Halloween 2024 Countdown!

[SolidSnake84]

DAYS TO HALLOWEEN: 366

Good evening and Happy Halloween! Our 2024 Halloween countdown thread is now up and running! You'll see above that our main countdown is up and live. Over the next few days, I will add more and more countdowns daily as we start zeroing in to Autumn / Halloween Season 2024!

I was given permission here a few years ago to start doing a Halloween Countdown thread, and I am pleased to see the slow and steady growth since that period of time. Here are the past few years' posting statistics:

2021 - 1,915
2022 - 2,045
2023 - 2,182

We basically countdown little chunks at a time, instead of having a giant slog of a countdown. Our main countdowns focus on Autumn and Halloween Season. When the countdowns are "full", we will be counting down to these significant times of the year, in no particular order

• OCTOBER
• HALLOWEEN
• HALFOWEEN
• SPOOKY SPRING
• FALL PRESEASON
• THE BERS
• HALLOWEEN SEASON

Looking through the entire year as a whole, we have milestone days to celebrate every month of the year! Don't believe me? See the below!

-NOVEMBER-

150 Days to Spooky Spring - 11/3/2023
350 Days to Halloween - 11/16/2023
300 Days to Halloween Season - 11/21/2023

-DECEMBER-
150 Days to Halfoween - 12/2/2023
300 Days to October - 12/6/2023
100 Days to Spooky Spring - 12/23/2023

-JANUARY-
300 Days to Halloween - 1/5/2024
250 Days to Halloween Season - 1/10/2024
100 Days to Halfoween - 1/21/2024
250 Days to October - 1/25/2024
JOL Day #1 - 1/31/2024

-FEBRUARY-
50 Days to Spooky Spring - 2/11/2024
200 Days to The Bers - 2/14/2024
250 Days to Halloween - 2/24/2024
200 Days to Halloween Season - 2/29/2024
JOL DAY #2 - 2/29/2024

-MARCH-
50 Days to Halfoween - 3/11/2024
200 Days to October - 3/15/2024
SPOOKY SPRING KICKOFF WEEKEND - 3/30/2024
JOL DAY #3 - 3/30/2024

-APRIL-
Spooky Spring Begins - 4/1/2024
150 Days to The Bers - 4/4/2024
200 Days to Halloween - 4/14/2024
150 Days to Halloween Season - 4/19/2024
HALFOWEEN - 4/30/2024

-MAY-
150 Days to October - 5/4/2024
100 Days to The Bers - 5/24/2024
JOL DAY #4 - 5/31/2024

-JUNE-
150 Days to Halloween - 6/3/2024
100 Days to Halloween Season 6/8/2024
100 Days to October - 6/23/2024
JOL DAY # 5 - 6/30/2024

-JULY-
50 Days to The Bers - 7/13/2024
100 Days to Halloween - 7/23/2024
50 Days to Halloween Season - 7/28/2024
JOL DAY #6 - 7/30/2024

-AUGUST-
FALL PRESEASON BEGINS - 8/1/2024
50 Days to October - 8/12/2024
JOL DAY #7 - 8/31/2024

-SEPTEMBER-
50 Days to Halloween - 9/2/2024
FRIDAY THE 13TH - 9/13/2023
JOL DAY #8 - 9/30/2024

-OCTOBER-
Welcome to October - 10/1/2024
Happy Halloween - 10/31/2024

And just in case we pick up any new followers this year, let's have a rundown of our very own "Special Days" that we observe in this thread:

JACK O LANTERN DAYS

Beginning in January, at the end of the month, we celebrate "Jack O Lantern Day". I get out the electric Jack O Lantern, burn some fall/ pumpkin wax warmers / candles, and listen to my "Halloween Playlist" that day, before settling in for a mini horror movie marathon to wrap up the day. Some days when the weather cooperates, I even have a small fire in my outside fire pit. This is just my way of adding a little bit of Fall / Halloween to my life, during times in the year where I am really missing Fall. And it really helps. I think some of us here keep the same routine. We do this from January to September before finishing up in "Halloween Season" in September, having safely reached our destination. We originally only did JOL Days on each month that had a 31st, from January - August, but we "expanded" JOL Days due to popular demand last February.

SPOOKY SPRING:

Folks - Spooky Spring is the newest addition to our all year long spooky activities. April is essentially the mirror image of October, and Spooky Spring is celebrated the entire month of April. Basically it is October in April. Scary movie marathons, pumpkin spice everything - Halloween decorations. The cool weather really sets the tone for the month and it leads us right into Halfoween, the grand celebration of reaching the half way point to Halloween.

HALFOWEEN:

The grand celebration of being Halfway to Halloween, reached after the entire month-long celebration of "Spooky Spring". It's like a Jack O Lantern day on steroids. Or Halloween in April, whatever suits your fancy! April 30th! Mark your calendars!

FRIDAY the 13th:

We have TWO Friday the 13ths this coming year. The first one is on September 13th, and the second one is December 13th. It is basically like a Jack O Lantern Day "cheat day", and I usually treat the day as an extra JOL Day and will exclusively watch the Friday the 13th movies! This coming December is special because I have never "observed" a Friday the 13th in December since I usually do not like anything to take away from Christmas Season.

"Halloween Season"

The first day of Fall this coming year is on September 22nd, which is a Sunday. I really doubt that anyone wants to wait that long to officially kick off "Halloween Season", so I propose officially starting "Halloween season" on Monday the 16th. Who says Mondays are no fun?

And that's it! We can get into more specifics as the thread unfolds, but I want to continue the ongoing tradition of interactive content and sort of psuedo-discussions that we have in here. I want to borrow from the awesome Thanksgiving thread where we weekly discuss at least one Thanksgiving thought / topic. This year, Halloween is on a Thursday, so I think beginning on Thursday, January 4th, we will start up with our weekly Halloween thought every Tuesday! This thread is sort of on "easy mode" the next few weeks because I never want to do anything to "cut into" Christmas season, so I won't really be chasing the Halloween milestones "hardcore" until after Christmas has passed!

Thank you all for being here and happy counting!

 

[Rich]

Let's go!!!

 

[DecemberisComing]

Hello! So happy to be here and to enjoy all the fun again this year!

 

[Rich]

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[Irish75]

It has been another great Halloween and Spooky Season. The fresh countdown has begun. I am looking forward to all the JOL days, Spooky Spring, and the countdown to Spooky Season. Unfortunately it has to end, but with that the new cycle starts and hopefully many great new experiences will be added this next year.

 

[Twelve24]

Hello, everyone! Happy Halloween! In the distant past, the Celtic people celebrated Samhain, which translates to "summer's end." This marked the conclusion of the Celtic year, somewhat like our New Year's Eve. Over time, this celebration evolved into the Halloween we all hold dear. As we know, the New Year inspires resolutions, and this year, my Samhain New Year's resolution is to become an active participant in this thread. I first stumbled upon these forums thanks to @SolidSnake84 and have been quietly lurking in the shadows for over three years. In fact, there hasn't been a day that I can recall that I haven't visited these forums!

Halloween and Christmas hold a special place in my heart. In an often dark childhood, they were always a bright light, all thanks to my wonderful grandparents. With the knowledge that those cherished times can never be relived, my current motivation and enthusiasm for the holidays stem from a deep desire to experience those holiday feels of the past, even if only for a fleeting moment.

As I write this, I'm basking in the warm glow of the three jack-o'-lanterns I carved last night. It's hard to express how sad I am that Halloween is coming to a close. Thanks to the Halloween Countdown thread, I've had Halloween on my mind every day of the year, and my excitement has been building since July. To console myself, I remind myself that Christmas is just around the corner, and the warm glow from my jack-o'-lanterns will soon be replaced by the twinkle of Christmas lights.

I have to admit that introducing myself to everyone here feels a bit odd because, despite being the 'new guy' around here, it's as if I've known all of you for ages! Anyways, I look forward to becoming an active participant in this thread and sharing in all those special days and milestones with you all. Thank you all for being here, and I'd like to extend an extra special thanks to SolidSnake84 for keeping that jack-o'-lantern candle lit and burning brightly all 365 days of the year. Halloween 2024 here we come!

 

[Irish75]

Hello, everyone! Happy Halloween! In the distant past, the Celtic people celebrated Samhain, which translates to "summer's end." This marked the conclusion of the Celtic year, somewhat like our New Year's Eve. Over time, this celebration evolved into the Halloween we all hold dear. As we know, the New Year inspires resolutions, and this year, my Samhain New Year's resolution is to become an active participant in this thread. I first stumbled upon these forums thanks to @SolidSnake84 and have been quietly lurking in the shadows for over three years. In fact, there hasn't been a day that I can recall that I haven't visited these forums!

Halloween and Christmas hold a special place in my heart. In an often dark childhood, they were always a bright light, all thanks to my wonderful grandparents. With the knowledge that those cherished times can never be relived, my current motivation and enthusiasm for the holidays stem from a deep desire to experience those holiday feels of the past, even if only for a fleeting moment.

As I write this, I'm basking in the warm glow of the three jack-o'-lanterns I carved last night. It's hard to express how sad I am that Halloween is coming to a close. Thanks to the Halloween Countdown thread, I've had Halloween on my mind every day of the year, and my excitement has been building since July. To console myself, I remind myself that Christmas is just around the corner, and the warm glow from my jack-o'-lanterns will soon be replaced by the twinkle of Christmas lights.

I have to admit that introducing myself to everyone here feels a bit odd because, despite being the 'new guy' around here, it's as if I've known all of you for ages! Anyways, I look forward to becoming an active participant in this thread and sharing in all those special days and milestones with you all. Thank you all for being here, and I'd like to extend an extra special thanks to SolidSnake84 for keeping that jack-o'-lantern candle lit and burning brightly all 365 days of the year. Halloween 2024 here we come!

Welcome aboard. I lurked for awhile and never regret coming out and posting which has been many years ago now. There are many great people in here who share the same love being for Christmas, Halloween, Thanksgiving, or the entire Bers. There are so many great threads in here to enjoy for whatever your holiday preference may be.

 

[Annette]

Happy to tag along on this new thread!

 

[SolidSnake84]

DAYS TO JACK O LANTERN DAY: 91
DAYS TO SPOOKY SPRING: 152
DAYS TO HALFOWEEN: 181
DAYS TO FALL PRESEASON: 274
DAYS TO HALLOWEEN SEASON: 320
DAYS TO OCTOBER: 335
DAYS TO HALLOWEEN: 365

Good Morning Halloween Friends! Welcome to Day #1 of the new countdown! We have a leap year this year so today truly begins the new set of countdowns. And look at them all! I decided last night to add an additional countdown, that one being the "Days to Fall Pre-Season" count. I don't think we had it as a countdown last year, but it was fun counting down to August as well, "Fall Preseason", a month many of us enjoy here and for me begins the transformation over to full-time Fall and Halloween Decorations, shows, etc...

We're going to hit some milestones this week. And it's going to be great, because the wheel of time is always moving. In this thread we always have something to look forward to, Halloween and Fall is always on its way. I like to refer to these first couple of days after Halloween ends as the "Halloween Afterglow".

It probably really won't hit me until later when I start taking down the Halloween decorations that it's "over" for another year. Thank goodness for Jack O Lantern Days and our milestones.

Have a great day!

 

[SolidSnake84]

So I thought I would share some pics that I took this year that I think really sums up the spirit of Autumn / Halloween 2023.

I put on a soundtrack as well from my PCB's playlist, for an instant dose of feels seeing these pictures this morning!




And this picture below is not taken by me, but was posted on Reddit as "the morning after" Halloween. You can just see such emptiness and the foggy scene is just surreal. Almost looks like a movie set:



Have a great Wednesday, try and enjoy this "Halloween Afterglow" for a few more days!

 

[Irish75]

The page is so full again! Lol. I know Halloween takes a back seat now to enjoy the final 2 of the big 3, but it always stays in my heart.

Since we are mid week the inside Halloween decorations will stay up for the weekend until they are put away. I am going to take down the couple of outside Halloween decorations down today and turn it back over to just fall decor until it switched over to Christmas in a few weeks.

 

[Annette]

So I thought I would share some pics that I took this year that I think really sums up the spirit of Autumn / Halloween 2023.

I put on a soundtrack as well from my PCB's playlist, for an instant dose of feels seeing these pictures this morning!

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And this picture below is not taken by me, but was posted on Reddit as "the morning after" Halloween. You can just see such emptiness and the foggy scene is just surreal. Almost looks like a movie set:

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Have a great Wednesday, try and enjoy this "Halloween Afterglow" for a few more days!

Great pictures!

 

[Irish75]

Well, I actually never got around to watching the nightmare before Christmas. Today seemed still good. It serves as a nice bridge between Halloween to Christmas season.

 

[LadyLynn]

DAYS TO HALLOWEEN: 366

Good evening and Happy Halloween! Our 2024 Halloween countdown thread is now up and running! You'll see above that our main countdown is up and live. Over the next few days, I will add more and more countdowns daily as we start zeroing in to Autumn / Halloween Season 2024!

I was given permission here a few years ago to start doing a Halloween Countdown thread, and I am pleased to see the slow and steady growth since that period of time. Here are the past few years' posting statistics:

2021 - 1,915
2022 - 2,045
2023 - 2,182

We basically countdown little chunks at a time, instead of having a giant slog of a countdown. Our main countdowns focus on Autumn and Halloween Season. When the countdowns are "full", we will be counting down to these significant times of the year, in no particular order

• OCTOBER
• HALLOWEEN
• HALFOWEEN
• SPOOKY SPRING
• FALL PRESEASON
• THE BERS
• HALLOWEEN SEASON

Looking through the entire year as a whole, we have milestone days to celebrate every month of the year! Don't believe me? See the below!

-NOVEMBER-

150 Days to Spooky Spring - 11/3/2023
350 Days to Halloween - 11/16/2023
300 Days to Halloween Season - 11/21/2023

-DECEMBER-
150 Days to Halfoween - 12/2/2023
300 Days to October - 12/6/2023
100 Days to Spooky Spring - 12/23/2023

-JANUARY-
300 Days to Halloween - 1/5/2024
250 Days to Halloween Season - 1/10/2024
100 Days to Halfoween - 1/21/2024
250 Days to October - 1/25/2024
JOL Day #1 - 1/31/2024

-FEBRUARY-
50 Days to Spooky Spring - 2/11/2024
200 Days to The Bers - 2/14/2024
250 Days to Halloween - 2/24/2024
200 Days to Halloween Season - 2/29/2024
JOL DAY #2 - 2/29/2024

-MARCH-
50 Days to Halfoween - 3/11/2024
200 Days to October - 3/15/2024
SPOOKY SPRING KICKOFF WEEKEND - 3/30/2024
JOL DAY #3 - 3/30/2024

-APRIL-
Spooky Spring Begins - 4/1/2024
150 Days to The Bers - 4/4/2024
200 Days to Halloween - 4/14/2024
150 Days to Halloween Season - 4/19/2024
HALFOWEEN - 4/30/2024

-MAY-
150 Days to October - 5/4/2024
100 Days to The Bers - 5/24/2024
JOL DAY #4 - 5/31/2024

-JUNE-
150 Days to Halloween - 6/3/2024
100 Days to Halloween Season 6/8/2024
100 Days to October - 6/23/2024
JOL DAY # 5 - 6/30/2024

-JULY-
50 Days to The Bers - 7/13/2024
100 Days to Halloween - 7/23/2024
50 Days to Halloween Season - 7/28/2024
JOL DAY #6 - 7/30/2024

-AUGUST-
FALL PRESEASON BEGINS - 8/1/2024
50 Days to October - 8/12/2024
JOL DAY #7 - 8/31/2024

-SEPTEMBER-
50 Days to Halloween - 9/2/2024
FRIDAY THE 13TH - 9/13/2023
JOL DAY #8 - 9/30/2024

-OCTOBER-
Welcome to October - 10/1/2024
Happy Halloween - 10/31/2024

And just in case we pick up any new followers this year, let's have a rundown of our very own "Special Days" that we observe in this thread:

JACK O LANTERN DAYS

Beginning in January, at the end of the month, we celebrate "Jack O Lantern Day". I get out the electric Jack O Lantern, burn some fall/ pumpkin wax warmers / candles, and listen to my "Halloween Playlist" that day, before settling in for a mini horror movie marathon to wrap up the day. Some days when the weather cooperates, I even have a small fire in my outside fire pit. This is just my way of adding a little bit of Fall / Halloween to my life, during times in the year where I am really missing Fall. And it really helps. I think some of us here keep the same routine. We do this from January to September before finishing up in "Halloween Season" in September, having safely reached our destination. We originally only did JOL Days on each month that had a 31st, from January - August, but we "expanded" JOL Days due to popular demand last February.

SPOOKY SPRING:

Folks - Spooky Spring is the newest addition to our all year long spooky activities. April is essentially the mirror image of October, and Spooky Spring is celebrated the entire month of April. Basically it is October in April. Scary movie marathons, pumpkin spice everything - Halloween decorations. The cool weather really sets the tone for the month and it leads us right into Halfoween, the grand celebration of reaching the half way point to Halloween.

HALFOWEEN:

The grand celebration of being Halfway to Halloween, reached after the entire month-long celebration of "Spooky Spring". It's like a Jack O Lantern day on steroids. Or Halloween in April, whatever suits your fancy! April 30th! Mark your calendars!

FRIDAY the 13th:

We have TWO Friday the 13ths this coming year. The first one is on September 13th, and the second one is December 13th. It is basically like a Jack O Lantern Day "cheat day", and I usually treat the day as an extra JOL Day and will exclusively watch the Friday the 13th movies! This coming December is special because I have never "observed" a Friday the 13th in December since I usually do not like anything to take away from Christmas Season.

"Halloween Season"

The first day of Fall this coming year is on September 22nd, which is a Sunday. I really doubt that anyone wants to wait that long to officially kick off "Halloween Season", so I propose officially starting "Halloween season" on Monday the 16th. Who says Mondays are no fun?

And that's it! We can get into more specifics as the thread unfolds, but I want to continue the ongoing tradition of interactive content and sort of psuedo-discussions that we have in here. I want to borrow from the awesome Thanksgiving thread where we weekly discuss at least one Thanksgiving thought / topic. This year, Halloween is on a Thursday, so I think beginning on Thursday, January 4th, we will start up with our weekly Halloween thought every Tuesday! This thread is sort of on "easy mode" the next few weeks because I never want to do anything to "cut into" Christmas season, so I won't really be chasing the Halloween milestones "hardcore" until after Christmas has passed!

Thank you all for being here and happy counting!

You, my friend are the best. Glad you came up with this thread.

 

[LadyLynn]

Hello, everyone! Happy Halloween! In the distant past, the Celtic people celebrated Samhain, which translates to "summer's end." This marked the conclusion of the Celtic year, somewhat like our New Year's Eve. Over time, this celebration evolved into the Halloween we all hold dear. As we know, the New Year inspires resolutions, and this year, my Samhain New Year's resolution is to become an active participant in this thread. I first stumbled upon these forums thanks to @SolidSnake84 and have been quietly lurking in the shadows for over three years. In fact, there hasn't been a day that I can recall that I haven't visited these forums!

Halloween and Christmas hold a special place in my heart. In an often dark childhood, they were always a bright light, all thanks to my wonderful grandparents. With the knowledge that those cherished times can never be relived, my current motivation and enthusiasm for the holidays stem from a deep desire to experience those holiday feels of the past, even if only for a fleeting moment.

As I write this, I'm basking in the warm glow of the three jack-o'-lanterns I carved last night. It's hard to express how sad I am that Halloween is coming to a close. Thanks to the Halloween Countdown thread, I've had Halloween on my mind every day of the year, and my excitement has been building since July. To console myself, I remind myself that Christmas is just around the corner, and the warm glow from my jack-o'-lanterns will soon be replaced by the twinkle of Christmas lights.

I have to admit that introducing myself to everyone here feels a bit odd because, despite being the 'new guy' around here, it's as if I've known all of you for ages! Anyways, I look forward to becoming an active participant in this thread and sharing in all those special days and milestones with you all. Thank you all for being here, and I'd like to extend an extra special thanks to SolidSnake84 for keeping that jack-o'-lantern candle lit and burning brightly all 365 days of the year. Halloween 2024 here we come!

So glad you are posting. Official welcome!

 

[LadyLynn]

And we start the ride again. Yay!

 

[DecemberisComing]

Hello, everyone! Happy Halloween! In the distant past, the Celtic people celebrated Samhain, which translates to "summer's end." This marked the conclusion of the Celtic year, somewhat like our New Year's Eve. Over time, this celebration evolved into the Halloween we all hold dear. As we know, the New Year inspires resolutions, and this year, my Samhain New Year's resolution is to become an active participant in this thread. I first stumbled upon these forums thanks to @SolidSnake84 and have been quietly lurking in the shadows for over three years. In fact, there hasn't been a day that I can recall that I haven't visited these forums!

Halloween and Christmas hold a special place in my heart. In an often dark childhood, they were always a bright light, all thanks to my wonderful grandparents. With the knowledge that those cherished times can never be relived, my current motivation and enthusiasm for the holidays stem from a deep desire to experience those holiday feels of the past, even if only for a fleeting moment.

As I write this, I'm basking in the warm glow of the three jack-o'-lanterns I carved last night. It's hard to express how sad I am that Halloween is coming to a close. Thanks to the Halloween Countdown thread, I've had Halloween on my mind every day of the year, and my excitement has been building since July. To console myself, I remind myself that Christmas is just around the corner, and the warm glow from my jack-o'-lanterns will soon be replaced by the twinkle of Christmas lights.

I have to admit that introducing myself to everyone here feels a bit odd because, despite being the 'new guy' around here, it's as if I've known all of you for ages! Anyways, I look forward to becoming an active participant in this thread and sharing in all those special days and milestones with you all. Thank you all for being here, and I'd like to extend an extra special thanks to SolidSnake84 for keeping that jack-o'-lantern candle lit and burning brightly all 365 days of the year. Halloween 2024 here we come!

@Twelve24, hello and welcome! I am looking forward to getting to know you!

 

[cgmcav]

DAYS TO JACK O LANTERN DAY: 91
DAYS TO SPOOKY SPRING: 152
DAYS TO HALFOWEEN: 181
DAYS TO FALL PRESEASON: 274
DAYS TO HALLOWEEN SEASON: 320
DAYS TO OCTOBER: 335
DAYS TO HALLOWEEN: 365

Good Morning Halloween Friends! Welcome to Day #1 of the new countdown! We have a leap year this year so today truly begins the new set of countdowns. And look at them all! I decided last night to add an additional countdown, that one being the "Days to Fall Pre-Season" count. I don't think we had it as a countdown last year, but it was fun counting down to August as well, "Fall Preseason", a month many of us enjoy here and for me begins the transformation over to full-time Fall and Halloween Decorations, shows, etc...

We're going to hit some milestones this week. And it's going to be great, because the wheel of time is always moving. In this thread we always have something to look forward to, Halloween and Fall is always on its way. I like to refer to these first couple of days after Halloween ends as the "Halloween Afterglow".

It probably really won't hit me until later when I start taking down the Halloween decorations that it's "over" for another year. Thank goodness for Jack O Lantern Days and our milestones.

Have a great day!

Happy to see the new countdown added since I enjoy referring to August as "Halloween Awareness Month," which makes this perfect! Thanks for all you do to keep this forum going!

 

[Edge612]

Evening Halloween Fans! The new thread! Wow 2024? I can't think about Halloween 2024. Can I? Well, one thing I personally want to improve on this year is to get into Spooky Spring. I really believe spring is underrated and is the perfect time to celebrate Halloween. Happy Halloween!

 

[Irish75]

Evening Halloween Fans! The new thread! Wow 2024? I can't think about Halloween 2024. Can I? Well, one thing I personally want to improve on this year is to get into Spooky Spring. I really believe spring is underrated and is the perfect time to celebrate Halloween. Happy Halloween!

Easter falls in March this year so no distractions for a whole month of Spooky Spring in April.