Halloween.

A holiday that used to mean endless candy, face makeup, and awesome homemade costumes. We had zombies, princesses, ninjas, and more.

We would spend the night trick-or-treating with our best friends, all innocent fun. We would watch scary movies till 3 A.M., wondering how we were ever going to go to sleep, fearing the nightmares.

But soon enough, those movie-watching nights became drunken nights. They became a Domino's trip at 3 A.M., no candy in sight. People threw out their face makeup and switched them out for cat ears. Halloween lost meaning, its creativity. All we think about now is how to fit in and what is going to get us the most likes on Instagram.

We have become obsessed with what people are going to think of us. We don't want to be the only one to stand out and be different. But we forgot that's the point! Halloween was made for us to dress up, be weird, and let loose. It was supposed to be fun; it used to be. Now, all it consists of is pressure, to look the best, the hottest, and the most up-to-date.

I don't know about you, but I am sick of seeing the same costumes year after year. I have no excitement for the holiday to come; it has become boring and dull. But I want to propose something to all people who feel the same way I do.

Let's take Halloween back!

This year and all the years after, let's get excited to make our costumes, be silly, scary, funny, and bold. Let's forget about what people think; don't try to impress anyone but yourself. I want to see costumes that are going to make me laugh or frightened. I want to see creativity at its finest.

For long enough, we have been embarrassed to be different. Now, it is time to embrace that once again.

Take out your face makeup and paint away because this year, we are taking back the innocence, giving it a twist and serving looks.