Healthy Debate: Halloween Should Be Celebrated Next Weekend, Not This Weekend

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I was listening to a fine program today, Chicago Dog Walk. 

And there were discussions on a variety of things like costumes, parties etc. Hannah and Ella were both very entertaining, the entire thing is worth a listen. 

The part that really stuck out to me was a comment by Chief and Danny that Hallo-weekend should be the 25th, 26th and 27th instead of the following weekend which is Halloween- November 1st and 2nd. 

Now let me first say, I am way out of the game here. I firmly stand by the fact that Halloween is good for like 8-10 years of your life. When you are like 6-10 years old and stack up candy as a kid, and then when you are in college and right afterwards (max 24). Everything else in between and after stinks. Egging houses was overrated, costume parties as adults stink. Those prime years when you go get 38489939 pieces of candy as a kid, and when you go away to college are both the chef's kiss … for very different reasons. I am long out of the game of Halloween, costume parties and drunkenly grinding on of the (slutty) three blind mice. However, I do have a strong opinion here. 

Hallo-weekend should involve Halloween. And the fact that it's on a Thursday this year means it's the perfect scenario for college kids. I have mentioned before how elite Thursdays were in college. By far the best night of most weekends. Always seemed like people were a little more reckless on Thursdays, the themes of parties were a little bit better, and it meant the weekend was that much better getting started a night earlier. Some of my fondest nights were Thursdays. Halloween being on a Thursday is perfect. Start off with the costume parties and roll it right into Friday and Saturday night. Pack the bars and house parties with costume parties. If you did the week before it's way to early. WAY too early. In college it's celebrated over a weekend anyway, why not start it on the actual holiday? 

Maybe I'm old, maybe I'm washed up, and maybe I'm crazy but I think if you're going to celebrate this completely overrated holiday the actual day of it should matter and celebrate it next weekend, but I'm willing to here the takes so sound off.