🎃英語de異文化理解👻アメリカ/ハロウィン🗽編【NOVA入間校】

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ハロウィンの季節がやってきましたね✨
英語学習の皆様、今年のハロウィンはどのようにお過ごし予定でしょうか❔❔

今回はアメリカ人講師 Brittanyにアメリカと日本のハロウィンについて聞いてみました🎶

Hello, My name is Brittany. I’m from Perryville, Missouri in the USA. Perryville is a very small town, but it has a very close community. In October, the leaves change color and people love to decorate for Autumn and Halloween. Halloween, October 31st, is especially fun for children to celebrate. They get to go trick-or-treating for candy and treats while dressed up in fun costumes. Usually children trick-or-treat in their local neighborhoods, walking up or down the streets, stopping by each neighbors’ house. They ring the doorbell and say ‘trick-or-treat’ to receive some candy or other snack. Some people don’t celebrate Halloween, if the house has its outside lights off, it’s polite to avoid bothering that house. The people who do celebrate, always love to see the adorable costumes of the neighborhood children.

I’ve been living in Japan for over 9 years, and I’ve never seen trick-or-treating in Japan. Neighborhood communities don’t seem as eager to visit their neighbors. I think Japanese people value privacy in their neighborhoods the most. Some people in Japan do seem to like decorating for and celebrating Halloween though. Here at NOVA we do an annual kids Halloween event where kids can wear costumes and get a fun treat afterwards. I always love when the kids here dress up! There are always some pretty amazing costumes.