Halloween!

If you would like the history lesson of Halloween, go here. My Dad got my interest peaked when he said "Happy All-Saints Day" on November 1st. It's pretty interesting! The site explains the European roots of Halloween. Well, obviously, in Korea, Halloween isn't big...yet. There's a tiny section that spans 6 feet of shelving at the big super markets and it includes little things for kids to wear to their English classes. Ofcourse no one goes door to door but Mark and I thought that the concept of Halloween would work really well here. There's a high population density, people like to get scared, and Koreans like to celebrate things :). And who knows, maybe it will be big someday, especially with a high pressure to know English!

Anyhow, Mark's school celebrated Halloween so Mark got to dress up! We had the hardest time finding stuff for him to wear! It was actually really stressful! Well he ended up being a vampire and I thought it was really successful! Ask Mark sometime about his experience scaring kids at school ;).

Well the missionaries put on a Halloween party for the ward and it was really fun! Initially only the Americans had dressed but the face paint booth soon became a hit! This kid is great! Mark and I ran a room where you had to pin the wart on the witch. It was a great hit with the kids! However, the excitement of the night was a little too much for them...kids were everywhere and begging for candy! Mark calmed them down easily enough when he went into "scary vampire" mode! The missionaries did a great job in bringing Halloween to Korea!

Let's not forget the treats! On Halloween Day I made pumpkin pie, rolls, brownies, caramel popcorn and Korean food to keep it cultural! :). Happy Halloween!!!