In Spain, they don't really "do" Halloween. A few people try. Our kids wanted to support the effort and push the tradition (especially the part of stuffing their face with candy).
We had one group of trick-or-treaters. Thanks to Amy's parents and our upstairs American neighbor, we had a few treats for them. It is probably all they received.
Yana, known as the American Girl at her school, was asked to help a few classrooms carve pumpkins. She brought about 50 knives to school. I guess there are no restrictions about bringing knives to school. At the end of the day, she brought home 50 lbs of pumpkin seeds (and guts). On Monday, she'll bring back the roasted pumpkin seeds.
All Saint's Day (November 1) is a national holiday in Spain. This year, All Saint's Day was on a Thursday so there was a "puente" (poo en tay) - a bridge holiday from Thursday to Monday. Schools, businesses, and grocery stores were closed on Thursday and Friday. We typically have to go shopping every day (for eleven). So, by Friday night, all we had left was candy. The kids were very happy.
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