All Saint's Day is a relatively big deal in this majority Catholic country. However, as more and more of the younger generations practice their religion less and less, such holidays become less observed. Nonetheless, some businesses are closed on November 1 as is the school we teach at. As an added benefit, since the holiday falls on a Tuesday this year the resident director decided not to have school on the preceeding Monday either, leading to a VERY long weekend. The day before All Saint's Day is All Hallow's Eve, Halloween for those of you in the know.
How do Italians celebrate Halloween? It would appear that they don't send their children door to door begging for candy from relative strangers. We have no Costco sized gargantubags of treats lining the shelves of shops. Still, it would appear from the shops that costumes are occasionally worn and some decoration takes place. Below are pictures from some of the shops in the neighborhood. The middle one is intriguing. It is from a pastery shop. The sign on the right of the picture says 'Fave dei morti", beans of the dead! Any guesses?
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