Halloween en Argentina [ESP-ENG]

Argentina is a busy country; that is to say, it is never silent; it celebrates different dates to keep the city alive. In this opportunity, I allowed myself to celebrate the night of terror with Amanda and her 3 great friends by walking along Corrientes Avenue. Corrientes Avenue is generous; it closes a traffic channel for people to enjoy the celebration, walking through the different venues and cultural scenes.

On October 31, Argentina offered great proposals for different types of groups that decided to join the Halloween date. Four mothers organized the meeting of the girls at the Obelisco to start the tour. The girls had to create the costume of their choice without having to buy anything. In Amanda's case, she selected a black polka-dot tutu, a red leotard, black sneakers, and some puppets to simulate being a devil. We mothers helped with the makeup and hairstyle. The only thing that had to be purchased was the Halloween packaging to carry the candy and ask, Trick or treat?

We started to walk, each girl full of expectations; they were happy as they designed ideas about what would happen; the little ones had no idea what the experience would be like. The first stop was a stimulating candy store to lose their embarrassment. Then going to different stores and bumping into other children or people on the street to exchange candy was a simple exercise. It was also exciting to capture the moment through photographs with other people in costume. Some of them transmitted fear that generated screams in the girls.

That day, there were businesses that gave away products; the condition was to be in costume; the girls ate ice cream and pizza and received stickers. Then we went to a fast food place, and there was a promotion of a bucket of potatoes for the price of 2x1. It was a different and fun night; watching the locals get involved to entertain the children in a holiday adapted to other times. The decorations of the businesses were attractive to the public; it was an interesting day, and, as always, Amanda repeated: THE BEST DAY OF MY LIFE.

I know that for some people this date is not a reason to celebrate, or there are other ways to celebrate, but in our case, we moms allowed ourselves to do something different. First, we encouraged creativity in the elaboration of the costume, developed the social area with other people during the exchange, and also understood that fear is a natural emotion in threatening situations, and the experience transformed it into fun. Discovering that behind the fantastic terror is the imagination creating the terrifying effect. The relationship of friends increased, and it was the night they enjoyed the most without fears or nightmares.