PARSONS – Kids spend weeks, sometimes months in preparation of one of their favorite nights of the year – Halloween. This year, the night to trick or treat brought lots of ghosts, goblins, witches, pirates, firefighters, famous cartoon characters and movie icons out, going door to door collecting goodies.
Tucker Valley Elementary Middle School preschooler Janell Gidley donned a pink mummy outfit for her evening of trick-or-treating.
“I wanted to be a pink mummy because I wanted to be scary,” Janell said. “I like pink.”
Janell said she enjoys all of the treats she receives on Halloween. She said her favorite Halloween activity is carving pumpkins.
Yahoo compiled a list of the most searched for costumes of 2014 and the results should not be a surprise. According to their website, the Halloween costumes most searched for are Minnie Mouse, the Ninja Turtles and anything to do with the movie “Frozen.”
Joanna Leary, age 6, also attends Tucker Valley Elementary Middle School. This year, she dressed up as Dorothy from the Wizard of Oz.
“I chose Dorothy because I love her red shoes,’ Joanna said. “My favorite Halloween treat is anything chocolate and my best memory was three years ago when we went trick-or-treating in the snow.”
Tucker Valley Elementary Middle School student, Isaiah Leary, age 5, choose a costume representing what he wants to be when he grows up.
“I like pretending to be a firefighter and helping people,” Isaiah said. “I want to follow in the footsteps of my dad, Nannie, Papaw and Aunt. My favorite Halloween treat is candy bars.”
Isaiah said his best Halloween memory is going in a wagon with his friend Skylar in the snow to trick or treat.
Alexander Leary is 3-years-old, and he had a difficult time choosing what he wanted to be this year for Halloween. He said his favorite treat is anything in his goody bag and he just really enjoys tagging along trick-or-treating with his older sister and brother.
Halloween to most people today is a time to dress up, carve pumpkins and go door to door trick-or-treating. Originally, the act of dressing up was a tradition of All Hallows Eve when folks believed the spirits of the recently deceased could re-enter the bodies of the living for the chance of afterlife. Fearing for their souls, the Celts would extinguish all the lights in their houses, dress up in ghoulish costumes and wreak havoc on the town to scare those spirits away. As spirit possession became less popular, people began dressing up as witches, goblins and demons in a more ceremonial manner.
