Halloween

Since Halloween is the day after tomorrow, this post is about Halloween in Taiwan. Enjoy!
Last night, my mother's office hosted a Halloween party for the city's children. This was outside, with a stage set up in the road. [The area was cordoned off and was off the main road, so traffic was not a huge issue.] People sat on plastic stools, and most of the children wore costumes. The usual were popular: Superman, Spiderman, Batman, vampires, pumpkins, etc. The adults involved also wore costumes. These adults would encourage the children to yell phrases or sentences in English, then in Chinese [for example: "Trick or Treat, smell my feet, give me something good to eat!"]. To reward them, the adults then threw candies into the crowd. These candies are generally hard and fruit-flavored; I find the white gourd flavor tasty, but dislike the starfruit. After this, children from an orphanage sang and danced, then all the children did a "costume ball" where they were individually introduced and paraded across the stage to have their costumes admired. Following this, the children were sent into a field where colored foam balls were hidden (like an Easter egg hunt) and the 10 children who found the most were given special prizes.
In conclusion:

• The Taiwanese celebration of Halloween does not involve actual trick-or-treating, but does involve candy.
• Teens and children over the age of 10 don't really participate, except to help out with the set-up.
• Costumes are generally modest.

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HAPPY HALLOWEEN!