2019年10月24日木曜日 - 
Kate - Halloween in the United States
In the United States
Halloween is a very popular holiday. For the whole month of October there are
Halloween events, from haunted houses to parties to scary movie marathons on
TV.
On actual Halloween,
October 31st, many people have home parties and take their children
out trick or treating. Adults and children alike dress up in costumes and consume special
treats like candy and baked goods. Halloween decorations on houses are popular
and some people go all out and turn their
whole house into something scary or fantastic. When I went trick or treating as
a child, there was a street of people who would get together and choose a
theme, and then everyone would decorate their house to match the theme. The
year I went there the theme was The Wizard of OZ and they even turned the road
into the yellow brick road with sidewalk chalk.
When October 1st
comes, Halloween attractions all around the US open for business. Universal
Studios California has the Horror Days event just like Japan; Knott's Berry
Farm in California becomes Knotts Scary Farm; a huge variety of haunted houses
open in local communities; while Spooky World, a horror theme park in New
Hampshire, opens for business in September. Americans seem to love to be
scared, especially around Halloween.
I loved going trick or treating and dressing up in costumes when I was a kid but the weather in Massachusetts is unpredictable so Halloween night was different every year, warm, cold, too cold and one year there was even snow! Fall is a great time of the year to visit the US, especially Massachusetts, and if you like Halloween and being scared you will find a wide array of events and activities to take part in. Happy Halloween!
alike: 同様に
go all out: 出掛ける
theme: テーマ
decorate: 飾り付ける
match: 一致させる
The Wizard of OZ: オズの魔法使い
brick: レンガ
sidewalk chalk: 舗装された歩道に絵を描いたり、文字を書いたりするためのチョーク
attractions: アトラクション
unpredictable: 予測不可能な
array: 勢ぞろい