The Scary Thing About Halloween 2020…
Is That Some Folks Think It’s Okay to Do It
2020 has been a year of incredible upheaval. Nothing will be the “same” for a very long time.
One of the biggest changes is how we are able to interact with people.
After a lot of false starts, our political and medical leaders have begun to send more cohesive messages to us. (at the start of this, Canadas’ chief medical officer cheerfully told us that masks were not needed, that closing the borders to travellers from China was over-reaction and racist.) Now they are telling us that we are in the midst of a serious “second wave” and that if we do not follow their guidelines, things will get much, much worse.
The “much, much worse” scenario happened here in Canada over our Thanksgiving. Cases are on the rise, and there are outbreaks in several hospitals in our area in Canada (Toronto, Ontario).
As we got closer to Halloween, the “Great Debate” began over whether kids should be allowed to go out trick or treating, or if Halloween events and parties should go ahead. Some areas have declared that this is not allowed. Some areas have left it up to people to make their own decisions, but have warned people that it would be best to avoid this practice.
Recently, in an unusually responsible tone, our selfie-loving Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, came out and warned people against trick or treating and Halloween gatherings and stated self-righteously that his family will definitely not be doing any of this, instead, they will have a candy hunt around the house for their kids, somewhat like an Easter egg hunt.
So although the wishy washy politicians have not all come right out and forbidden Halloween activities, they have warned us sternly against them.
For example, the Premier of Ontario, Doug Ford, had some dire words concerning Halloween and how what happens over Halloween, will affect Christmas. You can read about it in this article.
Surprisingly, some people appear to feel that they have no need to listen to any of the advice, and plan to go ahead with Halloween activities regardless.
That’s pretty scary.
