Halloween has always been one of my favorite holidays. Not only do I get the chance to dress up in a costume and escape reality for a day, but I get all the free candy I want.
However, there is controversy surrounding this holiday. Those who disagree with Halloween tend to lean towards the notion that celebrating this holiday is satanic. I’m sure most who believe this also think the “Harry Potter” books are demonic.
I truly believe most parents don’t like Halloween, but not because they consider it satanic. They dislike it because their kids return on sugar highs from the candy, which can often last for days on end.
It is noticeable that the costumes have become more sexual than they were ten years ago. But what affect does this have on little children walking door to door. Those who are wearing the scantily clad costumes are more often than not older and at parties. These costumes have taken away from the innocence that Halloween represents.
Halloween is a chance for children to let their imaginations run wild. They can either buy a costume of their favorite superhero, or a ghostly ghoul, or even make their own. This allows kids to express themselves. Kids by nature are innocent. They don’t look at Halloween as a chance to celebrate the devil. They look at it as a day to have fun with friends and get free candy along the way.
Halloween is also known for producing one of the most used rhetorical questions of all time: Trick or Treat? If the question is taken literal then the children would egg and roll houses that didn’t give them candy. Needless to say, it is the innocence that allows the adults giving out candy not to fret if their house is going to get egged.
Although Halloween has seen some changes in the past few years, especially in the clothing department, it is still just a holiday for kids to dress up and have a good time.
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