This Halloween has fallen on a Friday, meaning kids can go out and party without the worry of a test the next day or waking up early after experiencing a sugar high. Students are ready this year to dress up, grab a bag, and get filled with candy and good scares.
Whether that be a costume party at a friend’s house, trick-or-treating in your neighborhood, classic family traditions, or just staying at home with a horror movie on and the lights turned off, everyone is ready to celebrate this spooky holiday. Even those who don’t celebrate still partake in other events for some classic fun.
Junior Amira Lacy, dressed up as Vanellope Von Schweetz from “Wreck-it-Ralph,” shared her Halloween plans this Friday.
“I’m going to go to my friends Jaelyn’s house to trick-or-treat,” Lacy said. “Then I’m going to go to my friend Maddy’s house for a bonfire in her driveway.”
One way to spend Halloween is haunted houses, a popular choice. Many student’s have expressed their preference for fun involving getting scared on the scariest night of the year. Masked monsters jump out at you, scream in your face, and you can’t help but run away, laughing.
Some people like to stay home and pass out candy to trick or treaters. It’s a calm and pleasant way to spend the evening without the cold nipping at your nose or having to walk miles around the neighborhood. You can still participate in the fun, sneak a few of your own candies, and check out the amazing costumes.
If you just want to lock away in your home, turn on a horror movie and get a fright. You can remain cozy and still get scared with a bowl of popcorn in your hand and perhaps a few spooky skeleton cookies.
Junior Israr Mahmud, dressed up as “Dexter,” expressed his Halloween plans for this year.
“I’m going to go trick-or-treating with a friend group I don’t even know,” Mahmud stated.
People go out around the block to grab treats from their neighbor, then you can find them trading candy with one another. Or large groups will get together to show off their costumes and have fun with one another, dancing and laughing.
There are many cultural Halloween traditions around the world as well, that people celebrate here in America and at school.
In Mexico, it’s called Dia de Los Muertos and its celebrated among students around campus. Also called Day of the Dead, it’s a celebration of passed loved ones and it’s typically celebrated November 1 and 2. It is a way to demonstrate love and respect to spirits and those who pass on. You can see many dressed up in colorful costumes, dazzling paint, and ofrendas beings made for their deceased loved ones.
At school, many students dressed up to show their love for the holiday. You can see plenty of unique and fun costumes, like “Alvin and the Chipmunks,” classic skeletons, zombies, “Scooby-Doo,” and so much more. Then, after spending a fun day at school they head off to whatever they want to do.
Halloween can be spent in many ways, or not at all if people prefer. It’s an awesome way to show off your creativity with homemade costumes, socialize with one another, or get tons of candy and eat so much you feel sick the next morning.
Happy Halloween, and stay safe!
