I love Halloween, mostly for the candy but also for the chance to take on another persona. For one night it’s perfectly acceptable, and expected, that we take a giant leap outside of the ordinary. So maybe it’s not the dream of your life to be Lady Gaga, but for one night at a party it’s fun to think about.
Halloween asks us to stoke the fires of imagination and humor, to get creative and bust out of our day-to-day routine. We’re willing to see and enjoy the ridiculous, the clever, and the well put-together, and encouraging of others to do the same. The fun is allowed to grow and multiply with every new costume we see, whether we know the person wearing it or not. I always find that Halloween makes us friendlier. Somehow those costumes give us permission to laugh at ourselves and with others.
We all need a break from ourselves from time to time. Let the trick-or-treating commence and enjoy the holiday that lets us literally walk in the shoes of someone else. Happy Halloween!
Christa Avampato 