Halloween has always been my favorite holiday. There is something about all the black and orange, the ghosts, the costumes, and the weather that makes me happy. Most people like Halloween because that is when they are able to acquire buckets of free candy.
I was never a candy lover, not even as a very little girl. I loved to trick-or-treat, but would happily share my candy with anyone who wanted it. It was about so much more than sweets to me. It was, and still is, about our family traditions.
When I was six we moved to the country. Trick-or-treating was no longer a part of Halloween. Not only was the distance to other houses outrageous, but being displaced Southerners in Oregon, we were too cold to put on flimsy costumes and go outdoors. That is when Halloween became all about the indoor party.
Halloween was the day before my mother's birthday, and my sister had a birthday only two weeks earlier. Later, they combined both of their birthdays with the holiday, and Halloween became our biggest celebration