It’s more an American thing, although it has partially migrated... its still not so popular all over the world.

Of course I don’t acknowledge the existence of any of that nonsense but like Xmas and thanksgiving, it’s more tradition. For Halloween, I go to a gala at The Museum of Natural History.

Halloween is the Celtic celebration of Samhainn so, a pagan celebration

Personally I think it's a stupid commercialised american festival that has no relevance to me, but is becoming increasingly more popular here in the UK.

I blame Wes Craven.....

It's my second favorite day of the year. My disbelief has no affect on my love of dressing up in costumes, or loving the macabre decorations... It's the one day of the year you get to pretend to be whomever or whatever you want and nobody gives you a bunch of crap for it... Just candy. You get candy for being someone else for the day... Win win.

I personally ignore ALL holidays and do NOT celebrate any. Bah Humbug.

From the atheist bible: Thou must celebrate Halloween!

Cosplay for adults, Hellz YES!

Costumes and candy and parties. Yes these are all great and fun things. But, (believing) in some supersticious nonsense is just a bunch of good old woo woo. I say, just enjoy the ride and have fun.

Shit yeah. Candy and spooky stuff and an excuse to dress up and/or be as slutty as you like? I was born this month so its like october throws me a second belated birthday party every year. I don't actually dress up n do much celebratin myself usually but I like the candy n movies n excuse to creep oneself out. The whole fall season is my favorite celebration in a rural community: beautiful leaves, perfect weather, fall festival n harvest season, apple butter, hayrides, corn mazes, haunted houses, thanksgiving feasting. I participate minimally if at all in most of it (except the apple butter, gimme!) But it's a great aesthetic. A celebratory time to enjoy the fruits of life and a simultaneous reminder of the certainty of death. No finer equinox for a pagan to celebrate.

It’s not really a holiday it’s just a dress up day, it’s all in jest and doesn’t mean anything and a great reason to dress up and flirt.

I put up a few decorations and hand out chocolate bars to the kids. I have a Wiccan pentagram t-shirt that I wear that defines the 5 points. Maybe just to annoy the parents since I live in a city filled with churches but there is some significance to their meaning too. Some scholarly writings have noted this is a celebration of the Celtic New Year.

Why wouldn't they?

since atheism is not a religion, there is no tradition and are no rules regarding this. some atheists do and some don't. yes, the holiday began as a religious one, but it isn't one now. yes it has ghosties in it but do you avoid science fiction too? you don't have to believe in the elements of fiction to enjoy it, and that goes for hallowe'en too.

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It's about having fun, costumes snd candy. Best to my knowledge, none of those things are in conflict with lack of beliefs

Spooky things, costumes, candy. It's fun. I trawl Netflix for horror movies and hang up pretty spiderweb decorations and go to loads of events.

Unlike Xmas and Easter, Halloween seems to have lost ALL of its religious overtones. It's just a fun time to dress in costumes and go trick-or-treating. I see nothing religious in the way we celebrate the modern holiday.

I LOVE halloween. I still dress up if I can.

Halloween is our Favorite holiday. But the we started dating on Halloween 31 years ago. We have never looked to it as literal or religious. But just as a good time.

I got involved with it when my kids were younger, but since then and since they moved out, I am not that enthusiastic. I never got involved with adult costumes or parties. The neighborhood I live in now doesn't have a lot of kids, so that will probably do it for me.

Personally, Xtian Celebrations mean nothing at to me, I do make an effort to give my nephew Henry something for Easter and Xmas as I did for my daughter.
But since both Easter and Halloween are both one of those celebrations plagiarized from far earlier and old cultural belief systems by Xtianity anyway, just as is Xmas btw, I see them as being just another ' show grabber' utilised by both religions ( to attempt to get in extra congregation members) and the Manufacturing Companies and Retail Stores to boost sales.
Even the title of Pope in the Catholic Church was plagiarized from the Roman Empire where the Pontifex Maximus ( the great Bridge Builder,being the translated meaning) was the High Priest and Chief Augur of the Temple of Jupiter Optimus Maximus ( The Greatest and Best), the College of Cardinals is also derive from the Collegia of Rome, collegia were Organised Gangs of Thugs, Murderers, Thieves based in the various urban areas of Ancient Rome who preyed upon people, did the often unsavory biddings of the Senate/ Emperors, ran Protection/Extortion rackets, etc, etc.
The Catholic Church, it would seem, based itself on a very poor white-washing attempt of the truth and facts about the city and peoples that it first swallowed up.

I love Halloween! Costume parties, candy, love it.

Oh heck yeah,,, just another reason to have a party..

I don't find anything objectionable about dressing up in a fun costume and asking neighbors for candy (for kids.) Or having a dress-up/costume party (kids or adults.) Regardless of orgins, I embrace reasons to celebrate, have fun, and break up the monotony of daily life.

well I don't beleive in the stupid thing as hell so just have fun and hand out candy to the kids that come to my door