How do you celebrate halloween?
By aileen2008
@aileen2008 (838)
Philippines
October 29, 2009 11:17am CST
In the Philippines, Halloween celebration is fast becoming a tradition. some schools are even conducting a halloween party first before going to a semestral break. Some shopping malls hold a halloween contest where there is a prize to be won for the best costume. Some villages organize a treat or trick for their little ones.
What I got to see is that houses in these villages will start to decorate their houses with pumpkins, lanterns, masks just like what americans do during halloween.
We are not into that yet. My family is not used to celebrating halloween. But since I already got a two-year old son, I might want him to experience what a halloween celebration. So on the 31st of October, we will be going to the mall, put him on a costume and join him in the parade of kids in costume.
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@vhinzstrife (771)
• Philippines
29 Oct 09
I am also from the Philippines ^^V hmmm my family will spend our Halloween as reunion party ^^V after offering candles, flowers, and food to our relatives who passed away... cleaning up his/her mansion joke.. well that's it let's just pray typhoon Santi won't us hard T-T
@aileen2008 (838)
• Philippines
30 Oct 09
Yes, same here, it will be like a reunion party as it is also my birthday. Pray harder that typhoon Santi won't hit us hard again like Ondoy and Pepeng. Happy halloween!
@vhinzstrife (771)
• Philippines
30 Oct 09
Ohhh Happy Birthday to you ^^V and Happy Halloween!.. We will be expecting typhoon santi anytime this day... hope it will pass by swiftly... ^^V
@Naomi1889 (11)
• Indonesia
30 Oct 09
I'm not celebrate halloween. in my country halloween is nothing. so i don't know how to celebrate hallowen. but i know what is hallowen. i often see in tv. in europe, they usually wear mask hallowen, many kinds mask. children wear mysterious clothes. so they walk to neighbour house door to door for ask candy.parent will give candy to children when they knock the door and sing a song maybe. I know just this I can share with you.Happy Halloween.
@kykidd (6812)
• United States
29 Oct 09
I am so excited for you. I think that it is great that you are going to celebrate the holiday of Halloween with your family. It will be a great tradition for your two year old son. He may be the first one in your family not to remember life without Halloween.
It is a very enjoyable holiday. People getting to play tricks on one another. They all dress up in costume and hope that others will not recognize who they are. It will be fun to go to the mall. I hope they will pass out candy. Don't forget to take an extra bag, just in case your son's bag get's too full of candy. It is the tendency of a lot of people to give more candy to the younger kids because they are just too cute.
I hope you enjoy the holiday just as we do here in the States!
@aileen2008 (838)
• Philippines
30 Oct 09
I see. I am just curious why americans are very excited about the halloween when in fact in the Philippines we associate this to paranormal activities. But just for a change, we will celebrate this day just like what americans do and see if my kid will enjoy it the way the americans do.
@triplejazzm51 (1373)
• Philippines
30 Oct 09
Well for me i still love the traditional way of celebrating halloween. The one called "pangaluluwa". The present practice, the trick or treat, the costumes, these are not original Filipino. These are enfluences from the western countries. True, kids love wearing costumes and going to the malls for a trick or treat, but we have to make sure that they understand what they are doing and why they are doing such. This would give meaning to the halloween celebration.
@aileen2008 (838)
• Philippines
30 Oct 09
Good way of bonding with your kids on a halloween. Just prepare for the loudest screams from your kids.LOL.
@dorisday1971 (5657)
• Philippines
30 Oct 09
I will be accompanying my daughter go around the village for the treat or trick. i will also be giving goodies to some children coming to our house.
I'm sure we will have fun this Halloween.
have a good day.