Halloween

Today my post is going to be about Halloween. One of my favorite holidays is Halloween. I didn’t get to go trick-or-treating last year because of a snowstorm and this year I can’t go because of Covid-19.

Anyways, that’s not the point of this story. The point of this post is to talk about Halloween. This year, I’m either going to be an Ancient Greek or Rue from the Hunger Games. A little history lesson.

Halloween originated about 2000 years ago in an area that is now Ireland. It was originally the Celtic festival of Samhain. They would make bonfires and wear costumes to scare away ghosts. In the 8th century, Pope Gregory III decided that November 1st was a time to honor saints. This celebration had some traditions from Samhain. The night before this day was called All Hallows Eve, then eventually Halloween. Over the last 2000 or so years, it has morphed into the jack o’ lantern, scary, trick-or-treating holiday we know today.

I love Halloween because every year I trick-or-treat on the same block, where my best friend happens to live, and its really fun. The house next door to her goes all out and every year it’s something different. For example one year, there were these coffins and fake zombies were jumping out and they hired this lady to dress like a zombie and walk around the yard. Everyone just stopped to watch. Every year, someone always operates this motorized ghost pushing a baby carriage. It’s pretty creepy.

Another reason I love Halloween is the decorations. Decorating for Halloween is one of my favorite things in the world. I love the pumpkins, fake cobwebs, do not enter signs, spiders, bats, coffins, clowns, skeletons, rats, you name it. It’s all just so exciting. I love looking at other people’s decorations, as well. Some people are much, much more committed to decorating in Chicago, so it’s really fun to see.

One last thing is all I have time for today. I love the snacks! There are so many Halloween themed snacks. I’ll share some links with you guys soon. Here are some that I’ve heard of or had:

1. Blood punch
2. Pretzel broomsticks
3. Witch fingers
4. Marshmallow monsters
5. Polyjuice potion
6. Throwing up pumpkin dip

That’s all we have time for today, I hope you enjoyed! Stay safe, see you next time!