Halloween began over 2,000 years ago with the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain. It was created to mark the end of the harvest season and bring them closer to the dead. The festival involved costumes where the Celtics would dress up as characters from their folktales. This tradition has changed over the years and adapted into other festivities, veering away from harvest festivals to trick or treating and more revolved around candy.
As kids grow up, trick-or-treating creates fond memories, things like being with friends and family and wearing costumes.
When he was younger, junior Jacob Avila’s favorite part of trick-or-treating was wearing costumes.
“My favorite thing about Halloween when I was younger was being a police officer. I loved this because I wanted to be a police officer when I got older,” Avila said.
However, trick-or-treating seems to die out as kids get older.
“I feel weird trick or treating with little kids, so when I got to high school, I didn’t do it,” freshman Jason Pittman said.
Commonly, students stop trick-or-treating when they get into high school.
Freshman Jackson Cross’ traditions are a little bit different; he stopped trick-or-treating when he was much younger.
“I stopped trick-or-treating when I was seven and hung out with my friends. As I got older, I felt weird trick-or-treating and putting on costumes,” Cross said.
As adults, it is a little different and revolves more around one’s kids.
“When I was a kid, I used to love Halloween,” English teacher Gretchen King said. “Now, as an adult, it’s all about my kids, making sure they have fun with costumes, trick or treating, and I always take them to scary haunted houses.”
Even though people get older and Halloween traditions change, the spirit of Halloween stays the same, no matter how people celebrate it. As we get older halloween changes and revolves more around friends and family but the memories and traditions never go away.
