Halloween, also known as All Hallows’ Day, is a holiday very common to people in the United States. What many people may not know is that Halloween didn’t originate in the US and the customs of where it came from are very different than what they have transferred into now.

People decorate their houses by putting carved out pumpkins on their front porches and cob webs all over the branches of their trees out front. Kids are also taken out on the 31st dressed in costumes to receive candy to put in their goody bags.

“I have a lot of fun on Halloween because you get to eat as much candy as you want and get fat,” senior Cameron Fuentes said.

Passing out candy on this night came from the practices of the Celtic. On the night of Halloween the Druids would set out food for the spirits because it was thought that the spirits would bring them bad omens. Costumes are another tradition of theirs that have been made into US’ own. As many people love to dress up, some like to do it to get free food.

“I’m dressing up as a burrito this year because if you go dressed as one you get a free burrito at Chipotle’s,” senior Timothy Wessels said.

A number of people are getting less into the holiday than others. Some start decorating their houses, on the inside and out, before October even hits. Others wait until the last minute or don’t decorate at all. A part of decorating is getting a pumpkin to carve out and having contests to see who has the most frightening one.

“I like pumpkins; I like making them scary,” Wessels said.

Besides just having little kids out and about on this fearsome night, teenagers as well like to go out and have a good time. In the eyes of the teenaged beholder, throwing parties, smashing pumpkins, and toilet papering houses, are a great way to past time. Adolescents of a higher age are also allowed to stay out late with their friends.

“My plans for Halloween are to go trick-or-treating, then party. I don’t have a curfew so I’m allowed out ‘til whenever,” senior Yong Park said.