Is Halloween a dumb, stupid, useless excuse of a 'Holiday'?

[FinalHeart95]

Not really, except that it spawned Mischief night. Next year, I'm gonna borrow someone's airsoft gun and put up a sniping post in the upstairs window.

 

[zombflux]

Personally, i think that halloween isn't much of a 'holiday' as it is really just an excuse for shops to sell lots of sweets and for the buyers of said sweet items to have them taken away from them by a bunch of beggers (or 'trick-or-treaters')

Isn't that pretty much every holiday? You should make this a poll so I don't have to post :<

 

[Fniff]

No, but valentine's day is.

No,it isn't.

You get cards sprayed with blood and shipments of machine guns.

At least,I think that's just me.

Apparently,my secret admirer is a Colombian Drug Dealer.

 

[Epifols]

It was originally founded on the basis of you going to your dead loved ones and praying.

If I had a nickel for every origin of Halloween story, I'd have like a dollar...

But yeah, capitalistic gimmick.

 

[Aardvark Soup]

They don't really celebrate it where I live, but I guess it's an entertaining holiday, especially for kids and dentists.

 

[bodyklok]

Awesome things about Halloween:
-http://www.cracked.com/video_18095_slutty-girls-in-slutty-halloween-costumes-tribute.html (I hope you took note of the slutty-girls part(SFW))
-Free candy
-Getting pissed
-Sometimes, there's a good movie on, but only *sometimes*.
-It can be hilarious.

 

[RanD00M]

Spoiler: Reason Why Halloween Is Cool.

It's hard to take a picture of yourself as Pyramid Head.

That might be one of the most epic things.EVER!!!.

 

[Necrofudge]

Same thing with Valentines Day since it is used by candy and card companies to rake in da moneyz.
Don't be a holiday Nazi. Not cool.

 

[VanityGirl]

Trick or Treating is awesome. So is Halloween.
/end of statement.

 

[Pm0n3y]

It was originally founded on the basis of you going to your dead loved ones and praying.

Dia de los Muertos [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Day_of_the_Dead] is still faithful to this cause.

 

[Anarchemitis]

No, but valentine's day is.

I think St. Valentine's day is pretty sweet. Catholics have a Martyr celebrated for every day of the year. It's just that that particular one became commercialized.

 

[Kajt]

Any holiday in which you get free stuff is great in my opinion.

 

[Motti]

I want to scream at all of my friends that this isn't america when they have a party/go trick or treating on halloween. So yes, I do think it is.

 

[Whitefeather]

Yes, it is just a waste. Though, I guess you would be hard pressed to find a holiday that can't be described that way...

 

[Naeo]

It's not really a holiday. I don't get school off and no one I know gets work off.

 

[Gilrond]

No, I don't think so. It's an interesting concept, since it is a holiday when the age-related social structure in society is reversed. Children go out and demand obedience from adults with threats of retribution if the adults don't obey. It's interesting.

 

[Gaderael]

My Lord Satanas does not appreciate your lack of faith on this unholy eve.

 

[DerekTheMagicDragun]

It was originally Samhain [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samhain], now it's just a fun thing, it's not like we get school or work off so whatever...