Thank you very much

That would be a yes. I have my Halloween tree set up in the front hallway, and my headstones out front. Halloween-...e600c3.jpg

Yes, and they are glorious!

Sounds logical, :D

I say both, but more often Fall.

To be sure, I do. IMG_2213-6...10564e.jpg

I will be celebrating my first British Christmas this year, when I travel to visit family in the UK.

This year would have failed you. The decorations everywhere are all gone, have been for a couple weeks. In fact, I would wager that black friday is going to be a s**t show considering that it's already been made public that merchandise is going to be short this year.

There’s some irony that the OP used the term “y’all” while calling the culture strange haha 😂

It's quicker to say "the 4th", "Halloween", and "Christmas". For me, it's all about efficiency.

A few people rent costumes. Many purchase them, but they are such poor quality they may not last long. Some wear them again in subsequent years. People often make costumes from old, used clothing, or sometimes by sewing.

think...sweetened condensed milk? but in the texture of wax? meh, if you're european you probably wont like it

The really mean people give toothbrushes!

Ya, you betcha.

No, one of the holiday rituals is “demonstrate a psychological theory.” Most people chose the Tragedy of the Commons. Me, I’d think the Milgram Experiment more in keeping with the spirit of the holiday, but my lawyer pointed to its complications.

My family carves pumpkins every Halloween...and decorates cookies for Christmas, and dyes eggs for Easter...

We dress up and have a contest for different categories of costumes

depends where you work, the halloween before COVID my office had a decorating contest and each section of cubes came up with a theme... I work with a bunch of engineers it was nuts. There was a full size pirate ship, a witches cabin, grave yard, haunted house...

It really depends on what kind of place you work. It's pretty common for teachers and staff, especially in grade school, to dress up. It puts a smile on the little ones' faces. Not so much if you work in an animal shelter or nursing home.

I usually do.

Depends on the company

I’m a nurse and wear Halloween scrubs all October. I’d be afraid to wear a costume to scare the demented and delirious patients.

Why do they call it “fancy dress”? Like dressing up as a cereal box is fancy??

only if the business itself allows it.

Depends on your job & income. Minimum wage = yes. Overpaid = yes. Just getting by 9-5 = no.

I always did. No one else there did. But Halloween is not to be ignored! Not fancy dress up though. ALWAYS scary. Halloween should always be scary in my point of view.☠️

depends on ur work place/job

Guess it depends.on how much of a geek you are, joe griffin. Anyone ever tell you you kinda look like jesus? Rock on bro. Dress up and rock on!

Yes and but you gotta' ask first. I've seen the weird scenario where only one person shows up like a mermaid to work assuming people do dress up.

Depends on whether the employer allows it.

Some people do. I suspect it's only done now because people saw it on TV, though. Most people don't do it, though.

Depends on the employer bu we have had costume contests the last few years.

We do costume and desk decorating contests. This year they’ve added online submissions for work from home people. I’m currently planning how I’m going to make it look like creepy things are trying to burst through my wall in my desk background. 2018 my team turned our cubes in to Middle Earth. I built Minas Tirith out of cardboard - it was big enough to fit me and my office chair in so I could work.

Nos such thing as taking Halloween too seriously. NO. SUCH. THING.

Mmm, pumpkin pie, pumpkin bread, pumpkin soup, roasted pumpkin seeds...

The nice ones do, the mean ones don't.

Yes. Why is it ok to decorate for Christmas but not Halloween? You do your things but Imma get me some ghouls for MY garden.

You guys are getting days off?

It's the only holiday we have that doesn't come with some kind of baggage. It's literally just for fun, and also to scare away the spirits walking abroad that might steal our souls.

The same reason we love dad jokes

The best seasonal store ever. It's like Halloween Santa. Only shows up once a year and you never see it until spooky season

the big ones that are carved aren't eating pumpkins. Just like there is 'field' corn that's used for animal feed and corn products which is not the corn you buy at the market to eat.

i wish lol

Ummmm, has anyone told him about Christmas?

Where do you think we get our costumes and skeletons and witches and giant rubber rats and fake spider webs and coffins and monsters?