This year Halloween landed on a Tuesday, and students came to campus flaunting unique costumes.
At the USC Village, there were some students dressed as video game characters, classic cartoons and other memorable costumes.
Once an activity that was meant for kids, Halloween has turned into something fun and unforgettable that adults can also enjoy.
Some students around campus were seen dressed as Tigger, Fred Flintsone, Ash from “Pokemon” and so many more. Whether dressing up in an “eerie-sistible” costume or attending a Halloween party, students are celebrating this spooky holiday in their own way.
Kai Knight, a graduate student studying chemistry, dressed up as Blossom from “The Powerpuff Girls.” She mentioned how she mixed up an old costume to make this new one.
“I bought the pink dress to dress up as Barbie and then I was like, ‘What can go with this for a costume?’ and now I’m wearing it for Blossom,” Knight said.
This year many people are wearing more than one costume for multiple Halloween celebrations. Knight said she had a costume for the weekend and the weekday.
Chelle Canles, a junior majoring in music industry, said she had two costumes prepared months ago, but in the end, she decided to go with something different.
Canles dressed as a bunny fairy character based off the video game ‘Danganronpa II,’ but that wasn’t the first costume she had in mind.
“I actually have a Wanda at home that I made months prior to Halloween,” she said.
Halloween originated with the ancient festival Samhain, which was primarily celebrated in Ireland.
At the time, people would light bonfires and scare off the ghosts that came to the world of humans from other dimensions.
Wearing unique clothing was also required during the Samhain festival, as it helped the Celts to ward off all the nasty spirits that came to visit living people.
Now, most people don’t put that meaning into Halloween anymore. But, following the traditions is the central part of the whole celebration, which makes people have fun while performing various scary tricks on each other.
Now some people dress up to their favorite characters or to get attention. Canles mentioned she likes the attention she gets from her costume.
“It’s the one day that I can grab people’s attention and be very open about it by dressing however I want,” Canles said.
Another student who stood out from the crowd was Danni from Annenberg, who dressed as the Kool-Aid man.
“I picked this costume because it was just the largest costume I found,” she said while chuckling inside the inflatable costume. “I just wanted to take up space.”
This year USC celebrated Halloween a few days earlier. Last Thursday, the university held a Trojan Halloween Party, with games, prizes and food for students to enjoy. They encouraged students to wear costumes.