I have been in Japan since 1993. When I first came here, no one celebrated (お祝いする） Halloween, but it seems to be becoming a lot more popular (もっと人気になってりうのようだ). The stores sell a lot of Halloween candy and costumes now, and at the shopping mall, I saw kids lining up (並んでいる）to talk to a pumpkin character like they do for Santa Claus at Christmas.
We had our Halloween party on Wednesday last week. There were about 20 kids there, and everyone had a lot of fun. This photo shows the kids making a spider web.
The students also listened to a scary story about Halloween.
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The students also listened to a scary story about Halloween.
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