Although some places in the U.S. don’t really celebrate Halloween, it is still one of the most famous holidays in the country. When it comes to commercial potential, Halloween is just behind Christmas in popularity and commercial potential.

Commercial value

Halloween is not only popular with kids alone. The Halloween festivities are popular with a wide variety of adult communities around the world. Since a New York Times columnist already declared that, the world is flat, international parades like The Greenwich Village Halloween parade attracts over a million people on a yearly basis.

Events such as this one contributes positively to the economy. The amount varies from every year, but there was a particular year wherein Greenwich Village Halloween parade raked in sixty million dollars. Due to the high market viability and benefits that these events bring to the community, even religious organizations keep a blind eye on the festivities.

The U.S. and Canada

The Halloween festivities in Canada have been observed to generate roughly seven hundred million dollars in earnings. On average, American households spend around forty-five dollars for the Halloween celebration. Young urban professionals typically spend more for Halloween festivities.

The total amount of the money that the U.S. produces during Halloween is an incredible 6.8 billion dollars. Americans tend to spend a lot on Halloween products like:

- Candies/Chocolates

- Halloween Costumes

- Greeting Cards

- Party materials

Taking It Easy

It’s a well-known fact that Halloween is that time of the year when people could let off a little pent-up steam. Often, it doesn’t matter anymore what the celebrations are really for. All that people know is that they can go to rave parties, drink, and party all night.

In the final analysis, it seems that Halloween was able to live this long because of the adult appropriation of the celebration. Without the movement of corporatist entities, the Celebration would have probably died a very long time ago. With all the persecution, it appears that the only way for this ancient-rooted celebration is to be appropriated to something less offensive and more pleasurable for everyone.

Problems

What makes the adult celebration of Halloween a sore point for the conservative, religious Right? To an extent, two factors are very prominent with the religious Right:

- Alcohol

- Alcohol use

Homosexuality is a factor because of the celebration of same sex relationships. For the alcohol factor, alcohol is almost always present on adult celebrations. In all-nighters and rave parties, free flowing beer is very much appreciated.

The more beer, the more freedom. Unlike celebrations like Christmas, where the drinking of alcohol is discouraged, Halloween is one of the holidays that beer-lovers everywhere wait for.

The modern Halloween celebration is strongest in North America. However, other continents and countries are slowly embracing this holiday of sorts. Halloween themed merchandise are available in almost any country in the world.

For instance, in the U.K., Halloween is experiencing a renewed popularity. They usually celebrate it by wearing scary masks and lighting bonfires.