Receiving hate for celebrating Halloween.

Earlier I posted on FB about my intention to attend a Halloween festival down here in Tennessee. Rather than be happy for me, I was attacked and my page was flooded with hate from people I knew, back home in Massachusetts. They can't accept the idea that not everywhere is locked down and that some people are still living life. What can I say? If you want to hide from life, go do it. But don't force your choices on me, especially since I live in a community that has decided collectively to not support mask mandates. Life is for the living. Fear is not living.