Mia Garaz, Week 8, Spooky, Scary Skeletons

 Let's play a guessing game... Category: Holiday. The day is brisk and cheerful, but the night is cold and eerie. Costumes in all shapes and sizes; cute, scary, boring, extravagant, you name it. And of course, the most important part, sugar is shared amongst everyone you can find. Did you figure it out? Drumroll, please! Halloween! If you guessed Purim, I feel bad for you. Halloween is one of my top three favorite holidays. I’m always planning out my costume a year in advance, and figuring out where I’ll be and when. I don’t just enjoy the holiday, but the whole entire Halloween “culture” (if you will). Especially the aspect of scary movies. A good horror movie is legendary; films like Scream, The Excosist, The Conjuring, Hereditary, Midsommar, Us, X, Jennifers Body, Happy Death Day, American Psyco, and more, have gone in the books as some of the most successful movies ever! However, it's not just the ones that will make your skin crawl, but the classics that are wholesome and fun family watches. My favorites growing up were Hocus Pocus, Halloween Town, Coraline, Coco, Nightmare Before Christmas, The Addams Family, and so many more! I could watch all these movies a million times, and still not get bored. For me, the dressing up really gets me excited. The fact that you can dress up as whoever and however you want amazes me! It’s also kind of funny to see everyone in a costume walking around the streets at night. Just like the movies, you can be something horrifying and gorey or something simple and sweet. You have full creative freedom! Some fanatics make extremely intricate Halloween costumes, that quite frankly put me in a state of awe. I aspire to make the best costume ever one day! Do you celebrate Halloween; if yes, what did you dress up as? Also, what’s your favorite Halloween treat? Mine is Reeses!   


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  1. AnonymousNovember 14, 2023 at 6:54 PM

    I love Halloween too. I agree with pretty much everything you said, and even though I love every part of the holiday I always end up having a boring last minute costume because I'm so focused on everything else going on. My favorite might also be Reese's or snickers.

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