“so there is no difference” … “I happen to think there is a difference”
Which one is it? You are saying contradictory responses in the same breath.
If you “happen to think there is a difference”, I asked you to please explain what the halachic/hashkafic differences are between giving Christmas presents and giving Halloween candy bo b’yom.
(It is indesputable that Halloween is an official Christian holiday today, for both Catholics and Protestants. This can easily be confirmed with any church clergyman. All Hollows Eve begins on the evening (Oct. 31) prior to All Saints Day the same way Christmas Eve begins the evening of Dec. 24. These are both holdovers of the church beginning a holiday the evening before the day.)