Change the date we celebrate Halloween? A Mass. official aims to do just that
Americans mark holidays based on the day of the month — Veterans Day, New Year’s Day and Valentine’s Day — or by assigning it a specific day of the week at a certain point in the month — Election Day, Presidents Day and Thanksgiving.
Aided by his local state representative, a Pembroke selectman wants to change when Bay Staters celebrate Halloween, moving the spooky, costume-clad holiday from Oct. 31 to the last Saturday in October.
“It would be nicer not to have to worry about people racing home to get to their kids,” said Arthur Boyle, a selectman for 15 years in the South Shore town. Boyle, who told the News Service he brought the idea up a couple months ago, said sticking the holiday on the weekend would allow authorities to better plan for it.
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