Comments on: Halloween in Korea?

By: JSS00

JSS00 — Sun, 01 Nov 2015 05:38:00 +0000

In reply to Kate Marsella. Well here in Japan, Halloween has suddenly surged in popularity for some reason.

By: Cassie

Cassie — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 02:33:00 +0000

like JMK said, it’s mostly just foreigners and kids. The markets will sometimes have small Halloween displays with little decorations and masks, but that’s it. At the hagwon I work at, we had a party, but the owner decided to have one only AFTER I myself had put up decorations in my room. On the day of, I dressed up in a costume and painted my face and everything, but the other Korean teachers barely did anything beyond putting on a witch hat or fake nails.
Korea is kind of reserved when it comes to doing things considered out of the ordinary, even if it is a holiday. The Korean teachers at my hagwon came to school in normal clothes then put on their witch hats/capes/nails after they got to work because they said they were too embarrassed to wear them in public. Whereas, I, the crazy foreigner was all decked out walking through the streets getting odd stares LOL

By: 100% A+ Teresa Ginny

100% A+ Teresa Ginny — Fri, 02 Nov 2012 04:04:00 +0000

I don’t celebrate Halloween but I like Halloween time of the year as much as I love Christmas because there are a lot of scary movies I can watch on tv just as much as christmas theme movies in December 🙂

By: Ashleigh Son

Ashleigh Son — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 17:05:00 +0000

In reply to Nic. Oh man, me too! I love that movie. But I have to agree with Caitlyn, there is nothing classy about "barely there" costumes.

By: Nic

Nic — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 13:44:00 +0000

In reply to Rebecca. Yeah those types of "costumes" are just excuses to just not wear clothes out.

By: Nic

Nic — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 13:43:00 +0000

In reply to Kate Marsella. I really love being in costume so I wish it was bigger here too.

By: Nic

Nic — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 13:42:00 +0000

In reply to JooEunmom. haha nice

By: JooEunmom

JooEunmom — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 13:30:00 +0000

Nowadays many children are enjoying the “halloween” specially the trick or treat and the costume party b’cos of the foreighn teachers who teaches how they selebrate it in their homeland.
The best costume I saw was one of the student wearing an ax hat in his head with his clothes ripped apart:)

By: Kate Marsella

Kate Marsella — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 13:04:00 +0000

I guess this is the same for other countries in Asia too because last night i went trick or treating (i’m 15 and in my last year of high school but me and my friends are still very immature xD) and I went dressed up as a Mexican .. anyway, there is a row of shops and we went into the Cantonese takeaway as they were handing out sweets, and the Chinese family were so amazed and wanted a picture with me. At first i thought it was because I was dressed as a Mexican but then they wanted all of my friends in costumes to join the picture too 😀 it was so awesome 🙂
I love Halloween so much, but it’s a shame that in the UK it’s not really a big thing either, but there is always some houses that put in extra effort and that’s about it though ^.^

By: Kate Marsella

Kate Marsella — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 12:50:00 +0000

In reply to Liz Barfoot. Hahaa, the vietnamese girl is just like me! like two years ago i went trick or treating in a blow up sumo suit :3 it was awesome :)