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A Different Kind of Halloween Celebration at Home

·San Marcos, California·#holiday#autumn#San Diego#halloween#cosplay
A person in a white sailor costume, ripped black tights, striped horns, and multi-colored hair poses in a Halloween-decorated room.

Halloween in 2020 was a decidedly at-home affair. We still put up the usual decorations — signs for the 'Salem Broom Co.' and pumpkin garlands — to make the house feel festive. Getting into costume was the main event. There were elaborate outfits this year with pink hair, red horns, and striped ones, and we took a few photos in the mirror before heading out.

The younger kids were masked up and ready to go, trick-or-treat bags in hand. The neighborhood was quieter than usual, but a few houses had decorations out, including an inflatable scarecrow and treats set up on a table by the front steps. It was a subdued version of trick-or-treating, but it was something.

The evening ended as the sun went down. It was one of those brilliant sunsets, casting an intense orange and red light over the hillside houses and the distant line of the ocean. A calm and quiet end to a strange Halloween.

Two people in detailed costumes, one with pink hair and red horns, pose in a room with Halloween decor.Two people in detailed Halloween costumes stand in a room decorated for the holiday.Two people in costumes are reflected in an oval mirror surrounded by Halloween decorations on a wooden dresser.Two young people in costumes with horns look into a mirror reflecting a room with Halloween decorations.A child in a teal jacket and mask stands on steps holding a trick-or-treat bag, with Halloween decor behind them.A child in a costume with a green jacket, cream skirt, and mask holds a Halloween bag in front of a decorated house.Three children in Halloween costumes stand on steps in front of a house decorated with spiderwebs and pumpkins.A vivid orange and red sunset over hills covered in residential houses, with a distant hazy horizon.

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