Halloween Week 2019

How to Stay Safe on Halloween

Written by Vivian Peterson

As fall snuck around the corner, spooky season has arrived and people are getting ready to dress up and have some fun on Halloween. Whether you’re dressing up as your favorite movie character or a simple ghost, here are some ways to stay safe during Halloween.

If you’re going trick-or-treating with friends, make sure to watch out for cars! Halloween night will be very dark, and you wouldn’t want to look like a zombie when you’re dressed as a clown. Sidewalks, crosswalks and flashlights are going to be your new best friend as you venture the streets in the dark of the night.

Other things to worry about for all of those trick-or-treaters out there is to check your candy! You may just want to sink your vampire fangs right into your sweet treats, but beware, as people may put dangerous things inside your sweets, like needles, razors and even pills.

Just because you may not be going door to door asking strangers for candy, you still need to stay safe. If you’re driving, be aware of your surroundings and take extra time looking around the streets. Be extra aware when it’s dark, as kids will be out on the prowl for sweets as late as 10 pm!

So for all those ghouls and goblins out there on Halloween night, make sure you stay safe.

The Origin of Halloween

By Audrey Wullger

The main roots of the famous Halloween originated from the ancient tradition of the Celtic people. To them, it was called Samhain. They believed that the world between them and the dead became especially thin, so they put costumes on and lit fires, which was a way for them to respect the dead and guide them back to their world. But how did Halloween go from this to Trick-or-Treating and making Jack-O-Lanterns? Trick-or-Treating was originally something the Irish and British would do, around the 16th Century. Eventually the U.S. starts to as well.

“Trick-or-Treat” meant children would come up to your door and ask for a treat, which is the same way we do this now. But before, if you didn’t offer them a treat, children used to “trick” you, such as doing something, like a prank, to your house.

Around the 19th Century, the Irish started carving their turnips around Halloween time. They would carve out animals or make them have gross or scary faces. The main purpose of these were to scare off evil spirits. Once this got to America, we turned to pumpkins and started carving as well. Now we associate pumpkin carving as a fun activity to do with your friends or family around Halloween.

Halloween has definitely changed, but we still have some decade old traditions that we use to this day.

Halloween Fashion

By Krista Moss

Being older means you're "too cool" to dress up, or you don't feel like it, but for those people that want to dress up, lets help. For those Disney lovers, why don't you try Cinderella or Ariel. Is a Princess not for you? Why not the human version of Villains, Cruella De Vil or Japhar; A cute white and black shawl or snake staff to give that look a pop! A personal favorite would be Bettle Juice, The black and white stripes with green hair are creepy but so cute. Maybe even his partner, Lydia. That big red wedding dress is almost to die for!

Not creepy or scary enough? The new movie, IT Chapter 2, is out and more terrifying than ever! Beverly, Richie, Eddie, Stanley, Bill, and Ben all face Pennywise older, maybe that more scary effect with makeup will make it look like you just went against a killer clown, Or you be the clown himself. What about Stranger Things? That cute sailor outfit Steves has is giving him that nerdy but hot look; you may not look the same, but we have our different styles. “Sticky fingers; Tired feet; One last house, Trick or Treat!” By Rusty Fischer

Wednesday - Halloween Colors

Thursday - Wear your costume