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Don't go grim this Halloween
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Welcome to the campaign that is reclaiming Halloween from the supermarkets.
There is a choice for parents, teachers and children.
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Big apple give-a-way
Bishops all over the county have been giving away apples, as they encourage people not to go grim this year by donating a treat to charity at Halloween. Click here.
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In the lead up to Halloween both children and their parents are placed under pressure to partake in what has become a commercial celebration of witches, ghouls and goblins. But you don't have to go grim this Halloween....
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Donate your treat to charity
This year you have a real choice over Trick or Treat. We are asking you to donate a treat to a children's charity. In return you have access to a No Trick or Treat poster for your window. Click here.
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Halloween changed forever...
Supermarkets and stores have announced that they will offer parents a choice of goods this Halloween. 66% in survey say they agree. More here.
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Stores that offer choice
Disney and Woolworths are just some of the stores that can help you avoid dressing the kids as monsters or serial killers. Click here for details.
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No-one can deny that the timing of 'All Hallows' Eve' has pre-Christian pagan roots. Today, with millions of Christians celebrating Halloween or 'All Hallows' Eve', it is helpful to see Christmas Eve and Halloween as doing similar jobs: they are times of special celebration when light comes in the darkness.
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About us
This campaign site is managed by the Communications Office of the Church of England Diocese of Manchester
Church House
90 Deansgate
Manchester
M3 2GH
Phone: 0161 828 1400
Email:info@halloweenchoice.org
Copyright MDBF
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The Challenge
What is Halloween ?
For the last 1,200 years All Saints' day has fallen on 1st November and the word 'Hallowe'en' comes from the term 'All Hallows' Eve' which is the evening before All Saints day. The Christian Church celebrates this time by focussing on the light of Christ in the dark autumn evenings. Many churches hold children's events which are great fun.
Not all kids want to go grim this Halloween
Last year a member of our team watched a frantic mum going up and down a supermarket isle. She was trying to find a Halloween costume for her little girl who was sitting in the trolley watching.
The mum had a choice of knives, killer masks, and a whole collection of body parts in various states of decay. She could find nothing for her little girl, no choice, nothing bright nothing that most kids would be seen dressed in. This is when we realised that not all parents wanted to dress their kids as murders or serial killers. But there was not choice. Now there is.
We are concerned that the trend in celebrating Halloween, and the associated activities, is not just innocent fun and that retailers have a responsibility to offer a range of goods to help people mark the occasion.
Not everything about Halloween is evil or bad or wrong but there is a sinister dimension to the festival that people are becoming more concerned about.
We want kids to have a great Halloween, and we want to spark a wider public debate about the nature of our way of celebrating the date.
20 years ago, who would have imagine fair-trade and organic good resting alongside standard products in the main supermarkets. We're not trying to push for certain goods to be banned, but simply that a choice is available.
Campaign support
This campaign is co-ordinated by the Communications Office of the Church of England-Diocese of Manchester. Graphics designed and produced by David Marshall and Julian Battye.
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