Here in the United States we have Halloween, but what about our friends from different parts of the globe? How do they feel about Halloween here in the United States? The following are their takes on Halloween:
Ejona Zogu, SO, Albania “Halloween is kind of different from here. Here, they decorate everything and kids go trick-or-treating. Back home, kids don’t go in to other houses to ask for candies. I would say it is something we do that’s from recent years. We don’t celebrate it in the past. Americans celebrate it longer than us. We celebrate it by dressing up, go to party with friends. In 6th grade we would paint our faces and there would be a party during the day around 3-7 and we would just go and dance eat snacks. Back home, we like to dance. We also have haunted house but I have never go to one.”
Mio Hirata, SO, Japan “There isn’t typical Halloween like trick-or-treat, there is nothing like that. We just wear costume and go to party. That’s Japanese style.”
David Flores Cano, SO, Honduras “I went to [an American] private school and we celebrate Halloween. Not because it was a thing in Honduras, but it was because they celebrate it in the USA. We have a day off because of Halloween.”
Juan Herrera, SO, Colombia “We have the exact same thing as Halloween. We go treat and tricking. We have costume parties too.”
Sue Park, FR, South Korea “We don’t celebrate Halloween. It’s my first time to celebrate Halloween this year. I was in Poland last year and they don’t celebrate it either. I’m so excited about it. I did pumpkin carving, it was so funny. I really liked it, I really enjoyed it.”
JoAnne Mulatre, FR, Haiti “We don’t have Halloween, but on Nov. 2, people go to cemetery. They go and put flowers and stuff there. Also, Catholics do a mass for the dead one before they go to cemetery. Everyone goes to cemetery though.”
Elshaday Geremew, SO, Ethiopia “We don’t have Halloween but I think it’s nice for people to come together and have fun. Dressing up with friends and going out together. It’s a nice experience.”
Cristal Guzman, FR, Dominican Republic “I do celebrate Halloween. We dress up like our characters of our country like La Chilindrina, Don Ramon and El Chavo del Ocho. We go to our neighbors house and ask for candy. After that, they ask question like ‘what’re you wearing?’ And we went on to other houses.”
![David Flores Cano, SO, Honduras “I went to [an American] private school and we celebrate Halloween. Not because it was a thing in Honduras, but it was because they celebrate it in the USA. We have a day off because of Halloween.”](https://horizon.hesston.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/image7-1-1200x1616.jpeg)
