It is known that most kids enjoy picking out and wearing costumes on Halloween, but the question is when do they stop dressing up for Halloween? A debated topic is whether you’re never too old to dress up or if there is an actual age where you should stop dressing up for Halloween. Some people never stop wearing costumes on Halloween and continue to wear them all the way into adulthood, while other people stop because they feel like wearing costumes on Halloween is a childish thing to do once they aren’t a kid anymore.
Teenagers in particular are a group of people who still dress up for Halloween despite not being a little kid anymore. Dressing up doesn’t mean that you have to go trick-or-treating just because you are wearing a costume. The majority of teenagers are just dressing up because it is a fun activity to pick out cool, trendy costumes and celebrate Halloween.
I have been dressing up for Halloween every year of my life, and I won’t stop because I don’t think there is a particular age where you have to stop wearing a Halloween costume. I will continue to dress up because I look forward to planning, picking out, and wearing a costume every year.
Senior Grace Adkins is another teenager that very much enjoys dressing up for Halloween each year. She has been dressing up for the holiday ever since she was a little kid. She doesn’t believe there is a specific age where you have to stop wearing costumes. “There is no age limit on Halloween costumes, people dress up for different things,” Adkins said.
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Senior Christian Chiles is a teenager that doesn’t really have an opinion on Halloween costumes. He dressed up for Halloween more when he was younger. Even though he doesn’t wear Halloween costumes now, he doesn’t care if other people his age or older want to. “I don’t think there is a specific age where you have to stop wearing costumes. If people want to wear costumes they can and if they don’t, they don’t have to,” Chiles said.
It is your decision whether you want to continue wearing costumes on Halloween or not. It is not your place to judge if a person older or younger than you does or doesn’t want to wear them anymore. If you are dressing up for Halloween this year, make sure to pick out your costume soon because Halloween is right around the corner.
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Savannah Bates, Reporter
Savannah Bates is a senior in Tunstall High School and this is her first year on the Trojan Messenger staff. In her free time she enjoys spending time with her boyfriend, family, and cats, scrolling on her phone, reading, napping, and listening to music. She plans on attending Danville Community College but is not exactly sure what she wants to do when she goes to college.
