Today: October 11, 2025
October 11, 2025
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What happened to Halloween?

In elementary school, I planned my Halloween costume before September had even passed. This excitement spanned the entire year, as I wished Halloween were a week-long celebration. Exploring the aisles of Spirit Halloween, I set my sights on glow-in-the-dark vampire fangs โ€” cool to a nine-year-old, but horribly tacky to anyone else. That evening, the…

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