A.D. Cantelmo Property Management
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Why we
should participate in the Halloween Tradition.
Halloween is
fast approaching, and I always look forward to giving out candy to the young
children who are anxiously and sometimes hesitantly approaching a stranger’s
door to collect their treat. It’s always fun to watch parents as they urge
their children to put aside their fears of the Halloween spooks and lights and
sounds that I like to decorate the yard with to greet the trick or treaters. I
also enjoy giving the older trick or treaters, some of which seem to be adults,
a very hard time, all in good fun.
Why should
we all embrace this fun and harmless Holiday? Very simply it is a unique
American tradition. (That’s not exactly true, they do celebrate Halloween in
the United Kingdom, Ireland, Canada and it is also spreading to other areas
around the world due to American influence.) It is sad though, when I look
around the neighborhood and see so few people with their lights on. Think about
this, you can get 150 pieces of candy for $15 and sit in your front yard for 2
hours and give out candy. How hard is that? I guess it could cut into TV time
or some other non productive activity like Facebook and twitter. You may even
meet a neighbor or two that you did not know existed.
Take me for
example, and let me put this gently, being that I have no children of my own; I
am not a huge fan of having children in my presence. I go out of my way to
avoid children whenever possible, but even I participate in the Halloween
tradition of giving out candy. When I hear people say that it is too dangerous
for their children to go trick or treating, I say bunk. As parents you should
go with your children and then there is no problem. And as for the old razor
blade in the apple story, never happened, and even if it did, what kid is going
to eat an apple he gets for Halloween. None!
So let’s get
off the couch and scare those trick or treaters, I bet you will even enjoy
yourself.
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