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emilyb · 10-18-2007, 05:58 PM

hey guys, its almost that time again! what will you be dressing as for Halloween? Any ideas????

carlam · 10-19-2007, 05:48 PM

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??

Thomas · 10-20-2007, 09:48 AM

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."

ScottJ · 10-22-2007, 09:36 AM

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.

emilyb · 10-24-2007, 05:35 PM

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!

analaura · 10-24-2007, 06:03 PM

what do you do when you�re not �at home�?

sabrina · 10-25-2007, 08:46 AM

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?

mvictoria · 10-25-2007, 09:18 AM

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.

Ali · 10-25-2007, 12:29 PM

I don't know Sabri, but I would like to know too..

carlam · 10-26-2007, 02:56 PM

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...

10-18-2007, 05:58 PM	#1
emilyb Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Argentina Posts: 394 Rep Power: 241	What will you be for Halloween? hey guys, its almost that time again! what will you be dressing as for Halloween? Any ideas???? __________________ Emily B

10-24-2007, 05:35 PM	#5
emilyb Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Argentina Posts: 394 Rep Power: 241	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! __________________ Emily B

10-24-2007, 06:03 PM	#6
analaura Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 303 Rep Power: 222	Do you guys do something for Halloween when abroad? what do you do when you�re not �at home�?

10-25-2007, 08:46 AM	#7
sabrina Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 359 Rep Power: 300	Not our usual tradition 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?

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10-19-2007, 05:48 PM	#2
carlam Contributing User Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 88 Rep Power: 36	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??

10-20-2007, 09:48 AM	#3
Thomas Forum User Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Santo Domingo de Heredia, Costa Rica Age: 65 Posts: 95 Rep Power: 252	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."

10-22-2007, 09:36 AM	#4
ScottJ Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 241 Rep Power: 203	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.

10-25-2007, 09:18 AM	#8
mvictoria Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 251 Rep Power: 138	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.

10-25-2007, 12:29 PM	#9
Ali Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 348 Rep Power: 157	I don't know Sabri, but I would like to know too..

10-26-2007, 02:56 PM	#10
carlam Contributing User Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 88 Rep Power: 36	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...

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