http://www.madkane.com/humor_blog/2007/10/08/is-it-july-4th-columbus-day-or-halloween-im-confused/ Humorous Musings, Limericks, Song Parodies, & Satire About Stuff That Drives Me Mad (MadKane.com) Mon, 12 May 2008 06:15:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 http://www.madkane.com/humor_blog/2007/10/08/is-it-july-4th-columbus-day-or-halloween-im-confused/#comment-33993 Sun, 28 Oct 2007 17:55:10 +0000 http://www.madkane.com/humor_blog/2007/10/08/is-it-july-4th-columbus-day-or-halloween-im-confused/#comment-33993 [...] Madeleine Begun Kane presents Is It July 4th, Columbus Day, Or Halloween? I’m Confused! posted at Mad Kane’s Humor Blog. [...] […] Madeleine Begun Kane presents Is It July 4th, Columbus Day, Or Halloween? I’m Confused! posted at Mad Kane’s Humor Blog. […]

]]> http://www.madkane.com/humor_blog/2007/10/08/is-it-july-4th-columbus-day-or-halloween-im-confused/#comment-32416 Mon, 15 Oct 2007 00:05:19 +0000 http://www.madkane.com/humor_blog/2007/10/08/is-it-july-4th-columbus-day-or-halloween-im-confused/#comment-32416 [...] Madeleine Begun Kane presents Is It July 4th, Columbus Day, Or Halloween? I’m Confused! posted at Mad Kane’s Humor Blog. [...] […] Madeleine Begun Kane presents Is It July 4th, Columbus Day, Or Halloween? I’m Confused! posted at Mad Kane’s Humor Blog. […]

]]> http://www.madkane.com/humor_blog/2007/10/08/is-it-july-4th-columbus-day-or-halloween-im-confused/#comment-32329 Sat, 13 Oct 2007 20:50:24 +0000 http://www.madkane.com/humor_blog/2007/10/08/is-it-july-4th-columbus-day-or-halloween-im-confused/#comment-32329 [...] Madeleine Begun Kane presents Is It July 4th, Columbus Day, Or Halloween? I’m Confused! posted at Mad Kane’s Humor Blog. [...] […] Madeleine Begun Kane presents Is It July 4th, Columbus Day, Or Halloween? I’m Confused! posted at Mad Kane’s Humor Blog. […]

]]> http://www.madkane.com/humor_blog/2007/10/08/is-it-july-4th-columbus-day-or-halloween-im-confused/#comment-31870 Mon, 08 Oct 2007 14:34:27 +0000 http://www.madkane.com/humor_blog/2007/10/08/is-it-july-4th-columbus-day-or-halloween-im-confused/#comment-31870 Well, if you look at the overall history of Hallowe'en, it hadn't really been strictly "for the kids" until the 20th century, with the advent of mass commercialization. Then as hyper-capitalism kicked into gear and the awareness dawned on sellers that they could make more money pushing Hallowe'en, like Christmas, to both kids and adults, you saw far more adult participation (led by college students, as usual). Well, if you look at the overall history of Hallowe’en, it hadn’t really been strictly “for the kids” until the 20th century, with the advent of mass commercialization. Then as hyper-capitalism kicked into gear and the awareness dawned on sellers that they could make more money pushing Hallowe’en, like Christmas, to both kids and adults, you saw far more adult participation (led by college students, as usual).

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