How Much Do We Need For Halloween?

How Much Do We Need for Halloween?
By Lorens Lee

             People are busy a day before Halloween Day. As for lovers – though Halloween is not originally for them –girlfriends are disappointed if their boyfriends do not prepare surprise candies. For teenagers, it’s a basic axiom that they bring candies or snacks to share with classmates; for children, their kindergarten teachers prepare for Halloween parties to be held tomorrow. Regardless of age, gender, or occupation, everyone gets excited and looks forward to the day of Halloween.

             However, before the big day, there are many things that we need to buy: snacks/sweets that there’s no any other intention except revealing how many you can buy with your money, a basket to put them in which seems useless, fabulous costumes only to show your friends, and small accessories that make you hampered; the list goes on and on. So, exactly how much do we need for Halloween? The answer is “as much as you can pay.” In the year that Pirates of the Caribbean made a great hit in the United States, pirate costumes were sold for $1,000. Even Suri Cruise bought a $6,000 Halloween costume last year. Gradually and unconsciously, Halloween has come to mean more than one candy bar. Even companies make advertisements related to Halloween and mesmerize the public as Walt Disney Productions promoted their TV programs by filming special Halloween-editions. Outwardly, it seems that people celebrate the cosmopolitan anniversary, but this phenomenon actually implies that various companies abuse this annual occasion for their profits.

Also, most people lose sight of the fact why we have the Halloween Day. We expect the day because of candies or presents which can be distantly related to Halloween. Then, for instance, Korean parents of children voice and doubt about the reason of a Halloween party at their kindergartens. According to one newspaper, they mentioned, “We cannot understand why we should commemorate Halloween also. There are lots of anniversaries or parties which kids can enjoy except Halloween. It’s neither originally formed in Korea nor a formal celebration of Korea. We don’t know how much buy for Halloween and we have troubles with affording the costumes or accessories. Moreover, it does not seem educational for kids in the first place.”

Why do you feel happy with Halloween? You can amuse yourself, share delightful memories with people whom we love, or preserve the worldwide custom. Each person may have his own reasons for celebrating Halloween, but it should be celebrated basically when we’re able to be responsible of it.