I’m going to talk about Halloween which takes place on 31st October and we all know that it’s a very popular festival in Western countries. But, in recent years, it’s been gaining its popularity in Asian countries like Vietnam. We can see a lot of Vietnamese people celebrate Halloween these days. Actually, I did some research on the internet about Halloween and I remember it said something like over 2000 years ago, people believed that on the night of 31st October evil spirits went through the boundaries between the world of the living and the dead to cross to the world of the living. And you know what, people were very scared about this, so they wore handmade masks and scary costumes to disguise themselves from the spirits so that they wouldn’t harm them. Well, like people in most countries, I think, we kind of dress up in scary costumes, decorate our homes with scary things like jack-o-lanterns, skulls and skeletons,

Halloween activities include carving the pumpkins, telling scary stories and watching horror movies. The most common activity in Halloween is when the kids go (Trick or Treat) and have costume parties. In this activity, the kids dress up in many different costumes. After that, they go door to door knocking on people’s doors in their neighborhood. Hence, people prepare themselves for the kids knocking on their doors so they buy lots of sweets and candies. In addition, children knock on doors and say “Trick or Treat”. When the kids get a candy or a sweet they leave happy. On the other hand,   if they don’t get a good treat they may show some tricks.I remember last Halloween, my roommates and I didn’t go out, we just stayed at home and watched some horror movies, told some scary stories. Oh my god, I was so scared that I didn’t dare to go the bathroom, but all in all we had a great time together.