Halloween

Halloween has been known to me since I was a university student in China, from an English book,  as an annual holiday (mostly for kids) observed on October 31, which includes such activities as trick-or-treating and costume parties.

My real experience of Halloween is during my business trip to California from China.  It was a scary experience, since we had to try to find a friend’s home at a strange area late at night, around skeletons and jack-o'-lanterns and other scary decorations, and dog barks. 

An interesting thing to me related to Halloween is that Chinese visiting scientist asked me in a late October why everybody was talking about heroin.

Many households who celebrate this event are prepared for trick-or-treaters and they are very nice to kids.  However, there are reports, every year, of unhealthy or poisonous candies or even gunshots as the return of a door knock.  

Halloween is a fun season.  Enjoy this holiday, and at the same time, make sure that you and your facility are safe.