Saturday is Halloween 2020, and it’s sure to be one to remember! With the COVID-19 pandemic still ongoing, trick-or-treating will be very different this year to accommodate social distancing and other best-practices. For example, my neighborhood is arranging for the 15 or so kids living there to pick up goodies at a safe, central location where folks will be spread out and wearing face masks. While the kids in our community may not be getting the traditional Halloween experience this year, I think this is a great compromise that will allow them to have some much-needed fun and excitement while also prioritizing safety.

However, the pandemic is only one reason why Halloween 2020 is one that we won’t forget. Needless to say, 2020 has come with more than its fair share of “tricks,” but Mother Nature has a momentous treat in store for us on Saturday. This year, we get to experience the first global Halloween Blue Moon since 1944! This means that every time zone across the world will see a blue moon—the second full moon of the month—on October 31st. Though it’s an uncommon phenomenon, I suppose it would only make sense that Halloween and a full moon—two events often associated with superstition and the supernatural—would coincide in this unusual year! Spooky, right?