Yeah, lots of bars like to have costume parties or contests to celebrate.
[The next part courtesy of Yomiel being a big dork:]
A long time ago, people believed that Halloween was the night when evil spirits could come to earth. They thought that dressing up as some kind of monster would either scare the evil spirits off, or make them think you were one of them.
People don't believe in evil spirits anymore, and now the costumes don't always have to be scary. But people like dressing up as something they're not.
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[The next part courtesy of Yomiel being a big dork:]
A long time ago, people believed that Halloween was the night when evil spirits could come to earth. They thought that dressing up as some kind of monster would either scare the evil spirits off, or make them think you were one of them.
People don't believe in evil spirits anymore, and now the costumes don't always have to be scary. But people like dressing up as something they're not.