While Halloween has it's origins in the British Isles, America has embraced the day like no other country thanks to those who brought their Halloween traditions from the British Isles to America.
Millions of children (and adults) spend that ghoulish evening trick-or-treating, partying,and having an overall spooktacular time late into the night. The problem is having to wake up the next morning for school and work when it's not a weekend. Think of the lost productivity at workplaces and more importantly (and more impactful) the millions of children who are groggy and/or still in a candy-induced coma at school not learning a thing making the entire school day a waste for the children, faculty, and staff.