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Why is Halloween starting in the summer?
Vox ^ | Aug 16 2019 | Hilary George-Parkin

Posted on 08/16/2019 4:48:36 PM PDT by rintintin

To many, late July might seem like peak pool-float season, a time for spiked seltzer and SPF, and the halfway point of summer (which it is). For others, though, this point in the calendar means one thing: It’s finally time to start Halloween shopping.

”Tomorrow is August...so...it’s basically Halloween,” Target tweeted on the last day of the month, garnering more than 10,000 likes and 4,000 retweets. There were a few “too soon” replies, and many Taylor Swift stans chiding the retailer for skipping over her album release date, but mostly, people were very much on board with the sentiment.

Earlier in the month, Target started pre-orders for its Hyde and Eek! Boutique, including a range of adaptive costumes for kids with disabilities. While the product won’t hit stores until late August or mid-September, depending on the location, there are other parts of the mall where the jack-o’-lanterns and cobwebs are already out in full force.

At Home, the “home decor superstore,” was perhaps first to kick off the season, stocking shelves with spooky merch as early as May 31. The crafts chains Michaels and Joann started in mid-July, leaving customers ample time to buy supplies for DIY projects.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society
KEYWORDS: halloween
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1 posted on 08/16/2019 4:48:36 PM PDT by rintintin
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To: rintintin

Satan?


2 posted on 08/16/2019 4:49:53 PM PDT by Menehune56 ("Let them hate so long as they fear" (Oderint Dum Metuant), Lucius Accius (170 BC - 86 BC))
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To: Menehune56

Close. Money.


3 posted on 08/16/2019 4:50:17 PM PDT by null and void (Heaven has an impenetrable wall, and a welcoming gate for those qualified, Hell is wide open.)
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To: rintintin

The makings for Christmas decorations are already out at various chain arts & craft stores.


4 posted on 08/16/2019 4:50:57 PM PDT by GreyFriar (Spearhead - 3rd Armored Division 75-78 & 83-87)
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To: rintintin

Was at Lowe’s yesterday-—they were putting Christmas stuff out....


5 posted on 08/16/2019 4:51:29 PM PDT by vis a vis
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To: rintintin

CHRISTMAS starts in September ...


6 posted on 08/16/2019 4:51:56 PM PDT by BunnySlippers (I Love Bull Markets!)
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To: rintintin

Satan


7 posted on 08/16/2019 4:52:12 PM PDT by kaehurowing
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To: rintintin

The Golden Calf drives the economy anymore.


8 posted on 08/16/2019 4:52:27 PM PDT by dynachrome (Build the wall, deport them all. And send her back!)
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To: rintintin

Satan can only work in the hearts of those who reject our Creator.


9 posted on 08/16/2019 4:53:25 PM PDT by reasonisfaith (What are the implications if the Resurrection of Christ is a true event in history?)
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To: rintintin

Hilary George-Parkin (good lord, is that her actual name?) is behind the times. This crap has been going on for 20 years, at least.


10 posted on 08/16/2019 4:54:27 PM PDT by workerbee (America finally has an American president again.)
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To: rintintin

I’ve also been wondering what the deal is with Halloween stuff in August.


11 posted on 08/16/2019 4:55:38 PM PDT by fso301
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To: vis a vis

Costxo has had halloween stuff out for two weeks. Christmas stuff by mid-September likely. Our Thanksgiving is October 14 this year.


12 posted on 08/16/2019 4:56:02 PM PDT by A Formerly Proud Canadian (I once was blind but now I see...)
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To: rintintin

Because 7,8,9.

Sorry. Wrong joke.


13 posted on 08/16/2019 4:58:15 PM PDT by bramps (It's the Islam stupid!)
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To: rintintin

Because nobody buys Labor Day themed anything.


14 posted on 08/16/2019 4:58:53 PM PDT by thoughtomator (... this has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move.)
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To: GreyFriar
That does make sense in that it generally takes you a couple of months to do up a craft. Longer if it is a intricate one.

One day I will get that needle point done.

15 posted on 08/16/2019 4:59:49 PM PDT by Harmless Teddy Bear (Human beings don't behave rationally. We rationalize our behavior.)
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To: Menehune56; rintintin
Why is Halloween starting in the summer?

”Tomorrow is August...so...it’s basically Halloween,” Target tweeted on the last day of the month

Because Holidays (Holy Days) have been totally separated from their origins and purposes

Every holiday now is the same. They have become feast of consumerism and reasons to throw a party.

The reason for the feast of All Saints Day has been totally lost in our secular society and stores like Target have put the target on your wallet.

The more God recedes the more Mammon emerges.

16 posted on 08/16/2019 5:03:34 PM PDT by Pontiac (The welfare state must fail because it is contrary to human nature and diminishes the human spirit)
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To: rintintin

Adults who behave like children have appropriated Halloween. Also part of it is the take over of the Hispanic culture with their hideous Day of the Dead celebration the day after Halloween.


17 posted on 08/16/2019 5:05:00 PM PDT by txrefugee
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To: rintintin

Because “adults” love this “holiday”. , Its another excuse to get drunk and play make-believe. Like Mardi Gras. It’s been taken over by older people.


18 posted on 08/16/2019 5:08:44 PM PDT by Old Yeller (Auto-correct has become my worst enema.)
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To: Old Yeller

“It’s been taken over by older people.”

Interesting observation. There seem to be fewer and fewer kids out trick-or-treating in my part of town, for a few years now.


19 posted on 08/16/2019 5:09:41 PM PDT by rintintin
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To: txrefugee

Yes. Hispanics and Latinos are unbelievably superstitious. That’s why they’re all Catholics.


20 posted on 08/16/2019 5:10:12 PM PDT by Old Yeller (Auto-correct has become my worst enema.)
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