Originally Posted by Jamie89 (Post 9031591)

It's funny actually thinking about it, because I don't particularly enjoy Christmas, for me it's always more of a hassle because I have to do a lot travelling, it's expensive, and 'family time' can be stressful... if I was dress up in a santa costume I'd probably be miserable :laugh: Whereas with Halloween, maybe it's because there isn't a load of hassle that comes with it, I'm into horror, I associate the dressing up with having a laugh with my friends etc etc. I always look forward to it more. I think my gripe was just with the 'it's only for kids' thing. There's something really freeing about putting on a costume and going out/showing off/letting go of yourself, basically doing something totally different that you'd never normally do for a night, and a sense of coming together when you see everyone else is doing the same thing (which you wouldn't get if there was no occasion and you were dressing up on a random weekend), and Halloween nights out/parties everyone always seems in higher spirits because of all that, and I think adults need that and get more from all that than kids do. They only really enjoy it because of trick or treating and getting lots of sweets :laugh: but it's only when you're an adult that you can fully appreciate Halloween imo :smug: So it's not really about there being a specific reason or need for celebrating it, it's just enjoying the fact that there is a celebration and like I said, letting go of yourself a bit (which of course noone needs to do if they don't want to or don't get anything from it, but I don't really get why anyone would be judged for doing it either).