Halloween

We celebrated Halloween here at Misawa. Helen had a nice party at school where she dressed up as a princess. We then had trick-or-treating on base. I dressed up a little myself and handed out candy. It was pretty funny because about 500 Japanese children typically come on base for Halloween. They would approach the porch thinking I was a manniquin. Then I would move the candy bowl and they would freak out a little bit. The Japanese Halloween tradition here at Misawa does help highlight how accepting the Japanese are of us and our cultures. Prior to Halloween, the local Japanese communities also put on various activities such as a small children's parade and costume competitions.