Last Monday was Halloween for people all over the world, but
here in China it was especially special.
Halloween as a holiday is not really celebrated in China, but at Aston
English School it most certainly is. On
the evening of October 31st, about 100 Aston students came to school
in costumes and masks to join us foreign teachers in an evening of festivities.
Games, like “Pin the Wart on the Witch”, Bobbing for Apples,
and Toilet Paper Mummies, were set up in the classrooms around which children
eagerly ran gathering candy and points for prizes. And of course, our party would not have been
complete without a costume contest as well as a pumpkin carving contest! I saw some pretty creative costumes and
pumpkins alike.
My challenge was to come up with a costume for myself in a
country without Goodwill or Party City.
I also needed to dress up as something my students from 4-14 could
appreciate (and name!). After scavenging
my closet and the resource room at Aston, I decided to dress up as a black
cat. I wore all black and made ears out
of construction paper. Complete with
whiskers and a black nose, I was a big hit amongst my students and their
parents too. And after weeks of teaching
“What is it? It’s a cat” it was a thrill to hear my students say “You’re a cat!”
correctly.
Although it wasn’t exactly like Halloween back home (they
don’t have Reese’s in China), it was certainly a fun and memorable night!
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