Halloween is a great holiday. Perhaps it is not so much an official holiday as it is more of a custom or cultural tradition. Whatever Halloween is, it always occurs at my favorited time of year. I have done more than my share of thinking about Halloween. Ventriloquism and Halloween are forever linked in my mind and life as a performer. (If you own a Theremin , you should play it now. It would fit the mood. )
With a lot of study and several decades of Halloweens in my past, I have come to a steadfast principle for humanity.
There are only two kinds of people in the world, Those people who love Halloween, and those people you shouldn’t associate with.
Who doesn’t like some aspect of Halloween? They hook you as a child. You dress up... and strangers give you candy just for repeating a simple chant. My traditions for Halloween are particular and well ingrained in my habits.
Halloween (for me) is gothic horror and dark magic, not Casper the Friendly Ghost- Halmark card-cute. My apologies to all you who like to dress up like fairies and princesses. I prefer sensual vampires and mystic sorcerers. But this darker slant on Halloween does not mean that everyone must celebrate the season my way. That is the best thing about Halloween, every person is free to celebrate in any way as much or as little as they wish. There are no religious requirements nor family togetherings required. Just candy.
There have been some ugly things going around all media's particularly social, lately. But it seems we can’t agree on what is ugly and inappropriate. It depends which side you are on. I have contributed to this cesspool of negativity, so here is a picture to celebrate Halloween season.
As you were,
Jay
What I love about Halloween is going through the stores and seeing all the clever masks and props. I find myself grinning a lot.
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And I loved building my grandson's elaborate costumes every year. This year he's outgrown trick-or-treating. This is good for my schedule and my budget...but I miss the fun of it.