hey guys, its almost that time again! what will you be dressing as for Halloween? Any ideas???? :D
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hey guys, its almost that time again! what will you be dressing as for Halloween? Any ideas???? :D
Todavia no se! What do people do here in BsAs for Halloween? Do people dress up and go to parties or what? If so, what do people dress up as here??
A couple of years a kid showed up at my door carrying a sword and wearing a black hat, a patch over one eye, a striped T-shirt.
"A pirate, huh?" I said. "Where are your bucaneers?"
The kid looked up at me and snapped, "Under my bucan hat."
I will probably do my normal thing...which is dress in a cheap suit and my glasses. It's my Clark Kent costume. Then it's back to Superman the other 364 days.
Surprisingly, Halloween hasn't caught on too much down here yet. Candy happens, costumes don't. Compared with the sloppy madness that St. Patrick's Day has become recently, I thought Halloween would be similarly successful. Alas...not so much.
hmmm, i m not sure either what i will do. I usually like to dress as my favorite fashion nightmare of the year, but that ends up being Britney most of the time.....maybe a classic like a cat or a witch....who knows!
what do you do when youŽre not Žat homeŽ?
We don't usually celebrate this day, though it's getting more common as time goes by...It's huge in London though...and in the US, I guess...any one knows where this tradition comes from?:confused:
It's big within English schools in Argentina, therefore you see Halloween themes being sold at fancy shopping malls.
Also, I hear that children go trick or treating in Gated Communities in the Buenos Aires suburbs.
Makes me wanna move to a private neighborhood, JUST to see my kid go "trick or treat!!" in a chicken little costume.
I don't know Sabri, but I would like to know too..
From what I understand, the tradition of Halloween dates back to ancient Celtic beliefs. October 31st is the day in which the separation between the living and the dead is the thinnest, so people offered food or "treats" to the dead- sometimes they would collect goods and take them to a town square... from what I've heard at least.:)
I thought it was interesting! How it got to the US? I'm not sure...
Here in Argentina it's not that common to celebrate halloween, since it's not a part of our culture.
But I got to say that it's a great reason to party!!! There are a lot of halloween partys where people go in costumes, but nobody shows at doors looking for candy =P
I always wanted to know where the story came from...
thanks for sharing!
That's sort of the impression I've gotten, Ezequiel- Halloween is all about the party, anyway, right? Not that Argentines need any more reason to party! :D
Here in Mexico, Halloween is not part of our traditions. But Mexicans like parties and most of them don't care about the origin of this tradition. Tonight, I went with my son to ask for candies in the neighborhood. Then, we stayed at home giving some candies to other kids. I used this tradition to teach to my son happiness is not only to receive gifts, but give them too.
I remember reading/seeing something about that once... can you tell us more about the story behind the candles? Is there a name for the tradition?Quote:
Originally Posted by Julio Jaubert
ooops. I think it's already too late for us to match costumes... anyway I just put on my ole pair o' jeans, crossed my fingers and wished really hard michael myers wouldn't make it to my neck of the woods. has anyone heard of him lately? on second thought i don't think he'd ever take a plane, considering he hasn't uttered a single word ever since he was just a child...
Hank -
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0373883/ !!!
Michael Myers has never gone away nor will he ever. You just can't hear him or see him until it's too late. And, yes, this was available for your viewing pleasure in local cinemas...
right on, scott. I actually stopped by and tried to communicate but, as usual, never did he talk to me nor to anybody. I wonder if others tried doing that too. anybody?
Michael Myers = terminally misunderstood. He just gave up trying to have us "get him". So he chose slaughter. Whatever one needs to get the monkey off the back, I guess.
I just realized I misread the original post on this. Candies, right. That makes sense. But isn't there something about kids in Mexico with candles.......................................Quote:
Originally Posted by carlam
Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh. It's Christmas.......
Que boluda.