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[AskEurope] Is Halloween a big deal in your country? (discuss.tchncs.de)

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Curious to see the differences across the countries.

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

In (Madrid, at least) Spain, it's a sorta huge deal in schools, with every kid under 14-15 dressing up, a lot of schools doing costume parades, and many classes giving out candy and watching movies. But outside of school, it's all but ignored. You'll see little kids in costumes and a few bar events, but no trick or treating and no decorations.

The much bigger day/event is carnival, for which kids wear costumes again and there's a big parade in most cities.