1 November
This morning I checked social media to see US Halloween photos. It was almost like seeing the first day of school pictures. It is the thing to do and harmless in many ways. Here in France, everyone dresses scary. I saw many toddlers dressed as vampires at the grocery store. From what we experienced there were no princesses, cowboys, ladybugs, book characters or make your own costume. If you are seen dressed as previously listed people think you are dressed for Carnival which is before Easter. Taken from http://www.frenchmoments.eu,”Mardi-Gras and Carnival refer to eating richer, fatty foods before the ritual fasting of Lent. In France, this festive season comes with sumptuous public celebrations or parades (‘les carnavals‘) which take place in many French towns and schools.”
Halloween wasn’t even on our radar because our kids had just about outgrown it in the US. Then when we found out even teens dress up and participate here in France. The kids had some interest, until only scary costumes were allowed. The kids tried to put on scary masks they found here at the house, but the overall sentiment was not really wanting to dress scary, be scared by others or dodge the rain. So we hunkered down, closed the blinds, cooked burgers and stayed inside. This was when I decided to go to the store and find cereal for rice crispy treats for Tuesday’s bible study gathering.
On a side note, Mazie finished reading The Hobbit for her language arts class. Our family has been watching, in small increments, all three Hobbit movies, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, and The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies. We finished The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, prior to watching The Hobbit Trilogy.
Here is a flashback from 2014 when Randy was Gandalf for Halloween.
Lees in France 