(CNN) There are lots of reasons to hate holidays: traffic, awkward family reunions, expensive gifts that would wring a tear from anyone's wallet. But if there's one celebration absent from all of this holiday drama, it's Halloween.

It's too bad that, more times than not, the sugar-laden holiday is set right in the middle of the week, when would-be revelers have to get to bed early.

The petition, launched last year by the nonprofit Halloween & Costume Association , argues that moving the date of Halloween will lead to a "safer, longer, stress-free celebration."

The association didn't respond to requests for further comment.

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