Most of us have the chance to celebrate Halloween at least once in our lives but not everyone has that chance. When we hear about people whose parents don’t or never allowed them to partake, the most common reaction is backlash. Let’s look at the other side as well though, are they really wrong?
We hear about a lot of things that go wrong or bad things that happen on Halloween. I personally don’t step outside on Halloween if I don’t have to because I just feel the dark aura that’s outside and want no parts. When we think about Halloween we think about all the sweet treats and dressing up, that’s the fun part but for every good thing, there is the bad.
There are the spooky Halloween stories and there are the stories we hear about how people poison the sweet treats they give out to trick-or-treaters whether it be the baked goods or the candy. Where do you think the term bad candy comes from? If Halloween is supposed to be all about fun, why is that something we have to look out for? If we look at other holidays we observe, we don’t have to be on alert for such things.
Halloween is a day where some people choose to take advantage to do their worst especially because most likely they won’t get caught due to the costumes. Costumes hide identity which although it’s just fun to dress up for some, others use that as an opportunity to commit crimes. “The evening violent crime count on Oct. 31 is about 50 percent higher than on any other date during the year, and about twice the daily average,” said Northeastern University professor James Alan Fox.
Halloween itself is sinister themed. If we are honest nothing good happens on Halloween. Between the superstitions, bad omens, and dark spirits, the spookiness just keeps one walking on eggshells all day. Who really wants to live in a state of fear for a full 24 hours? “The closer I get to Halloween, the bigger the pit in my stomach gets. It’s hard not to dread it and have anxiety. I sometimes imagine home-schooling my kids just so I wouldn’t have to deal with it,” Smith said. Parents who choose not to let their children partake in Halloween are really just looking out for their children’s well-being and safety.