Believe it or not, Shanghai celebrates Halloween. I am a little surprised as I really thought it was a Hallmark Holiday. Maybe it's the all the ex-pats that brought the celebration over here but China has seemed to embrace the festivities pumpkins, ghosts, candy and all. In a city of 24 million Chinese I can't believe the impact this small community has in the larger scale of the population that it is marketed in stores, restaurants and salons.
The British based school our son is in his having a "Pumpkin-palooza" Friday with a concert and fair to celebrate. It seems autumn (as my 4.5 calls it not, not fall) has arrived over night. We have been enjoying a long summer with warm temperatures but overnight the temperature has dropped and the puffy coats are out. Guess we are catching up with the cold in the States. Tis the seasons (says the girl who went to college in Miami).
It is funny to observe the weather exaggerators here in China. It has literally be 24 hours of cooler weather and the hats, fleece and puffy coats are out. It's that in-between where it's cold in the morning, warms up and at dusk it cools down again. Now quiet flip flops but definitely not shorts? The Chinese have taken it to a new level, scooter jackets, hand mufflers it's quiet the scene. A seasoned expat (no pun intended) told me that it'll rain for 2-3 days and the cold comes with that rain. Rain is in the forecast tomorrow....
Let us know what the top 3 costumes are!
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