11/1/12
So it’s Halloween and I should not have to do write this
blog. But that is okay, because what is the point of Halloween anyways? I’m
pretty sure we’ve turned a semi religious related holiday into all I want is
candy day. So Halloween is the eve before the Day of the Dead and Saints, and
basically people dress up as ghosts and scary things to scare off the bad
spirits. But I mean who really cares about the long explanation of how
Halloween was founded. All the kids want is candy; it’s all about trading for
the good stuff at the end and throwing away the bad ones. How does a day about
Saints and visiting cemeteries to celebrate the dead turn into one with picky
kids trying to search for the largest candy bars to brag in front of their friends.
Not that I’m complaining, because I’m sure I did it when I was younger also but
still, how? Now that I’m older, it’s sad to know that I’m relatively
indifferent towards Halloween but there’s always the constant ring of the
doorbell to remind me that there it’s still an important holiday to them. I’m
sure the supermarkets all love this day because all their candy sales go up,
but is it really mandatory to have to buy candy? Many people don’t even know
what the point of Halloween is, but they still have to spend their money to buy
candy because everyone else is doing it. Nowadays, kids expect every house they
go to, to have good candy for them to take. But what if people just don’t want
people knocking on their door asking for candy? Are they allowed to put a sign
on their door saying don’t knock?
Basically, the point of Halloween
still confuses me.
-Rachel Leong
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