Some of you may not be aware of this, but violent storms swept through New England the weekend before Halloween. Not only did they dump 8 or more inches of snow in most areas, but the high winds, wet, heavy snow and trees that had not yet lost their fall foliage combined to create a record number of broken limbs and downed power lines. Amid all of this chaos, it was just not possible to proceed with the Halloween celebration. Millions of homes were without power. So it just didn’t happen.
Even now, stores are struggling to replace food that had spoiled over the 4+ days without power. But the announcement has been given. Halloween has NOT been canceled – it has just been postponed. The question is – will it still be Halloween if everyone is giving out Christmas candy?