Thursday; October 31
I have very mixed emotions
about Halloween. On the one hand, I see
it as an opportunity for community people (especially small children) to get dressed
up in silly costumes and play in the dark.
After all, who doesn’t want to go the neighbor’s house and get a handful
of Tootsie Rolls or Smarties! It is one
of the few time when communities come together and you might even get a chance
to say “Hi” to our neighbors. I have participated
in many of the activities associated with the day and we allowed our children
to go Trick Or Treating. There are other sides to
the day that I am not too keen on. I am
not a big fan of the pranks that have come to symbolize the day (I am well
aware of what a frozen pumpkin can do to the back window of a car or the mess
dozens of eggs can do to a house). The
adult-based games of “Trick Or Drinking” is not something that promotes safety
or security. Maybe, most of all, the
thing that causes the most discomfort is how the day tends to trivialize the
dem…