Halloween is a relatively new concept in China. The party we held last year was a hands-down success. This year’s was the same. How can you not have fun with paper plate masks? Halloween costumes are another story.
Many have blogged All Hallows and their exploits:
David’s holiday movie picks and cider lamentations are for the bold and brave. Amuirin at Stop and Wonder did a wonder piece on The Day of Dead festival and what the Halloween candy you distribute says about you. Bibliomom costumed her blog for the day. Jay Nova (adore him) offered a Samhain meditation. Robin provided the blogosphere with a suitable Halloween image.
While most of you are waking up Saturday morning I will be clad in a snazzy white suit, hosting a show with 86 international performers. This is my first step towards international stardom, or termination and deportation.
Thanks for the nod to my nod.
Do we get to see a photo of you in your snazzy white suit? Just for the record. Before you make the news broadcasts and all. 😉
Paper plate masks are the best, and the one you photographed is great.
*giggles*
I hope you don’t get terminated or deported, but that was funny. Snazzy white suit…
are you gonna be Elvis?
Thanks for the highlight, btw.
I’m with Robin… let’s see the snazzy suit please.
Steve, I get them too and I’m almost 52. Go figure!
Oh, I forgot what I was going to say about Halloween.
Many years ago, when I was in high school actually, my parents and sisters and I went over the border to see my paternal grandmother who lived in Ensenada. It happened to be Halloween. Halloween is not a Mexican holiday. There they celebrate a much different day and call it Dia de los muertos or day of the dead. When we were out and about in the shops, there were little kids in “sort of” costumes and half costumes with bags for candy. They would walk up to people and say “Tricky Tracky”. We thought it was hilarious!
Funny how American customs creep into every culture.
I think I’m boycotting Halloween next year. Just because everyone else is going to.
Now there’s a cheap and cheerful costume for you! Can you imagine how much time it saves too? Great idea. I think we should import that concept to North America. We already import just about everything else from China as it is…
It’s the fun that matters. (That is pretty funny, Corina!)
Halloween has a little more trouble in Catholic countries where the All Saint’s Day (Nov 1) and All Souls’ Day, or the Day of the Dead (Nov 2) are traditionally more somber, gloomy holidays. Because el dÃa de los muertos already has a fun festival aspect, it’s probably smoother to incorporate the American customs in Mexico without the churches complaining, which in many European countries they’re doing quite vehemently, playing on anti-American sentiments to make up for the lack of faith in the faithful.
BTW, Steve–why can’t highlight things in the comment we’re in the process of writing and cut them without being called a cheeky monkey? Is this about some spamming technique?
If I’m right Aniko, it’s because by right clicking, one could steal all of Steve’s beautiful photographs! I’m all for it, Steve. Protecting your work, that is. Although there are other ways to get the stuff, it is one little thing we can do to make a point, if not a difference.
I love the photo … much nicer than the store-bought costumes I saw waayyyyyy too many of on Halloween. I’m sick of the whole thing.
I also vote for snazzy picture posting, blemish or no blemish. And yes, I still get them, too.
I think you’re right, Corina–I didn’t think of that. I was right clicking, but on my own text, of course. If that’s the case, it’s a good idea. 🙂
Stardom, definitely. Deportation would be deplorable and depleting. We’d miss these Asian Ramblings, though I’m sure you’d launch a ramble any where you go.
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