Well boys and girls, tomorrow is Halloween, the day that kids, teens and businesses look forward to all year. It’s the one day of the year (for most) where we can dress up in ridiculous outfits or scary costumes and have way too much candy. It is also a good reason, for the older kids, to go out and party. But what is the real purpose of Halloween? From what I know Halloween is supposed to mark the Festival of the Dead and it started hundreds of years ago. As time passed, it seems like we all forgot the real meaning of Halloween and now it has become a major cash cow for businesses. It’s like Christmas in October for retailers! Candy companies, Costume makers, and pumpkin farmers are the big 3 that benefit the most from this  international “holiday.” According to a US study, Americans spent just over $5 Billion in 2005 for Halloween, and I’m almost certain that number has risen since then. In my opinion, just like Valentines Day, Halloween was a meaningless day to most that was turned into a big deal by businesses to get our money. I’m not trying too seem like a Debbie Downer or anything, I enjoy dressing up, going trick-or-treating and partying my butt off, but doesn’t it all seem a bit much? Has Halloween become a little excessive, especially in the amounts of money people spend for one night? Its only October and I can hear those Jingle Bells already…oh wait, its the cash registers Cha-Chinging.