Halloween. The one day a year anyone can dress up as anything they desire. Little kids telling their parents what they want to be. But have you ever thought about how germy and unsanitary Halloween really is with everyone reaching into the same candy bucket? 

     If you don’t know the workings of Halloween night, I’m a bit disappointed. I’ll reiterate anyway for those who haven’t gone in a long time. Everyone dresses up as something- whether it’s cute, scary, or funny- and walks around a neighborhood and rings people’s doorbells in hopes of getting as much candy as they can.  

   Looking back, now being extremely germ aware due to lovely Miss Rona, Halloween is very unsanitary. All those icky germy children’s hands reaching in the same bucket and infecting all the candy. Bleh, sends chills down my spine.  

     Also think about how crowded the night gets with everyone walking around the same neighborhood. That won’t pass the COVID health guidelines with maintaining six feet apart and a certain amount of people in one area. 

     When handing out candy you wouldn’t want to personally hand each kid a piece of candy because let’s be honest, there’s going to be a Karen who says you aren’t being cautious enough. We hope that the parents who freak out about those types of things will just keep their kids home this year, but like I said, we can only hope.  

      ‘All Hallows Eve’, I hope you understand the Halloween reference from Hocus Pocus, can be a spooky special spectacular for all the little munchkins wanting to stuff their body with as much candy as possible. But accommodating with the health guidelines currently in place may be a bit difficult.  

     Getting every single parent and child to cooperate is not logical, because we all know there’s going to be that one parent or kid that isn’t going to keep their mask on. But I don’t think that we should put out the excitement of the night just because of a few selfish people. 

      While wandering around trying to fill your pillowcase up, be aware of those around you. Special parts of this year have already been taken away or dwindled because of people lacking the desire to keep themselves and others safe. 

      Encourage those who will be spending their October 31 evening out and about whether it’s ding dong ditching or filling up their bellies with sugar, to be smart and safe while wearing their masks.