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Halloween in Australia: 21 Percent Ready to Party, 79 Percent Hiding From Sugar-Crazed Kids

Halloween has taken hold down under where it traditionally has not been a major celebration.
Halloween in Australia: 21 Percent Ready to Party, 79 Percent Hiding From Sugar-Crazed Kids
Dog in a costume with its owner at the 23rd annual Halloween Dog Parade at Tompkins Square in NYC on Oct. 26, 2013. Samira Bouaou/Epoch Times
Nicole James
Nicole James
10/15/2024|Updated: 10/15/2024
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Samhain is that delightful time of year when the Celts decided to throw a bash for the dead, because why not invite a few ghosts to liven up the party?

It kicks off at sunset on Oct. 31 and wraps up 24 hours later, like a cosmic last call for the departed.

Nicole James
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Nicole James is a freelance journalist for The Epoch Times based in Australia. She is an award-winning short story writer, journalist, columnist, and editor. Her work has appeared in newspapers including The Sydney Morning Herald, Sun-Herald, The Australian, the Sunday Times, and the Sunday Telegraph. She holds a BA Communications majoring in journalism and two post graduate degrees, one in creative writing.
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