𝕳𝖆𝖑𝖑𝖔𝖜𝖊𝖊𝖓 𝕻𝖔𝖘𝖙 𝕮𝖔𝖛𝖎𝖉

Growing up in Vancouver, Canada most memories of Halloween are of rainy dark weather, perfect for a spooky night.  Back then children went trick-or-treating with just their friends and it was rare to see a parent/adult out accompanying a child.  We felt safe in our own neighborhoods.  When we got home we would excitedly dump our bag (usually an old pillowcase) of treats out on the bedroom floor and didn’t have to wait for an adult to make sure it was safe.

Back then, Halloween pretty much involved making decorations at school on Halloween day or if it was on a weekend, on that Friday before Oct 31.  We didn’t decorate the house except for putting a pumpkin in the window. Since then Halloween has become a major holiday with families decorating for the whole month of October inside and outside.

With the onset of Covid, in 2020 however, Halloween came to a sudden stop with no more trick-or-treating though people still put up the scary decorations. In 2021 a few families ventured out into the night to trick or treat though not many and most homes had their porch lights off and blinds closed. In 2022 it is hard to say if the tradition of knocking on doors for ‘treats’ will become popular again but I suspect many homes on October 31st will still be dark with no porch light on. Forget Halloween, the world in general is a scary place.