America And The Commercialization Of Halloween
by Benedict Fisher
Although some places the U. S. don t really celebrate Halloween still one the most famous holidays the country. When comes to commercial potential Halloween just behind Christmas popularity & commercial potential.
Commercial value
Halloween not only popular with kids alone. The Halloween festivities are popular with wide variety adult communities around the world. Since New York Times columnist already declared the world flat international parades like The Greenwich Village Halloween parade attracts over million people on yearly basis.
Events such as this one contributes positively to the economy. The amount varies from every year but there was particular year wherein Greenwich Village Halloween parade raked sixty million dollars. Due to the high market viability & benefits these events bring to the community even religious organizations keep blind eye on the festivities.
The U. S. & Canada
In Canada the Halloween festivities have been estimated to produce about $700 million. In the United States has been estimated each American family spends about $45 or even more for Halloween-related products & events. For wealthier twenty-something employees the figure becomes bigger.
The total amount the money the U. S. produces during Halloween an incredible 6. 8 billion dollars. Americans tend to spend lot on Halloween products like:
Candies/Chocolates
Costumes
Greeting Cards
Party Supplies
Taking It Easy
It s well-known fact Halloween time the year when people could let little pent-up steam. Often doesn t matter anymore what the celebrations are really for. All people know they can go to rave parties drink & party all night.
It s surprising to see such an old celebration last this long. Halloween has survived the years not only because all the happy children who go around costumes trick-or-treating but also because the adults. If not for the movement corporatist entities Halloween would have been long gone by now. It seems the only way to maintain this old celebration to avoid doing offensive & inappropriate actions during Halloween.
Problems
Religious people don t take as kindly to Halloween as most other people. According to religion the adult s way celebrating Halloween often leads to no good. Two factors have caught the eye the religious groups over the past several years:
Alcohol
Alcohol use
Homosexuality factor because the celebration same sex relationships. For the alcohol factor alcohol almost always present on adult celebrations. In all-nighters & rave parties free flowing beer very much appreciated.
More beer translates to more freedom & the Halloween becomes the pinnacle personal hedonism & liberty. Compared to the Yuletide season where people are encouraged to not drink & instead buy electronic goods Halloween the much-awaited free-for-all.
Halloween most popular America but does not mean other countries do not celebrate it. More & more countries are starting to have bigger festivities & celebrations during the Halloween season. It s not unusual for other countries to sell Halloween-themed toys & costumes.
For instance the U. K. Halloween experiencing renewed popularity. They usually celebrate by wearing scary masks & lighting bonfires.
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