"Are you ever too old to dress up for Halloween?" - Anon
What a fun question for this time of year. Well, considering I'm nothing but a huge kid at heart, i LOVE dressing up! Whether it's in a costume for a party or dressing up to go out to a club, don't we all like to play pretend? Dressing up isn't just about Halloween (although you can get away with a lot more fun option around this time of year). I thoroughly enjoy dressing up in costumes. This is one of the many reasons I enjoy LARPing so much. It's pretty much like having Halloween for an entire weekend, once a month where I can dress up as an elf or a barbarian and run around the woods.
Dressing up is just so much fun! Sure, some people say that you're too old to dress up for Halloween but who made those rules? Back in the day, Halloween was a Pagan festival where all members of the town would dress up to scare away the wandering spirits that wanted to cause mischief! ALL AGES! Nowadays it's turned into yet another holiday ran by the major candy corporations (surprise, surprise!). Children used t dress up and go door to door to visit their neighbors and were given treats of the harvest as rewards. So, Halloween has always been a holiday for all ages.
As far as dressing up in general goes, do you go to job interviews in jeans and a t shirt? I didn't think so. You assume the role of a well dressed, respectful individual that would seem to suit the role. When you go to meet the parents of you significant other do you dress all ratty and such? Probably not. You assume the role of a nice guy/girl so that the parents will like you better. So, in all actuality, we dress up constantly and put on different "costumes" depending on the situations we are in.
So in conclusion, you're never too old to dress up!
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