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Halloween… Wake me up when it’s over.

Months turn to weeks, weeks turn to days, and days will soon turn to hours. Before we know it, witches, wizards, zombies, vampires, and ghosts will be walking among us mere mortals. This is probably Marilyn Manson’s favourite time of year: Halloween. A holiday I wish did not stretch far beyond the borders of its birthplace . Technically it’s only one day. But preparations for this one day seem to last months. Party planning, costume planning, candy planning... I can see my friends’ goosebumps as they organize their year around it. Halloween is fast developing into the trendiest holiday. It has become acceptable for both children and adults alike to dress up (or down) to wreck havoc and pester home-stayers for candy or tricks. I still remember how people looked down upon those celebrating this somewhat in-between holiday, when I was young. And this wasn’t long ago, I’ve only recently entered my 20’s. Dressing up for Halloween used to be considered embarrassing. But now parents compe