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This is the perfect game to keep your mind busy and off any thoughts of alcohol on Halloween. Take your charades game to the next level by requiring your guests to show up in a costume they've designed. Before your guests arrive, write the names of spooky characters and movies on separate pieces of paper. Place the papers folded in a deep bowl or basket. If plenty of

Halloween: the holiday where as kids we couldn’t wait to go door to door to achieve the golden goal of a full bag of candy. Halloween soon turns into a question mark for teens; in an instant, there is a change of when it is ‘appropriate’ to go trick-or-treating and when you should just move on. Are you the one who thinks Trick-or-treating is lame or the one who still walks around your neighborhood every year -- no matter how many dirty looks you may get. What teenagers decide to do on Halloween varies: going to a party, passing out candy, staying home are a few popular options. Throughout my highschool experience I have been able to witness and experience all different types of halloteens, each with their own traits.

Every year millions of kids get dressed up, knock on doors, and beg for candy. With Halloween just around the corner, you all are probably wondering where this strange tradition came from. Every year I have experienced this holiday and have done research on this topic. According to a 2014 Smithsonian.com article, stated by Natasha Geiling, in just one year Americans spent over six billion dollars on candy, costumes, and ghoulish decor in anticipation for Halloween. Many people think all Halloween is about dressing up and going trick or treating but there's more to it than that. The roots and variations from all around are what makes Halloween what it is today. In order to understand this holiday, we will go into the history of Halloween, how it's celebrated around the world, and superstitions revolving it.

In recent years, Halloween costumes have created controversy because they touch on the issue of cultural appropriation. Children are simply not aware of how their costumes can unwittingly offend certain cultures or ethnic groups, and parents are also often unsure as to which costume ideas qualify as “culturally respectful”. In the LA Times opinion editorial, “On Halloween, parents have no choice but to wade into fraught cultural politics,” Oppenheimer argues that picking a Halloween costume is a challenging task with many grey areas as to what is considered offensive to various religious or ethnic groups who are often the inspiration behind Halloween costumes. He asserts that all individuals should take care to avoid culturally appropriating, but that there are also grey areas in costume choice where appropriation isn’t as clearly defined. In order to illustrate the nuanced challenge of picking costumes, Oppenheimer utilizes an anecdote to show how societal values have changed within his lifetime. He shares, “When I was 10, I was in love with a musical theater; if you’d forced me to dress up for Halloween, I might have been chosen a character from ‘Dreamgirls,’ a play about African Americans” (Oppenheimer 3). It is evident that he was not aware of what was socially acceptable in society being that he was merely 10 years old. Considering that much time has passed, by reflecting back to his past self, he is able to realize that dressing this way could have touched many sensitive areas of cultural appropriating a race. As there are no specific set of standards established in society, individuals follow and adhere to what is presented in front of them. It is utterly challenging for all individuals to identify what is permitted in society despite the diversity in ethnic groups and age. While the youths are struggling to find the perfect balance to avoid cultural appropriating a group, it is also difficult for adults to distinguish the difference. To advise the individuals in recognizing the difference in regards to the significance of certain Halloween costumes, Oppenheimer utilizes an appeal to authority with an Yale scholar and former preschool teacher, Erika Christakis. It is ideal that, “...when it comes to the

Crossroads Library is having a Halloween party. Wear your costume and have a spooky good time!

“Halloween is the one night a year when a girl can dress like a total slut and no other girls can say anything about it.” This quote comes to us from one of the main characters in the hit movie Mean Girls (2004). Even though this line is in fact quite satirical, unfortunately in our society today it also could not be more accurate. We are long past the days of Halloween being scary and we are certainly past the days when Halloween was a remembrance for loved ones who have been lost. Looking sexy and feeling sexy is now the common goal for many. By examining Halloween throughout the past decades we can see how this holiday, and the costumes that now accompany it have been morphed into the money making, sexualized and sexist holiday that we know

As the pack comes together to celebrate Halloween, spirits are high, couples are enjoying themselves, and everyone is having fun picking on each other's choice of costume.

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What are you going to be for Halloween this year? If you're planning to attend or throw a costume party, it's time to start thinking about costumes right now. Since this isn't elementary school, there are a lot more options these days than the full coverage pumpkin costume or the witch's costume you wore in the third and fourth grade.

The view of glow pumpkins in the front of my neighbor’s houses attracted me to know more about the Halloween celebration and what are the people traditions with this holiday. Indeed, this is the first time for me I have seen the Halloween celebration and preparation, so I have a passion for American culture regarding popular vacations and famous events. My husband and I had attended three places that celebrate the Halloween which included CSEL, universal mall partner, my children’s daycare.

Halloween is right around the corner, and you’re probably planning something amazing as a costume. Most likely, that amazing costume will require a bit more makeup than you are used to using on a regular basis. It very well might include using makeup on parts of your body that normally aren’t subjected to it as well. If you’re anything like most people when it comes to Halloween makeup, you’re probably planning to slather on the grease paint and deal with consequences the next day. Please don’t do that this year. Check out our guide below to preparing yourself, applying makeup and cleaning up and you’re on your way to a holiday that won’t have you dealing with the consequences the next day.

Halloween is an old, old holiday with many traditions. Today, Halloween has developed into a yearly holiday for activities like trick-or-treating and pumpkin carving (History.com). By far, the most enjoyable part of Halloween is wearing a costume. For one night, people are allowed to be whomever they wish to be. Of all the things to be, Ronald Reagan would have to be the best.

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There is nothing more exciting than deciding what to dress up as for Halloween no matter if it is a child, or an adult. The tradition of wearing Halloween costumes dates back centuries. Most Americans are familiar with the customs, and the tradition of wearing costumes on Halloween day. Both children and adults participate in Halloween festivities every year in some way or another. Many picking out extravagant costumes to wear trick-or-treating, or to wear to the Halloween party in the neighborhood, but does anyone really know the meaning behind the tradition of wearing costumes on Halloween day? Halloween costumes used to be worn to hide from spirit that were thought to roam the Earth on Halloween, but the tradition of wearing costumes on

In response to the article about Halloween costumes, I agree Halloween is meant for fun, but people should be able to wear whatever costumes they want. However, I do realize costumes that are of murderers, using blackface, and blatantly racist costumes are in no way acceptable. Costume that copy cultures with no malicious intent are in no way offensive.