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10 Reasons Why Halloween Is the Worst Holiday

By Brittany Zeeb

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10. Living in the Midwest, Halloween requires far too little clothing in far too low of temperatures. Move Halloween to the middle of September, and I might be interested.      

9. Spiders are terrifying. If everyone could please remove any spider/spider web decorations from their house that would be great. Thanks.  

8. Costumes are expensive. After some convincing from my friends, I usually end up buying a costume and then thinking of all the other things I could have spent that money on. Getting Chipotle, buying my own candy, and purchasing a plane ticket to a country that does not celebrate Halloween are my most creative options. And at the end of the weekend, those clothes go to the back of my closet until the next time I really need a Wonder Woman cape.    

7. Basic white girl costumes. We get it, "Mean Girls" is hilarious, and "Risky Business" is a classic. But we can all think of something a little more original than the sexy nurse costume.  

6. The thought of sprinting from house to house with a fifteen-pound bag of candy over my ten-year-old shoulder still haunts me.

5. Scary movies. In the month of October, I can’t even watch TV in the comfort of my own room without the fear that I’ll flip to a channel playing "Friday the 13th" and suddenly having my entire year revolve around a fear of Friday landing on the 13th.     

4. Vampire costumes never live up to the unrealistically high expectations set by the Cullen Family.

3. No one gives out candy in college. We all miss those high school teachers who passed around a variety pack at the beginning of class. Buying your own just isn’t the same.  

2. Couple costumes are just another reminder of how blatantly single we all really are.

And the number one reason I hate Halloween…  

1. You have one really good costume, and suddenly pressure's on for the next year. (I peaked last year, so good luck trying to top that one.)

My friend and me as Ellen and Portia.  

I know I sound like the worst person ever, but catch me at Christmas. It’s a much better time for me. 
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