Yesterday we returned home to Mexico, but I still have a couple of entries to write about our trip to Ohio.
Even though it is not yet October, we found that many houses were already decorated for Halloween. (At what point did Halloween equal or even surpass Christmas as a holiday for elaborate displays?) While we were running some errands at a shopping center, we discovered a temporary shop that was devoted entirely to Halloween. We went inside and looked around. At the entrance there were a number of large, animated figures for sale.
The Christmas decorations are always out by mid September now. I figure people have to buy over a period of time before Christmas to be ready for the holidays. (I remember back when I had children that I put everything on layaway for at least three months).
ReplyDeleteBut some of the early marketing is simply ridiculous. Before we left on the trip, Walmart down here was already selling "pan de muerto" (bread of the dead), two months before Day of the Dead.
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