"hey ma, they use to kill Jews on Halloween"
Atlas Shrugs | I Hate Halloween
Once upon a time I loved Halloween. Crushingly loved Halloween. When I was a kid, I had this gypsy costume that I was so crazy for. I thought I was just so fabulous in it... So on this dress would go and off I would go to collect candy. Chocolate. How fabulous is that?
What I didn't know was the history of Halloween. It has deplorable, ugly elements. I would deck the house full out in Halloween decoration -- but it was my kids who came home years ago and said. "hey ma, they use to kill Jews on Halloween. It's a pagan holiday." Apparently Halloween was a night when many pogroms would occur against Jews.