Submitted by Captain_SpaceRaptor t3_ygv7vp in Connecticut
Would it be today 10/29 or on the actual 31st?
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Captain_SpaceRaptor OP t1_iuanupl wrote
Okie dokie. I wasn't sure. Where I'm originally from it was rarely done on the actual date.
mkt853 t1_iuap3za wrote
Where's that? Russia?
Max1035 t1_iuaph59 wrote
I lived in PA for grad school and they did it on a different day sometimes, they even scheduled rain dates for inclement weather. It’s not unheard of.
Captain_SpaceRaptor OP t1_iuaqj0r wrote
Yup! That's where I'm from! Most Halloween stuff occurred on the weekend and not necessarily on the actual date.
Kolzig33189 t1_iuarplu wrote
Also went to school for a time in PA and they always did weekend before too in south central area. Kind of wonder if that’s a strictly PA thing because CT is always the 31st.
pelliosophelus t1_iuau8sr wrote
Same. We did it the weekend closest.
glacialerratical t1_iuaue5a wrote
When I lived in Ohio it was similar. They specifically called that night beggar's night, rather than Halloween.
Ordinary_Guitar_5074 t1_iuavw0x wrote
Rain days? We would go out even if it snowed.
MightyMason t1_iuavwi9 wrote
Hell yeah 31st gang! Love it
MightyMason t1_iuavxa9 wrote
I love the okie dokie
Edit: also love the “okie dokie”
maybe_little_pinch t1_iuayxd5 wrote
Some places around the state do it on other days, but generally they are restricted to just locals. One neighborhood in Naugatuck comes to mind.
There have been pushes to make it the last Saturday of the month, but there has been public outrage at the idea.
TwoShed_Jackson t1_iub01p5 wrote
When I lived in Ohio they would often die it on the nearest weekend - and they would set weird time limits, like 5:30 to6:45, and at 6:44 everybody would turn their lights off and lock their doors.
mollymacks t1_iub04nw wrote
Another former PA peep & my town had a scheduled, official trick-or-treat the Saturday before Halloween. No rain date though
happyjammy123 t1_iub52ip wrote
Don't forget mischief night 10/30🎃🎃🎃
Money-Measurement961 t1_iubag9w wrote
31st, just sometimes they do little events (like trunk or treat we went to tonight) the 29th and 30th. :)
mandolinpebbles t1_iudptg9 wrote
Every couple of years when the conversation comes up to “move” Halloween, I always get slightly annoyed. It’s a holiday for kids, let kids be kids and move on.
PoopStainMcBaine t1_iue9dyu wrote
Of all the problems in Naugatuck, Halloween being on a weekday is the least of them.
seficarnifex t1_iuewutx wrote
I just moved from mass and they always did it Saturday before
apothecarynow t1_iug487t wrote
Huh? Kids have school during the week. They can stay out longer if it was a Saturday.
NeOxXt t1_iuamzim wrote
You're the second person to ask this. Halloween is 10/31. Always has been. Other events may be on different days but trick or treating happens on Halloween.