Hallo-weiners

So I got a note from my daughter's school saying that this year they're going to be having a "Fall Festival" instead of the traditional Halloween party, because this way all the students can participate. Apparently, in the past, some parents didn't want their kids participating in any Halloween festivities (you know, due to the satanic rituals) so the "Fall Festival" is the school's way of making sure all the kids can join in the fun. It's like having "winter break" instead of "Christmas break." I get it and I'm sure it will be fine - but part of me thinks this is completely ridiculous and I'm a little upset the kids won't get to have costume parties. If these idiots would actually do the research on WHY and HOW we came to celebrate Halloween maybe they wouldn't have such a problem with it.