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It seems no cultural traditions involving death are safe from that commercial god, Halloween

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Halloween is boring. I used to think this quite often when I was young. Not because I didn’t enjoy wearing costumes or collecting candy or even being chased by random neighbourhood dogs while trick or treating. No, I had a problem with Halloween because of all the coffins,...

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