Autumn: the end of summer, and the beginning of the festive
season for which every one of us waits throughout the
years! The cool temperatures, the majestic mountains and
the splendid landscapes all add their individual touches to
enhance the beauty of the season. And in fact, all these
are symbolic of something special that is about to arrive:
yep, I am talking about Halloween.
It is something that children wait for throughout the year;
after all, can they really forget about the 'trick of
treat' method or that bag full of candies that they are
going to get? In this article I will tell you how the
present-day Halloween has changed drastically from the
tradition.
Those were the days...the old timers would reminisce, when
Halloween was celebrated in a much simpler way than now. As
a matter of fact, 'tricking or treating' is not much in
vogue now; it's been replaced by lavish fancy dress
parties. But the old timers would remember that there was a
time when no one could even think of Halloween without the
custom of 'tricking of treating', especially children for
whom, it was like an excuse to eat candies to their hearts'
content!
In those days, children would go around the neighborhood to
'trick' their neighbors, and they were in turn treated with
a warm smile and plenty of delicious goodies. Children used
to collect those goodies in large brown bags that they used
to carry with themselves. The goodies would range from
apples to candies, popcorn balls, etc.
Back then, people didn't spend too much money on costumes;
they made them on their own. Children were usually the ones
who used to get excited at the idea of creating scary
Halloween costumes, and they would dig through the pile of
the old clothes and other belongings of their parents in
order to find suitable items for the costume!
Times have changed now. There is the difference of heaven
and hell between the candies of then and now. Then, the
candies were homemade and hence completely safe to take.
Nowadays, you cannot put any candy in your mouth without
inspecting it first for any sharp or harmful objects! There
are so many stores displaying a vast range of Halloween
costumes that children rarely need to make anything on
their own. Nevertheless, some things have still not
changed! The fun and excitement about the impending
Halloween party is still there in the hearts of young and
old alike, the scary part is also there in Halloween
parties, and the spooky and ghoulish delicious Halloween
recipes too haven't left us!
Even though we have shifted a lot from tradition, the fun
is still there, and that is what Halloween is all about,
right?
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