Halloween
Halloween in the US is very different from what I have experienced all the while. I mean I never really celebrate Halloween back home. 31 October is just like any other day. No costume, no trick-or-treat, nothing particular. But it’s all different here. People are rushing to buy costumes and some even spent hundreds of dollars for their costumes and make ups. Hoping to see this culture from where I come from? I guess not for the next 10 years.
On Halloween day, while we were in our house, there were kids came knocking on our door for Trick-or-treat. And guess what? We didn’t prepare any candies or chocolates. At first we gave them the biscuit packets that we had. But there were more kids came knocking. There was once when there were about 15 kids outside our doorstep! Here are some cute ones. I simply adore this little girl in lion costume. She is so sweet. =) I suppose you’ll agree too, wouldn’t you?
Our household also dress up in all sort of costumes. Check out the photos below. Can you figure out what costume I’m in?
We went to San Francisco to celebrate Halloween. We went to Ruby Skye. This year, there was no major celebration in Castro Street because there were some people who got shot last year. To prevent the violence from happening again, the city authorities canceled the celebration. Nevertheless, the action didn’t dampened the spirit of Halloween. There were still a lot people dressing up. In fact, there were people who dressed up in their costumes to work and to school. You’ll see different people in costumes driving around too.
It was an interesting experience and when you are with the crowd, not wearing a costume will definitely make you look ‘weird’.
I was indulged in the Halloween spirit when I went to one of the supermarket here for some groceries shopping. Then I chanced upon the Halloween segment. There were costumes, decorations, toys, candies, etc. That was like two weeks before Halloween but all the costumes are 70% gone. I started to search for some costume stores online, hoping to see something affordable and nice. Here are the few online stores that I visited.
Party City Store
Party America Store
Spirit Halloween Store
Or you can purchase from Amazon.
The prices are about the same for the three stores. Some may be cheaper than the other so you’ll have to figure out yourself. I wanted to get one but I didn’t get any in the end. I went to the store on the day before Halloween so most of the nice costumes are long gone. So, if you plan to get a costume, you should get it earlier. If not, get it after the Halloween. Some stores give up to 50% off for the costumes. Invest now for next year’s event.
What an eventful Happy Halloween!
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