HaLLoWeeN!

Halloween is celebrated every year on the thirty first day in October which is a spooky time of the year that is filled with creepy creatures, scary ghost stories, and haunted places. Halloween started centuries ago as part of the Roman religious practices and with the Druids. Since then it has a totally different meaning obviously it is not thought of as a holy day by most and has changed drastically. When we were little we would dress up in cute costumes. We would go door to door trying to get as much candy as possible and would be on the biggest sugar highs ever and our parents would want to kill us. Oh what a great time that always was how could a kid not like that?

The question is now what do freshmen in college usually do around Halloween or any holiday in particular? I have noticed that many people are in the festive mood around campus and have lots of innovative and cleaver ideas. In Harrison Hall for example they are giving away festive decorations that you can have for free on Tuesday at 7 pm in the North Activity Room. I think this is an awesome idea because trying to get to a Wal-Mart or any store in general is so tricky because most of us do not have cars and have to rely on the bus to take us. This is an inconvenience because unlike getting picked up and dropped off around campus the bus only makes a few rounds and not as often to stores such as Wal-Mart.

Just the other day in the middle of campus, there was Purdue students selling pumpkins between three and five dollars. I think this would be a cute decoration to add to your dorm room either on your desk or dresser. You could also carve the pumpkin or paint a face on it which may be easier and less messy. Simple things like this put you in a good mood and the spirit of Halloween.

I recently was introduced to the Haunted Fairgrounds that is in Lafayette. They promote it by a funeral car going around campus with creepy loud music coming from it and advertising it. If you’re into haunted and spooky places like that I would highly recommend it. My friend went last week and she said it’s one of the creepiest places she has been to.

The part that I am most excited for and can’t wait to see is going out and just looking at all the costumes. There are a lot of Halloween costume parties this weekend and I am excited to see what everyone is wearing and their creative ideas. I am always amazed to see what some people come up with that I would have never dreamed of. You will always have your traditional nurse, policemen, princess, and things like that but there is always some exotic and interesting ones thrown in there. I can’t wait to see everyone’s costumes and eat some candy.