I never knew Halloween is such big deal in the United States before coming to Austin. It's just a common holiday which is even not known in some countries. However, I now learned how it goes on Halloween in the United States.

One month before Halloween, I could feel it coming by the decorations of stores and sales of pumpkins. Moreover, some people started to decorate their hourses by Jack O Latins, witches, ghosts, tombs, and etc.. Everyboy was talking about Halloween, costumes, and parties. Americans love parties, so in a holiday like Halloween, they surely have a lot of paties, like parites of neighborhoods, friends, schools, and etc.. The parties for Halloween are costume parties, sometimes there were people in customes on the streets or buses, which was anouncing the coming of Halloween.

Then, Halloween came. Kids were in costumes to play trik or treat games with their parents. Not only kids but also adults had a good time on Halloween. A lot of people in costumes gathered on the sixth street in Austin. Everybody wore different costume to amuse others and himself or herself.

It was the first time for me to stay in the U.S. on Halloween. It was fun, and I think I had learned more about American life.