HOME KIDS TEACHERS COSTUMES PARTY DECORATE RECIPES SITE Why Halloween? Some visitors have written and asked "Why Halloween?" "Why would you work so many long hours, all year long to create a FREE Halloween web site that most people only visit during September and October. My name is Daniel, Allow me to explain, please. I have loved Halloween ever since I was a kid growing up in Massachusetts. In the Fall, the leaves on trees turn to brilliant shades of orange, yellow and red. And the wind would blow them down the streets in unbelievably beautiful swirls of color. There were pumpkins on doorsteps everywhere. I have very fond memories of the paper mache' jack-o-lanterns at the "Five & Dime" store wrapped in orange cellophane. I still remember looking at the Halloween decorations, the designs were very mysterious. I would linger as long as possible in the department stores looking at the new Halloween costumes with those thin plastic masks and deciding on what I would wear when that special night finally came - Halloween! If we didn't have money for costumes we would rub a burnt cork on our face and go as hobo's. Can you believe that kids wore costumes like "Chachi"? What a great time of year Halloween was, you could feel the excitement in the air. Halloween became, and still is, my favorite holiday. I'm grown now and times are different, but I still love decorating around the house and yard for Halloween. I built this site for everyone who feels like me. In the past few years I have had over 77,000,000 visitors. To a true Halloween lover, that's the equivalent of winning an oscar. Back to the question, "why did I create this web site?" Close your eyes if you will, and visualize yourself as a child happily trick-or-treating door to door, coming home with a huge bag of candy. This is why I created this web site as a gift for that child you now see within yourself. It is because of these fond memories that I wanted to share Halloween as I remember it with you. I decided to build this web site so today's children will have fond memories of Halloween like I have. This web site is dedicated to children of all ages who still enjoy Halloween as I do. All the planning, design, graphics, coding and maintenance on this site is a one man operation. It has taken over 6 years of work. Hopefully this site will have a positive effect on you and you will find the fun side of Halloween that I knew as a child and you can make your own wonderful Halloween memories. Sincerely, Daniel - 1Halloween Webmaster Email Comments