It's totally an American thing, and something that's really rooted in childhood. Getting dressed up, getting candy, spooky things...As an adult, most of the pleasure comes from being creative and getting to be silly.
I don't really think Americans have embraced the costume party as a whole, so this is our one outlet for that. I've never seen a non-Halloween costume/fancy dress party.
![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
no subject
Date: 2011-11-01 05:46 pm (UTC)I don't really think Americans have embraced the costume party as a whole, so this is our one outlet for that. I've never seen a non-Halloween costume/fancy dress party.