. Last edited by bhampton; 09-09-2008 at 04:57 PM.

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09-09-2008, 04:01 PM	#2
Chocolatejas Blu-ray Guru Member since:Jan 2008 Location:NH Blu-ray collection:118 Trading Score:15	Good luck with that.

09-09-2008, 04:02 PM	#3
dpomp ₯ Member since:Jul 2007 Location:Texas PSN: dpomp131 Blu-ray collection:231 Trading Score:19	I say we move New Years eve to the last Friday of december. it sucks when that falls on a weekday too.

09-09-2008, 04:03 PM	#4
jkwest Off-Topic King Member since:Jul 2007 Location:Northern California PSN Id: jkwest5 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:20	online petitions crack me up...

09-09-2008, 04:10 PM	#7
scweb13 Blu-ray Guru Member since:Nov 2007 Location:Everett, WA 4K collection:1 Blu-ray collection:512 DVD collection:29 Trading Score:4	Take the next day off. Problem solved.

09-09-2008, 04:25 PM	#11
m_tyson Senior Member Member since:Aug 2007 Location:La Jolla Trading Score:10	From Wikipedia (and therefore completely true): The modern holiday of Halloween has its origins in the ancient Celtic festival known as Samhain (Irish pronunciation: [ˈsˠaunʲ]; from the Old Irish samain).[2] The festival of Samhain is a celebration of the end of the harvest season in Gaelic culture, and is sometimes [3] regarded as the "Celtic New Year".[4] Traditionally, the festival was a time used by the ancient pagans to take stock of supplies and slaughter livestock for winter stores. The ancient Gaels believed that on October 31, now known as Halloween, the boundary between the alive and the deceased dissolved, and the dead become dangerous for the living by causing problems such as sickness or damaged crops. The festivals would frequently involve bonfires, where the bones of slaughtered livestock were thrown. Costumes and masks were also worn at the festivals in an attempt to mimic the evil spirits or placate them. You can't mess with that.

09-09-2008, 05:32 PM	#13
quexos Banned Member since:May 2007 Location:Brussels, Belgium	Man if you can get a whole country to change the Halloween date as you wish I would be quite amazed.

09-09-2008, 05:35 PM	#14
mikejet Banned Member since:Sep 2008 Location:Los Angeles, CA Blu-ray reviews:5 Trading Score:29	Halloween isn't a real holiday, it's just a way to boost candy sales during the year. Like the way Feb. 14th tricks men into buying gifts for their significant others. That way they can jack up rose prices to insane levels once a year. I was shocked to goto a store and see Halloween cards. Who would actually send a Halloween card?!?

09-09-2008, 05:41 PM	#15
jadedeath Blu-ray Knight Member since:Jun 2007	Anyone got that 'save HD-DVD' petition? I wouldn't mind signing that too. What a dumbass idea. Logan

09-09-2008, 05:43 PM	#16
dpomp ₯ Member since:Jul 2007 Location:Texas PSN: dpomp131 Blu-ray collection:231 Trading Score:19	who do these petetions actually go to?? what i mean is who makes the final decision?? once they get a bunch of signatures do they get sent somewhere?? and if so to who??

09-09-2008, 06:12 PM	#18
Wingman1977 Blu-ray Champion Top contributor Member since:Mar 2008 Location:The empire state Trading Score:23	Online petitions are a waste of time.

09-09-2008, 06:26 PM	#20
AlexCruz Expert Member Member since:Jan 2008 Location:Arkham Asylum, Gotham City Blu-ray collection:77 Blu-ray reviews:26	Halloween lands on a Friday this year. The next day is a Saturday, what's the problem?

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