Teen interest in trick-or-treating is fading

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Teens trick-or-treating at a spooky house

At Morton East High School, 47 out of 103 students enjoy to trick-or-treat on Halloween.  

According to Redbookmag.com, the tradition to trick or treat is over 2,000 years old and started with food and wine. Also, America spends about $3.8 billion on Halloween candy every year. According to factretriever.com, the owl is a popular Halloween image in medieval Europe. Owls were thought to be witches, and if people heard an owl’s call it meant that someone was about to die. Redbookmag.com states that candy corn may be a mysterious substance, but since it was invented in 1898, it’s become synonymous with Halloween. Manufacturers produce about 25 million pounds of candy corn.  

“I get lazy to walk around and get candy. I let my little siblings go trick-or-treating and then get candy from them,” Alexis Arellano said.  

Many people don’t feel like walking around just to get candy. Other people are just not interested anymore.  

“I used to enjoy it, but now that I’m older I really don’t care. I can just simply buy candy at the store if I want some,” Jared Guzman said. 

People just don’t feel as excited for Halloween anymore. But, there are others that feel differently.  

“I enjoy trick-or-treating, I think that you’re never too old to go trick-or-treating,” Jonathan Frutos said.