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Hello everyone! Since we can already feel the presence of Halloween on Neopets, from the recently launched species outfits and user's customizations, I decided it is the right time for me to write about it! As someone who doesn't live in either the UK, the USA or Australia, Halloween is something I don't fully know/understand and I find it more interesting to interact with other people and discover new things by doing so than search on the internet by myself. The first time I ever heard of Halloween was on my 5th grade on my English class (almost 20 years ago... I'm getting old ). The event fascinated me, to be honest, on a cultural level! Even if it was something that I wouldn't dedicate myself into since we, in Portugal, have another tradition for the 1st November. Well, many things changed since then and thanks to the consumerism.. Halloween is starting to be a "thing" here. It's not the same or, at least, I never saw anyone doing Treat or Trick but people make Halloween parties and dress according to the event. I don't participate or support it but what can I do? Don't take me wrong, I love the event but it's like celebrating Carnival in the USA! (Now it would be funny if people say they celebrate it ) or celebrating Christmas in Japan! Each culture have its events and those events should stay there.. in my opinion. The main thing that drove me to write this post was the fact that many people dress up on Halloween of things that... are not related to the theme... and I don't get that.. ? Could anyone explain to me why would people dress as anything but spooky/scary things? Even with the evolution of the event through the centuries, I don't understand why you would dress as a sailor or pirate or even a sandwich. And what about you? What are your thoughts on Halloween? Do you feel any difference in the way the event is celebrated now from the days of your childhood?