Student Halloween Traditions by Grace Miller

Student Halloween traditions can make or break a child. From going to scary

haunted houses to peacefully carving pumpkins in your backyard, the Halloween season never seems to disappoint.

In American culture, it is common to have Halloween traditions. Halloween traditions make up precious childhood memories that most remember for a lifetime.

Halloween is most culturally inviting and religiously inviting because it is not a religious holiday; therefore, most are able to celebrate it.

To most people that celebrate Halloween, it is important to follow traditions, whatever these traditions may be. Some families carve pumpkins, make a special dessert, and spend precious family time in the outdoors.

As a school filled with diversity, it is important to know and understand student Halloween traditions. Perhaps you will even want to celebrate some of these unique Halloween traditions yourselves!

I spoke to multiple Tech High School students about their Halloween traditions and many of them told me how fond they were of the “Spooky Season.” I found that as students grew up, some traditions slowly fade away; however, they all hope that they will one day share their childhood traditions with their children as well as their parents did with them.

After questioning various students about religious and cultural ties to

Halloween, I found that one student's tradition is to annually make pumpkin bars with her family, while another student’s traditions were to scare children with costumes on Halloween. Additionally, multiple students’ traditions were to go to the local Molitor’s Haunted Acres.

Another common activity is going to the same pumpkin patch annually to select a pumpkin to carve. Students found that using a paper stencil to cover over the pumpkin so it could be traced and formed into any shape that they pleased, where an extremely fun tradition to do with their families. This includes carving out dogs, cats, witches and even words for those with enough talent.

While these are all very great traditions, some of the best memories can also be made in your own home watching Halloween movie with your family. There’s nothing better than watching “Halloween Town,” “Hocus Pocus” or a classic clown

movie, such as “It.”

Everyone's Halloween traditions are unique and special, whether you spend

this Halloween sitting at home with a warm cup of hot chocolate watching your favorite Halloween movie or going on a haunted hayride at Molitor's Haunted Acres. Tech Montage wishes you the best Halloween ever; enjoy your awesome Halloween traditions.

Haley Deans and Trenity Chung carving pumpkins.