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Thursday, March 13, 2025

9 ways to celebrate Halloween

Holiday seasons are the best time of year. Some like Christmas and others like Valentine’s Day, but my favorite celebration is Halloween. You get to dress up and eat a bunch of candy with absolutely no judgement and it’s amazing. As your instructor on “How to Halloween,” here is a list of spooky ways to enjoy your Halloween adventure.

 
  1. Halloween should always begin with a classic. To kick off your experience, grab a group of spooky friends, eat some candy and watch "It’s The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown." Let the nostalgia wash over you.

  2. After reliving your parent’s childhood, revisit your own by watching every single "Halloweentown" there ever was. Do it.

  3. Next, check out the greatest and eeriest horror movies of all time such as "The Shining", "Saw" or "Nightmare on Elm Street."

  4. If you’re not into watching movies (for some odd reason), another way to celebrate the mystery of Halloween is to go around town reenacting scenes from your favorite scary movies. Don’t forget to post some ominous pictures on Instagram.

  5. If you want to get your furry friends involved in the Halloween festivities, you can dress them up in fun Halloween costumes. If you don’t have a pet, buy a cactus and dress it up. Who doesn’t love a ghostly cactus?

  6. If you’re feeling hungry, stop by Chipotle in costume for a $3 burrito. It may be in Lynchburg but hey, it’s worth it.

  7. Once you have a tummy full of deliciousness, it’s time to go trick or treating. If that’s too passé for you, you can always just buy some candy from Walmart, but who wants to buy candy when you can get it for free?

  8. Once you have all your candy, you can play a round of "True American." The great thing about this game is you can make up the rules as you go. You could even make it a Halloween edition with candy instead of alcohol. That is, unless you’re 21. 

  9. To end the night, crawl into your comfy bed and watch all the Halloween episodes of "The Office."

 

Now that you have a list of fun, supernatural things to do during the Halloween season, go out into the world of spookiness and celebrate Halloween the way Halloween should be celebrated.