I’m here to ask you a very important question… Halloween or Christmas? November feels like the ultimate in-between month where we’re smushed between two major celebrations, and the same debate arises. Which one truly is better? We’re recovering from the consumption of too much candy and heart palpitations, waiting for Christmas to come so we can relax, listen to the same 10 songs repeated on the radio, and scramble for what to buy our grandparents who already have everything. I’m team Halloween all the way, but I still love and support Christmas.
I love Halloween because I love a good scare, picking out and carving pumpkins is nostalgic to me, and being creative with homemade costumes is thrilling. Yet, I find joy in decorating the family Christmas tree with childhood ornaments, watching the snow fall, baking the “once-a-year” cookies, and Christmas light hunting. It’s horror versus romance or comedy (or both), red and green versus black and orange, and spider webs versus tinsel. How do you really determine what’s better? I think my verdict is this: there is no better holiday. Rather, we all just have individual tastes and that’s no need for debate.
Veronica is a Staff Writer at The Cascade. She loves to travel and explore new places, no matter how big or small. She is in her second year at UFV, pursuing the study of Creative
Writing.