OHSers' Plans for Halloween
October is a busy month for OHS’ers, because of midterms. However, the end of the month provides a chance for celebration and having fun: Halloween! Halloween, which originated as a pagan festival called Samhain, marks the end of summer and beginning of fall. Trick-or-treating, a Halloween staple in the US, was established throughout the 1920’s to the 1950’s by immigrants. Given the diverse body of OHS students, there is also a diverse range of plans. Through a school wide poll, OHS’ers have indicated that they don’t have anything planned for Halloween, but others have plans that range from hanging out with friends to going trick-or-treating! Globally, different countries celebrate Halloween with other holidays. For instance, you might expect to see people from Mexico celebrating Dia de los Muertos, the Day of the Dead, in early November; people from Italy celebrate a festival called Ognissanti the first day of November, and people from China celebrate the Qingming festival in April. Hopefully everyone has a fun Halloween, free from the stress of midterms!
If you’d want to read more about halloween around the world, I’d recommend reading these articles:
https://www.npr.org/2022/10/28/1130836737/how-halloween-is-celebrated-around-the-world
https://www.history.com/topics/halloween/halloween-around-the-world
https://www.cbc.ca/kids/articles/9-different-ways-halloween-is-celebrated-around-the-world
If people don’t have any plans for Halloween, then I recommend watching a horror movie or reading a horror novel! Here are some recommendations below:
Please note: some recommendations might contain mature content!
Dark Water: A Japanese horror movie about a mother and a daughter who become haunted
Rating: PG-13
Scream: A classic 90’s slasher movie that has had several recent sequels.
Rating: R
The Ring: An American adaptation of the Japanese horror movie Ringu.
Rating: PG-13
Small Spaces: A horror novel by Katherine Arden. Is the first of 4 books.
Rating: Middle Grade
The Exorcist: The book that was behind the hit movie (that has a current sequel). The author and screenwriter are the same.
Rating: Adult
Horror Hotel: A book about teenage ghost hunters and a haunted hotel.
Rating: YA