We all know what Halloween used to look like: claustrophobia in haunted houses and lines, wearing costumes on Comm Ave or even in class with friends, crowding the streets of Salem, and multiple weekends spent at spooky-themed parties with 100 of your closest strangers.
Our generation has an infatuation with cancel culture, and that is our weapon of choice for the death of Halloween celebrations the way we once knew them. However, just because celebrations have to look differently than in previous years does not equate to them being altogether nonexistent or “cancelled.”
This mentality is driven by the association of Halloween with partying and partying only, which comes from forgetting other things that make this time of year so special. Halloween is more than just parties and crowded streets; it is ghost stories, scary movies, dressing up in costumes (even if it’s just for yourself), eating candy, and turning fear into fun.
Halloween 2020, like life, is going to be whatever you make of it and there’s no reason to not make the most of it. It is still possible, even in 2020, to find joy this October!
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