It's been 2 days since the Halloween and I was still upset. It doesn't mean I don't like Halloween holiday, it just because I couldn't do what I really want to do.
I was so excited for whole month and kept wondering about my costumes and stuff. This Halloween was my first Halloween in my life because we don't have Halloween in Vietnam. We did celebrate Halloween in Vietnam but it was just for small amount of young people; also it's not a common holiday.I still remember that I knew about Halloween via some teenager American movies when people went wild and crazy on that day. Now, I did have a chance to experience it.
The thing I most like about holiday in America is the way people celebrate it together. For example, on the Independence Day, when I first came to the bus in the early morning to go downtown to meet my friends, I recognized that almost all of people wore some basic colors such as blue, white or red. That was so impressive to me.
"The life of every person is like a diary in which he means to write one story, and writes another." Sir James M. Barrie 1860-1937, British Playwright
I think that your costume was awesome!! You really have a very high standard. Don't be upset~
ReplyDeleteI am also impressed by the way Americans celebrate their holidays. When I passed the neighborhood, I saw lots of houses hanging the flags. Nowadays in Taiwan, only few people and the goverment affiliates will hang the flags.
Hi Tiffany, it's Anna (I taught you all how to set up your blogs in class). I'm curious what your costume was and what you had hoped for it to be. I think in America, we love holidays because they are a chance to be together with friends and family. There's also something exciting about knowing that the whole city is preparing to celebrate. Are there some holidays in Vietnam that you celebrate in a similar way?
ReplyDelete@Laurie: Thank you for your comment. I'm glad that you like my costume. It was so bloody huh?
ReplyDelete@Anna: Hi Anna~ It's good to see you here. Yeah, I have the same feeling that it's so exciting to know there are a lot of people are waiting and preparing for the holiday just like us.
In Vietnam, I think there is one holiday on 15th July (in Lunar Calendar) that is concerned as a Soul day. People would prepare meals for their ancestor and give out food or money. Children would come to their houses and try to stole the food. Sometimes it's really tumultuous. We don't dress up on that day. There is no holiday that we can dress up as the Halloween in the U.S. It's soooo sadddd!
For me, the best time in a year is the December. We celebrate the Christmas and New Year holidays just like in the U.S. Everywhere is decorated and people are always in a good mood for the whole month, even on the November. We go out every night to enjoy the great atmosphere around the city. There would be a lot of foreigners who join with us to celebrate the last month of the year.
I'm glad you've noticed that Americans do try to show a certain like-mindedness during certain holidays. Since we are a country of immigrants and everyone comes with a different background, one way to show solidarity (and nationalism to some degree) is to participate in the holidays. Although Halloween is a fun holiday, there's a certain amount of "shared joy and festivity" that feels good to be a part of. Halloween has the added fun of dressing up...to be some else. This, too, has the American overtone of historical reference. When people originally came to the U.S., they could leave behind who they were and become someone else....a re-invented person. Except for refugees who are forced to leave their country, like the Vietnamese, most people want to come to the U.S., so the transformation is positive. Nevertheless, having the freedom to choose a costume for that one day and have so much fun is really a nice and exciting adventure.
ReplyDeleteI didn't see your costume. I can only imagine it was great!