A tradition once used to ward off spirits is now one of America’s most beloved holidays: Halloween. This holiday is inarguably the best holiday, as it allows people of all ages to showcase their creativity, and most importantly, shove their faces in bucketloads of candy. This holiday is also age inclusive, as kids go trick-or-treating with their parents, teens go with their friends, and people of all ages attend lively costume parties.
As previously stated, there are a variety of ways a person can use their creativity for costume planning. Some go as princesses, while others can go as pirates. A person isn’t just limited to a set of costumes, they can also create their costumes. Rather than going to a store, people can use whichever materials or pre-existing accessories they may have for creating simpler but original outfits. A costume is never limited to a person’s physical characteristics, or the specific accessories needed. Thus, people of different backgrounds and incomes can all have fun.
Halloween is also a stress-free holiday. The only item a person is expected to have might be candy if they were staying at home, costumes if they were dressing out, or both depending on the situation. Additionally, many people would be free to dress up in outfits they wouldn’t wear ordinarily, such as an angel costume or a hero costume like Spiderman.
While everyone might be spending their Halloween night out, Halloween is also inclusive towards homebodies. Many people might spend a quiet Halloween by decorating their houses with spooky tombstones or spiderwebs. There are also a variety of horror and family-themed Halloween movies, such as Disney’s “Hocus Pocus,” or “A Nightmare on Elm’s Street” featuring a hair-raising Robert Englund as Freddy Krueger. Families and friends can spend their night by spooking each other with scary Halloween movies and costumes galore.
The magic of Halloween is something comparable to Christmas, or Thanksgiving. This holiday truly allows a person to let out their inner child and just have some fun. For adults, it can be exhilarating to see the joy on the faces of children after receiving candy or even helping children carve their own pumpkins.
On the topic of pumpkins and foods, Halloween introduces many different pumpkin-flavored and themed foods. There are foods to fulfill one’s sweet tooth such as Starbucks’ Pumpkin Spice Lattes, or pumpkin pies. There are also many creative foods that fit the spooky affair, such as blood punch, or ghost-shaped cookies. The freedom of the theme can make a chef’s heart light up with joy.
Pumpkins spice lattes, horror movies, haunted houses. This spooky holiday is filled with festivities that make up the spirit of fall. The atmosphere captures the essence of Halloween and it is the most enchanting holiday for people of all ages, personalities, and backgrounds.