Trick or Treating Absurd

To celebrate Halloween anywhere in the US, one must go out and buy a costume. The culture of costume purchasing during this "holiday" is so ingrained in our society that the mere idea of not dressing up at all incites ridicule and shame. But what does getting a costume even do? Get you more candy than your parents already bought for the occasion anyway? Although it may seem like a fun activity that we now take part it, but it has far strayed from its original roots. Instead of honoring the dead, we now dress up in scandalous costumes - anywhere from a sexy hippo to a sexy nurse - all for some delicious sweets that are bad for your health anyways. From a young age, children are indoctrinated with a desire to collect the most candy, as the "coolest" children are the ones who haul pillowcase after pillowcase of all different assortments of sweet treats. Every business views this day as one of commercial success rather than a fun time with family, swimming in their loads of profit made from Kit-Kats, Reese's Peanut Butter Cups and scandalous costumes targeted towards the consumerist culture that mindlessly makes purchases based on societal views.