Halloween is staying on Oct. 31 in Utah after a resolution to celebrate the holiday on the last Friday each October failed in the Senate.
SALT LAKE CITY — Halloween will remain on October 31 after a resolution to create a permanent celebration date will head to the grave after failing in the Utah Senate.
Those in favor of celebrating Halloween on the last Friday of each October were unable to scare up the votes for passage as the resolution failed by a 9-to-16 vote. While it wouldn't be legally binding, Sen. Kirk Cullimore opened his resolution in hopes of alleviating late night celebration worries when All-Hallows Eve fell on a weekday.
"I just think for consistency and it’s a good way to end a week with Halloween celebrations," Cullimore had previously said."Some people asked why Friday, not Saturday? Friday is because a lot of kids still like to dress up for Halloween on a school day and celebrate at school." Despite a committee unanimously approving the resolution last month, the move didn't stand a ghost of a chance during Friday's vote in the full Senate.
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