Home alone for Halloween
Living room treasure hunts, spooky movie nights and craft making will replace trick-or-treating and costume parties this year as children celebrate Halloween at home to avoid contracting the “scary” coronavirus.
Over the past few days, parents have been racking their brains to come up with alternative, home-bound ways to celebrate Halloween.
As children start their mid-term holidays, the Malta Union of Teachers and the Superintendent of Public Health, Charmaine Gauci warned against holding Halloween parties.
Parties or gatherings of more than six people in public places are illegal under new restrictions to contain the spread of COVID-19. The recommendation is not to gather in private places either.
Gauci has also discouraged people from taking their children trick-or-treating – a Halloween tradition that has picked up in Malta over the past few years in certain localities, especially Swieqi.
Swieqi mayor Noel Muscat said: “We usually do have a strong Halloween tradition but definitely not this year. We are discouraging it this year.”
So what are children going to do to mark this much anticipated holiday?
Parents have shared ideas on social media and one common theme is the...