Happy Halloween!

Happy All Hallows' Eve from your friend at Creative Writing Corner! Have fun, be safe, and be sure to remember the meaning of this great holiday, which is to get as much candy as you possibly can, of course. Every year I'm home for college during fall break, which is a treat because I get to hand out popcorn at a friend's house. It's a 30-year tradition to hand out home-made popcorn at this house, and kids and grown-ups alike come from miles around just to visit this house. We also give out cider to everyone, and the house is so popular that the couple running the whole operation needs help. I love seeing the kids and their costumes. It's such a fun kid's holiday and I remember my trick-or-treating days very fondly. Here's hoping you have a great halloween and make it special for some kids in your neighborhood!

Comments

[Kira Cato]

I say "Yay!" for the heart-warming traditions, such as the one you are describing above. Unfortunately, most people love the fun but don't know how to make it (or maybe they don't feel like it). I would not even use up all the fingers on my hands trying to count houses in our neighborhood with self-made and well-thought-out unique decorations. Halloween, just like many other holidays, sadly is becoming too commercialized. How many front lawns are filled with all this cheap and cheesy junk: enormous balloon pumpkins, synthetic spider webs, and banal plastic grave stones? Not so many people even bother to carve out a real pumpkin anymore, never mind prepare a home-made treat for the kids! As a result, bags get filled with huge amounts of caramel and chocolate, much to the advantage of big corporations. Because Such a harvest could be more than enough to ruin those little teeth, parents become reluctant to encourage too much excitement over this holiday. They feel that they cannot really deprive their sons and daughters of this childhood experience, but somehow wish that it wouldn't pose a threat to the established pedagogical and dietary models. This is why it is quite delightful to hear that someone is making good efforts to keep such a special Halloween neighborhood spirit. I truly hope that your friend's wonderful idea will catch on at many more households around the country.