Halloween and Holy Days

As it’s observed today, Halloween doesn’t do much for me.

There is pressure to buy things, dress up in ghoulish costumes, eat lots of candy, and coo and ahh over neighborhood children that come to the door being cute. What I want is a quiet place where I can spend time in the presence of my dead.

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