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"New" holiday called Halloween
By Elaine Lies
1 hour, 10 minutes ago
Ghosties and ghoulies, princesses and pumpkins took to the streets of Tokyo this weekend as Japan celebrated one of its newest festivals -- Halloween.
Little known two decades ago, Halloween has spread in cities such as Tokyo, where autumn now sees florists selling pumpkins, shopping arcades festooned with paper Jack o'lanterns -- and even black-and-orange costumes for dogs on offer at pet shops.
Halloween, as Japan now knows it, is unabashedly American, and few Japanese know much about its origins. "It's a time to dress up and have fun," said Yukiko Kobayashi, 34, whose 4-year-old daughter Kao wore a princess costume while watching a Halloween parade at Tokyo Disneyland.
http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=29&art_id=qw1162105741243W643
By Elaine Lies
1 hour, 10 minutes ago
Ghosties and ghoulies, princesses and pumpkins took to the streets of Tokyo this weekend as Japan celebrated one of its newest festivals -- Halloween.
Little known two decades ago, Halloween has spread in cities such as Tokyo, where autumn now sees florists selling pumpkins, shopping arcades festooned with paper Jack o'lanterns -- and even black-and-orange costumes for dogs on offer at pet shops.
Halloween, as Japan now knows it, is unabashedly American, and few Japanese know much about its origins. "It's a time to dress up and have fun," said Yukiko Kobayashi, 34, whose 4-year-old daughter Kao wore a princess costume while watching a Halloween parade at Tokyo Disneyland.
http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=29&art_id=qw1162105741243W643