There is no a holiday like Halloween in Korea. But we have the Memorial Day when we cherish the memory of a deceased person. This day is on the 6th of Jun every year. We fly the flag to the memory of a person who died for our country. Besides the president and notables, most people visit a national cemetery. And all people pay one minute’s silent tribute to victim when a siren is blow at 10 a.m. There are many differences between Halloween in America and The Memorial Day in Korea. Halloween is a festival. Most American decorates their house with black and orange color for being scary. And they dress up in costumes. Specially, children who dress in costumes like a hero or Dracula hunt house shouting “Trick or Treat” for getting candies. And also they share scary stories. But in the case of our country, we never have any parties in the Memorial Day. This day is just holy day and sad day. We have a mind which thanks for our victims all day. These differences are very interesting to me. I never have had a festival like Halloween before in Korea. It is very exciting to learn about American culture like this.
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I'm glad that you think that Halloween was an exciting difference. It's always interesting to compare and contrast different cultures.
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