Holidays Dying?

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Originally Posted by Captain

I've noticed that the holiday events are losing their touch a tad. This halloween I've noticed that not many people make an effort anymore. Years ago people used to decorate their houses and kids used to make a real effort to look scary. Now it's just a bin bag and a crappy 99p mask in some cases.

This is happening at Christmas too, everyone just isn't as excited about Christmas as they used to be. I used to see loads of houses that were full of lights and decorations nowadays they just put a little bit of holly on the door. Christmas presents aren't a suprise anymore since most parents ask their children what they'd like, which is a probably killer for the seasonal holidays.

Personally I think we're all losing a bit of holiday spirit.

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I think its because of 2 things:

• Credit crunch, so no one can afford to splash out on occasions like this anymore, and
• We're just getting older.

Oh Christ. Grow a pair. Halloween is the ****test 'holiday' ever. Why should people be buying sweets for little kids to come begging for them? I say little kids, when really it's teenagers who fancy having some sweeties.

Reasons for people not doing it other than this is that the world is full of paedophiles and rapists and it's just not safe to be outside anymore.

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Originally Posted by ToxicPaddy

I think its because of 2 things:

• Credit crunch, so no one can afford to splash out on occasions like this anymore, and
• We're just getting older.

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Yeah the Credit Crunch is a beneficial factor in this but it's been happening over the past few years, also I don't like getting older ;( I miss waking up at half 5 in the morning to open my presents before anyone elseee.

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Originally Posted by Loser

Oh Christ. Grow a pair. Halloween is the ****test 'holiday' ever. Why should people be buying sweets for little kids to come begging for them? I say little kids, when really it's teenagers who fancy having some sweeties.

Reasons for people not doing it other than this is that the world is full of paedophiles and rapists and it's just not safe to be outside anymore.

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Err.. why be a **** about it? I know halloween is the worst holiday ever, but this thread isn't disputing which holiday is better than which is it? No it isn't. People don't have to buy sweets for little kids, it's not really about that incase you read the actual thread.

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Originally Posted by Captain

also I don't like getting older ;( I miss waking up at half 5 in the morning to open my presents before anyone elseee

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same here! last year I got up at 9am and i felt really bad about it lol its usually like 6 im up :P

5am here
still do ;)

I always say that I don't care about Christmas and i'll probably get up at 12pm but I actually usually get up about 6 or 7ish, sadly enough.

I love xmas!! dont we all?

its because people get presents and such through the year likewise with sweets so its not so special.