By Aadya Khera
As the air slowly crispens, the leaves turn vibrant shades of oranges and yellow, our short sleeves are exchanged for sweats and knit sweaters, our iced lemonade refreshes are swapped for warmed pumpkin spice drinks, as people fly back from their tropical vacations, a new scenic change waits for them back home.
As much as fall is about physical changes as shown in nature, it is just as much a time for emotional change in people. Death and adaptation shown in our own backyards as we watch leaves turn into vibrant hues of orange, red, and yellow before eventually sinking to the ground. Fall is a reminder of just how beautiful change is in our everyday lives. As the season grows colder, our hearts grow warmer through the bonds of our friends and families. As holidays lik
e Halloween and Thanksgiving knock on our doors, people come together to celebrate. Subsequently, approximately 93% of Americans celebrate Halloween in some shape or form. (National Confectioners Association) Whether it is through trick or treating as a little kid, carving pumpkins, going on corn mazes, apple picking, or going to parties in college and adulthood. Fall and Halloween are times of connection and bonding among friends and family.
Trick-or-treating is what most people, especially in our school, do to celebrate Halloween. Trick-or-treating is more than just a way to get candy. The costumes people dress up in are more than just clothes; they are a representation of their imagination, as well as their likes and interests. Halloween is the one day a year when you can wear anything you want without an ounce of judgment from anyone else. As our world continues to move forward and become more sophisticated, people still have a strict demand for the sense of false mystery and fear that only Halloween can deliver.
As Halloween, a holiday based on taking sweets from others approaches us, it is important to make sure that we are contributing to both sides of the scale. Over 15% of kids in the United States are living in poverty and can’t trick or treat due to these conditions. Although this number may not seem like a lot, any percentage over zero for an issue like this is a deeply grave and concerning one. Charities such as the Ronald McDonald House Charities and UNICEF are accepting donations on wrapped Halloween candy. You aren’t just sending candy, you're sending smiles and love to these kids.
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