Hey Danny!   
      
   Sep 27 11:23 06, Danny Ceppa wrote to Maurice Kinal:   
      
    DC> Not quite the same.  The date was chosen per Lincoln.  It really    
    DC> isn't the Harvest Festival that it appears to be.     
      
   I didn't know about the Lincoln part but from my understanding of Thanksgiving   
   he held no sway as to Thanksgiving in Canada, not even the date.  The reason   
   for the holiday was always questionable but seems to be in sync as to when   
   harvest is a done deal in general north of the 49th although I think it is out   
   of sync with maple syrup harvesting but that is the only thing I can think of   
   offhand where it might be.   
      
   I think you're right about why anyone celebrates the holiday these days.   
      
    DC> Trick or Treating has been pretty much legislated out of existance.     
      
   I am not sure about legislation but definetly people have gotten paranoid   
   about trick or treating, probably rightly so.  If I had small children these   
   days I know I'd be picky about where I took them to go trick or treating, and   
   yes I'd take them if indeed they are going.  Many parents get together these   
   days and make it a party as opposed to goig door to door which is probably the   
   best way to deal with Halloween.   
      
    DC> It used to be a lot of fun when I was a kid.  Even as a young    
    DC> adult, it was fun and still safe.     
      
   I heard horror stories back when I was a kid but none of them ever happened to   
   me (razor blades in apples, etc).  Even back then the same rules applied as do   
   today except that today there is more of the potential for horror stories that   
   are difficult, if not impossible, to ignore.   
      
   Life is good,   
   Maurice   
      
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