Canada knows how to celebrate its traditions and Halloween is no exception. Be careful, the party is even taken very seriously!
Young and old arm themselves with patience before October 31st, the traditional Halloween day. Two months before, shops are already putting out some decorations in their windows, cafes are marking the occasion with the Pumpkin Spice Latte and bars are starting to organize their annual theme night. The season is on.
October sees wacky horror decorations bloom in gardens after Thanksgiving, people go shopping for their costumes and look for more incredible makeup ideas on YouTube. At home, we put the package: graves in the lawns, skulls in the hedges, arms hanging from the trees … Bloody atmosphere guaranteed.
"Trick-or-treat": the candy hunt
On October 31, schools are already organizing to offer activities to children: pumpkin carving, costume parades, etc.
For the most part, on Halloween night, the custom is for children to dress up and wander the streets asking for treats from house to house. Once at the door, they ask for candy with the phrase "Trick or treat?(candy or a spell?). Most of the time, people light their pumpkins or decorate their homes if they want to welcome children.
Madness, parties and costumes of all kinds
For the older ones, it's time to celebrate. Everyone is invited to come dressed up in the streets where parades are sometimes organized. Every year, for example, Toronto schedules a big pedestrian-only party on an entire street with DJs and costume parades galore.
Bars and clubs also open their doors and offer Halloween parties where everyone can show up in appropriate attire. The interesting thing is that Canadians do not necessarily dress up in a scary way. Cowboy, giant baby, dinosaur… It is good to use your imagination to stand out!
Although its celebration is sometimes decried, Halloween remains mostly celebrated in North America. A very special atmosphere seizes this evening which is, here, unique in its kind.
