{"id":295892,"date":"2025-10-30T13:44:59","date_gmt":"2025-10-30T04:44:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/isnedu.org\/?post_type=nagano-campus&p=295892"},"modified":"2025-10-30T16:03:48","modified_gmt":"2025-10-30T07:03:48","slug":"nagano-shooting-stars%f0%9f%8e%83-halloween-magic-and-more-october-27-31","status":"publish","type":"nagano-campus","link":"https:\/\/isnedu.org\/en\/nagano-campus\/nagano-shooting-stars%f0%9f%8e%83-halloween-magic-and-more-october-27-31\/","title":{"rendered":"Nagano Shooting Stars\ud83c\udf83 Halloween Magic and More! (October 27-31)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

This week we\u2019ve been busy getting ready for our Halloween Party!<\/strong> \ud83d\udc7b The children are very excited to dress up, play games, and get treats.<\/strong> We also learned a bit about the history and traditions<\/strong> behind Halloween.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Did you know why we dress up on Halloween?
Long ago, people believed that Halloween night<\/strong> was when the world of spirits and fairies<\/strong> came closest to ours. Mischievous fairies or spooky spirits might try to give you bad luck or even whisk you away to their world! \ud83d\ude31
So, people wore costumes and masks<\/strong> to confuse and trick the spirits<\/strong> \u2014 just like wearing a clever disguise!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The jack-o\u2019-lantern<\/strong> is another old tradition. People carved scary faces into turnips (and later pumpkins!) and placed candles inside. The light helped scare away bad spirits<\/strong> and guide friendly ones home.<\/strong> \ud83d\udd6f\ufe0f
This use of light to guide spirits is actually similar to Obon<\/strong>, and many festivals around the world use light to honor ancestors<\/strong> or chase away evil.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

And what about trick-or-treating<\/strong>? \ud83c\udf6c
This custom comes from the idea of giving food to visitors who came to your door. On Halloween night, you never knew who might be knocking \u2014 it could be a fairy in disguise! By being kind and generous, people hoped to receive good luck<\/strong> instead of tricks. Some even left out a dish of milk<\/strong> for cats \u2014 who, according to old stories, might be fairies in disguise!<\/strong> \ud83d\udc08\u200d\u2b1b\u2728<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I’ll update on the Halloween party next week!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\ud83c\udfa5 Halloween Videos<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n