Yard decorations, parties, whole store aisles dedicated to it, I don’t think we’ll have quite so much of that for Thanksgiving this year as we’ve had for Halloween. Halloween has always been a bit of an American tradition, but it feels like it’s exploded in popularity during my adulthood to the point that Halloween parties have now been added to the list of corporate/academic events that serious employees will attend to have a bit of drink and fun and goof off with their bosses and coworkers. What used to be a party mostly for children and collegiates has come into its adulthood and is now a part of the American rolladex of holidays.

I’m not at all sure where this began or when, but I’m wondering if it’s somewhat inevitable for all holidays to expand if the culture allows them. People like goofing off, and having more excuses to do so by turning Halloween into a “season” instead of just a single night of kids asking for candy is something that people will enjoy. I only wonder if Thanksgiving will follow this trend and we’ll have an entire party season from September through January in some distant future.