Halloween in Spain

Growing up in England, I never dressed up for Halloween or even celebrated it. It was just another ordinary day in my life as a child. Now in England it just depends on where you live. Therefore, I was not sure whether the kids of Spain would celebrate it. I was certainly not planning on handing out candy because of where we live - 3rd floor of an apartment block. The Menken family ourselves did celebrate Halloween the whole weekend.

Saturday October 29th 2011:
The Mums of the football boys organized a get together in a local bar. While the Mums sat and chatted, the boys had fun together. They even found the American store down the street and the Menken boys were delighted to report back that they sold Nerds and Hershey bars and even more delighted to know that their friends liked the Hershey bars they tasted, even when their Mother does not.

Boys in their soccer uniform, catching the train home after a match.

Football Mums celebrating Halloween at a local bar.

Sunday October 30th 2011:
The Butlers and the Menkens visited Sergovia together and then the Menkens had a sleep over at the Butlers.

Everyone jumped (literally) when I asked for help to put the air-matrice down.

Monday October 31st 2011:
We woke up at the Butlers on Halloween morning, a day off school for all. Halloween is not a school holiday in its own right. It was acting as a bridge day off to the fiesta - all Saints Day - when there is always no school.
That night our complex did have a Halloween party planned with snacks and drinks for all the children and the kids did go around the apartments trick or treating, in their costumes. Luckily, I had enough candy in the house to hand out. I had bought it to give away to friends that we were seeing that weekend. Before the party the boys visited the American store so they could show me where it was. Not that I did not already know, I had just been warned that it was very expensive and moreover, what happened to when in Rome do as the Romans do? As an example of how expensive, they sell Fruit Loops for about $15/ box (5X as expensive). The boys had asked their Dad to bring them some and he forgot so they will have to wait for his next visit.

American store on Halloween

The boys were excited to see all the American candy aagain.