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RE: Today is Guy Fawkes Day, but maybe that doesn't mean what you think it means..
I knew the story but not all the details. I find it interesting that they had to say it was ok to torture as that must have been going on for years already.
We celebrate Guy Fawkes night but not Halloween as that is how I grew up. These days though Halloween has kind of taken foot in various societies and I believe it isn't the people, but the retailers who have made it happen.
When i was looking for fact clarification about various things i encountered that the rising popularity of Halloween was threatening this holiday, particularly in former colonies. Well, now i know it is true!
It is under threat as if you think about it who benefits from Guy Fawkes. Retailers that have a license to see fire works whereas Halloween they all sell things and it is more lucrative. Retailers are always looking for an opportunity to boost sales and this is why it is on the calendar now.
oh i would be willing to bet that Halloween is an opportunity for much senseless spending. In the States, there are pop up SUPERSTORES that sell only Halloween stuff from say, mid-Sept to Oct 30th, then they completely vacate the premises until the following year.
We have pop up Christmas stores taking over empty shops on a one month lease in shopping centers and high streets but thankfully no Halloween shops yet. It is fairly big but obviously not like the States. More for the kids getting sweets. Our road normally gets closed off as there is a high powered police officer somewhere around here and the kids trick or treat.