The observance of Halloween dates back thousands of years in some
parts of Europe, but in the United States the first celebration
occurred in 1921 in the state of Minnesota. Today Halloween is
more of a day when students dress in costumes and go door-to-
door begging for candy. They say the phrase “trick-or-treat. It is
estimated that 36.1 million trick-or-treaters between the ages of 5
to 13 will go trick-or-treating this year just in the United States.

At Haller Middle School those students that want to will be allowed
to come to school disguised in a costume, as long as they don’t
wear a mask. The students tell me that some of the costumes can be
quite interesting. The other popular custom in the United States is to
carve a face into a pumpkin. This is called a jack-o-lantern. Then a
night light a candle in the pumpkin to the face glows brightly.  The
only downside to Halloween is that students have to attend school,
but at least you get a chance to see your friend’s costume.

Do you have any upcoming holidays in your country? We will try to
remember to tell you about another holiday we have coming up on
Nov. 11. More later.

Best Regards,