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You're Probably Too Old for Halloween

says Society.

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Ah yes, October 31st. The Official ‘UnOfficial’ National Holiday for Drinking and Wild Debauchery. This holiday is one of those that many people partake in, but few remember what actually happen. In College however, this holiday represents a full week of crazy wild parties especially being Greek. For example: There has been a party everyday since the Wednesday before (Halloween falls on a Monday this year, yes I know lame.) Wednesday was Sigma Chi, Thursday was SAE, Friday was Lambdaween, Saturday is Pike, Sunday is a rest day I hope and Monday is Kappa Sig! So yeah a long week ahead of us.

How did this is Holiday become one of such infamous caliber? Just a little history for you. Halloween sprouted from All Hallow's Eve, which was the beginning of a 3 day holy time in Christian Roots followed by All Soul's Day and All Saint's Day. This holiday tended to focus on the dearly departed and saints that have left us. So now shoot to 2016 and here we are playing Edward 40 hands and not remembering anything! Is this something we should blame our oh so wonderful Millennial Generation on or is this something mass media did?

I mean don't get me wrong I love partaking in the festivities and this year dressed up as Hugh Hefner and my boyfriend was a bunny so I know how it is, but when did I stop dressing up as Jedi and going house to house for candy and when did that become a childish thing to do? Honestly I remember being in 8th grade and my friends weren't trick or treating they were going to each other houses and watching scary movies and eating all the candy they could steal from their parents or going around wreaking havoc on pumpkins (not that I ever pumpkin smashed) So why did we stop trick or treating?

Maybe our generation just wanted to grow up so bad and didn't want to be seen as children. So we stopped dressing as super heroes and started going out and getting crazy all night and then regretting it the next day. Which is sad isn't it? Such a fun good childhood memory stolen, because society told us we were too old and needed to be more mature.

Don't let society tell you what to do. Either go out and trick or treat or go to a party. You do you.

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