Halloween and Fright Night

It's so interesting that almost every holiday is seen as a sales event; Halloween in particular. I remember hearing a radio news item talking about the price of costumes this year rising to $10 to $15 a costume, and much more if you want a professional-looking one for rent.

And yet, when I was in downtown last night, I didn't see people with expensive costumes; I saw a lot of people in home-made, yet very professional-looking costumes. Most of the good ones were witches, demons and maybe a Dracula or two, but still, I'm sure they probably spent around $15 for make-up, and a couple items to transform themselves from ordinary people to goolish monsters of evil.

It's interesting that as a kid, Halloween was always about trick or treat and how much free candy we could get in an evening. Now, more than ever, adults are getting into it just for the heck of it. Maybe it's always been that way, and I've just started to notice as I get older (how it never gets to be an immature thing to do).

For me, though, it's just a good chance to catch up with friends, veg and enjoy a piece of childhood...in adult form.