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I Want to Learn More About History

Older people are telling me that Halloween didn't used to be the big deal that it is now (in many places). Do you share that impression? If you do, why do you think Halloween has become such a major holiday?
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MrsPeterEvans · 31-35, F
Commercialisation
Cinnamon · 31-35, F
But I wonder why Halloween specifically got this commercialized.
MrsPeterEvans · 31-35, F
@starsslave: because it starts the Christmas spending. My dad tells me Hallowe'en used to be just a small thing in the UK with low jey parties now all the shops just push tat
Pfuzylogic · M
@starsslave: when the adult parties started, that encouraged adult costume sales, then decorations, novelties. It must have started mid 80s and grew from there.