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I have a problem. And since it's Creeper Week, I thought this was the most appropriate time to announce my Halloween-related dilemma.
You see, I've lived in Bulgaria for most of my life, and we don't celebrate Halloween there. Now I've moved to Denmark, where they recently started celebrating the holiday.
So, my problem is: I don't know anything about Halloween.
You go trick-or-treating, right?
What exactly is trick-or-treating, anyway?
From what I've seen in movies, I understand that you go to someone's door, and knock/ring the bell. When the inhabitant of the house answers the door, you're supposed to say, "trick or treat!" Actually, isn't that a question? Trick or treat? So do you say it as a question, or an exclamation?
What if they don't give you a treat? What if the person who answers the door is a smelly old grandpa with one tooth that hasn't been brushed since the 80's? What if all he says is, "Ahh! Blar! Go ha!" I won't even know what that means. Are supposed to play a trick on someone like that?
Is it okay to dress up as toothpaste?
For Crazy Week in my old school (I think they call it Spirit Week in the states), we had to go to school wearing costumes. In fifth grade, I went as an Aquafresh toothpaste. My mother and I shaped a gigantic piece of carton paper like a toothpaste tube and painted on the Aquafresh logo. For the cap, we used an empty yogurt cup-thingy (which went on my head). We stuffed a pair of my old white tights with newspapers, and painted red and blue stripes on them. Then we made the tights stick out of the yogurt cup. It was pretty cool. (At least I thought it was.)
My question is: Is this kind of wacky costume relevant for Halloween? Or is it better if I go as a literary character or a classic Halloween character (witch, ghost, etc.). Is it fine to be an inanimate object for Halloween? Or will I be labeled "psycho"?
Giving candy: what if we run out?
Last Halloween, my father was alone in Denmark. He had the whole house to himself, and was enjoying some peace and quiet, until... In the evening, they came. And they wanted candy. They were... the CHILDREN!
He didn't know where the candy was, and when he did find it, it wasn't enough to feed all of the hungry beasts. So he just hid in a room and ignored the creatures knocking at the door.
But what if I stay home to feed some beasts, and what if we run out of candy? Will they create an army and stomp into the house, destroying everything in their way?
Will there be blood?
So those are my questions. Please give me some answers in the comments, and thus, reduce my lack of knowledge.
Help a sister out with your Halloween expertise!
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