Sports fans: The author contends that group movement like "the wave" and costuming (body paint, team colors) represent an attempt to wrest the spectator nature of professional sports back into the realm of collective joy by making fans active participants in the team events.
Halloween: In the past three decades, Halloween has transitioned from a children's holiday to an adult holiday, including street fairs in major cities such as New York's Village Halloween Parade and San Francisco's Castro District.