Yeah, I noticed many stores setting up Halloween displays and merchandise near the end of August. WAY too early for me, and Halloween is my favorite holiday! I'm going to wait until next week, when we're halfway into September, to start getting in the spirit (no pun intended.)
Before the pandemic got serious, my brother and I were planning to host a Halloween party at my place on Halloween night, since it falls on a Saturday. But late last month I asked my brother about it and he said he didn't really want to do it, and then I looked over some of the current gathering/event guidelines for my area (eastern Massachusetts) and thought about trying to throw the party following them, and decided it would be a hassle and so I had to agree with my brother. I'm just hoping at least trick-or-treating happens in my city; that's a pretty easy event to implement social distancing and mask-wearing into. And people who want to participate should get tested if they possibly have any symptoms so they don't spread the virus, and maybe have hand sanitizer stations available to use after giving candy to each family/group of kids that comes to their door. I know I'll probably be passing out candy in my Zak Wolf fursuit again, with a nice decoration display set up in our garage and front yard. Of course I'll be wearing my fursuit, and the head can cover my nose and mouth pretty well, and I'd be wearing gloves anyways. Kids loved my fursuit last year, and so I can't go wrong with that!