How many trick-or-treaters have there actually been? Got me. I live in an apartment building which is logistically not suited for it. But the nearby neighborhoods have looked nice.
Saturday, November 1, 2025
Salute to the spooky
Now that Halloween season is just past, I have to reflect that it's been fun to walk around and see the decorations. I've seen tableaux with simple yet effective witch figures. There was a house with a couple of skeletons propped up in chairs on the lawn. At least one porch was decorated with giant spiders, which I wouldn't have been happy about if they were real, but they weren't. And of course there have been some nicely made and creative jack-o-lanterns.
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There were houses decorated for Hallowe'en around here too but none were as cool as the places you described. The spookiest decorations we saw were the samples that had been unboxed and plugged in at the local Canadian Tire store where a display section had been arranged.
Since the 6th game of the Series was on Oct. 31st the Blue Jays announced: "The Blue Jays reserve the right to deny admission or remove anyone wearing garments that are considered inappropriate or could detract from other fans enjoying the game.There should be nothing offensive. Cultural appropriation is cited widely as falling into the offensive category. For example, no tribal markings, headdresses, and turbans."
We thought this a bit rich in consideration of the fact that BDSM costumes and 'furries' are often seen on city streets these days.
There was a hard rain falling here that night so there were no kids trick or treating as we've seen other years - with parents hovering close by. I think mostly there are parties at school or at least indoors somewhere.
Canadian Tire does seem to have some cool Halloween stuff, from looking at its website. (Deep discounts cuz we're halfway through November now.) The most interesting is a plastic howling wolf skeleton. Not sure if you saw that one on your visits.
Cultural appropriation is a bogus concern. My feeling is that a culture can either be appropriated, or it can die forgotten. As far as the ballpark goes, I doubt even a full-blooded Cree elder is going to show up wearing a headdress. Especially since the Cleveland Indians were renamed the Guardians. But suppose somebody comes wearing a turban. Will park security demand to see his Sikh license?
The fact that BDSM and furry costumes are worn on the streets points to a widescale lack of self-awareness. You do not want this to be the first thing strangers know about you.
Whether there's trick or treating or not I do hope the kids get to mark the day somehow. There have to be special days (and nights) when spirits are afoot.
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