The limits of the real world are moving at the end of this month of October. Today, I saw Alice in the Wonderland and a skeleton shopping at the supermarket – not kids, adults. And on the parking lot on the way out, the car parked next to mine had a surprising feature: a human foot was sticking out of its trunk. At Halloween in the US, children are not the only ones getting a costume. 
In a society where religion is so prevalent, that also means protests and arguments. This week for instance, a Baptist church by a the road had the following message on its board: «Abstain from all appearance of evil, 1 Thessalonians 5 :22. That includes Halloween».
The argument sometimes arises from surprising premises. A few years ago, one of the Puyallup schools decided to cancel the afternoon usually dedicated to the children enjoying their costumes… because of the protest of a group of Wiccans, “earth worshippers” who said they were shocked of the way witches were represented in those costumes. This situation and the indignation of the families brought the attention of national news[1].
Today, the day went harmoniously, and strangely, almost without rain. In the morning, Irvin preached a sermon titled “All Saints” where he talked about those people that inspire us and become examples of life to us. He mentioned Native persons of great faith from last century. Tomorrow is All Saints Day.
Tonight, we welcomed children with multicolor costumes with candies.
But the costume award should go to Guillaume, a fellow French friend, who lives in Tacoma. Guillaume and his family went above costuming. The four of them created a whole story made up with each of their costumes. Marcus, the youngest son was the dragon that put the fire to the house, which Guillaume was representing. The mom was taken out of bed because of the fire ; fortunately Max, the firefighter, arrived in time. The best way to “trickortreat” as a family, according to Max! 
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