{"id":2291,"date":"2014-11-04T15:58:16","date_gmt":"2014-11-04T08:58:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gordonandjudy.com\/?p=2291"},"modified":"2014-11-04T15:58:36","modified_gmt":"2014-11-04T08:58:36","slug":"halloween-even-in-beijing-103114","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/gordonandjudy.com\/?p=2291","title":{"rendered":"Halloween, even in Beijing! 10\/31\/14"},"content":{"rendered":"

It\u2019s Halloween! It\u2019s interesting the different opinions on Halloween here. All anyone really knows is what they\u2019ve seen on US television. We\u2019re constantly being told \u201chow we celebrate Halloween in the US.\u201d They\u2019re also quick to say they don\u2019t celebrate the holiday, but a lot of people dress up in costumes and attend parties?<\/p>\n

Judy\u2019s school has and elementary party early in the day, and the students are all dressed up in costumes. The secondary school has a dance\/party after school, also with lots of costumes.<\/p>\n

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Judy – getting into the spirit!<\/p><\/div>\n

Over at my school, the parents have been decorating, and have a built a haunted house (in the music room). The activities begin at 6:00 pm. I would like to attend, but I\u2019m not up to staying around all afternoon without any classes.<\/p>\n

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Some of the decorations over at BHSFIC.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Back at the apartment, little kids are wearing costumes everywhere. Their parents are taking lots of pictures, and people are handing out candy to those that walk by. Lilly has lots of questions about Halloween that I try to answer. I think she understood enough. The Chinese don\u2019t have a lot of holidays, especially fun ones like Halloween (even if it\u2019s little more than a date on a calendar).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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