Trick or Treat! It's Halloween! Embassy staff celebrate the traditional North American observance of Halloween
Posted: October 31, 2006
An event now celebrated in most of the
western world, Halloween is a fun and "frightful" experience
for kids of all ages. Every year, on October 31, children
and adults dress up in costumes depicting scary creatures
and participate in all sorts of festivities. The children,
usually accompanied by their parents (who often wait discreetly
in the background) will go door-to-door in their neighborhood,
ringing doorbells and yelling "trick or treat!" The neighbors
decorate their houses with spooky themes and leave their lights
on to welcome the 'trick-or-treaters". The occupants—who often
themselves dress up in scary costumes—will then hand out small
candies and other treats so as to avoid any possible "trick."