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Not only has COVID-19 affected our daily lives, it has also affected our holidays. Even though Halloween has not been officially cancelled, health officials advise you not to go celebrate with large groups on that day. Although you might not be able to go trick or treating this year, there are many other ways you can celebrate the holiday.

Because of the ongoing pandemic, most scary activities at theme parks are going to be postponed. Disney has already cancelled its yearly “Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween party” and other theme parks followed. In probably the most tragic move for Edgewood students, Universal Studios just cancelled Halloween Horror Nights. From the spooky houses to the amazing scare-actors, the cancellation of this activity is a fright to most teenagers. If the event had not been cancelled, this would have been its 30th anniversary.

“I probably will not be doing the things I do every year. That’s really sad.” Joshi said.

Unfortunately, the likeliness of trick-or-treating celebrations is slim, as the CDC issued a statement on September 24 saying that “traditional trick-or-treating is considered high risk due to COVID-19.”

Lily Shannon, 8, has a different way of celebrating the spooky night.

“On Halloween, my dad and mom and I decorate the house, and then, on that night, we all dress up into scary costumes and my mom sits by the front door… and passes out the candy,” Shannon said. "Since we have a lot of scary decorations, it's like a mini haunted house when walking up there.”

Luckily, Shannon will still be able to partake in her usual Halloween antics.

Just because the pandemic might mean no trick-or-treating, that doesn’t mean that we still can’t enjoy Halloween. From crazy decorations to deliciously scary feasts with the family, Halloween may not end up being that bad after all.