Sometimes I wonder if wearing leaves were to become a trend, whether Guyanese would jump on the bandwagon without thought or question, like they tend to do with everything that is popular in North America.
This week’s blog isn’t about crucifying those who chose to partake in Halloween festivities by getting decked out in costumes and what not but to question the hypocrisy of it all and to zero in on the distance we seem to keep when it comes to our own cultural celebrations—in comparison to Halloween—for whatever reason.
My first issue with Halloween, which is also known as All Hallow’s Eve, is the fact that it has evolved into a commercial bubble. Believe it or not, the whole theory of Halloween is even said to have Christian roots, the holiday initially started out as a three-day celebration to remember the dead,