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Streets of Jeju go goulish with wayguksForeigners speak of Jeju Halloween experience |
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| ▲ Going all out dressed in flamboyant costumes,Wayguks take to the streets of Jeju and go wild on the holiest of nights; Halloween. Photos by Addie Erwin |
Internet postings for this year’s Halloween happenings went online weeks before October 31st. The yahoo online foreigner group “rhymeswithjeju” listed events ranging from public pubs to private parties. The Factory, a local hang out for the foreigner crowd promised a performance from Croctopus, a local wayguk group, and a good time.
While Island Stone offered unlimited beer at a 10,000 won cover charge for the ladies and 15,000 won for the gents. No matter the location, foreigners were dressed to enjoy the night in regular clothes or costumes that were, for the most part, handmade. The Jeju Weekly asked a few representatives from the foreigner community how they chose to live it up and here is what they had to say:
Kelly Anna Hager: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada: First Halloween in Jeju
I dressed up as ‘Where's Waldo’, and in fact a few locals did indeed know who I was. “Wally, Wally!” they would shout as I crossed the street. Celebrating Halloween in Jeju was quite a different experience in some ways than back home. I say ‘some ways,’ for being a teacher here I found myself explaining the event more than ever before in the past. It was different, but I really enjoyed the experience. It was the same in the sense that it is still an excuse for a bunch of people to get silly dressed, and let loose for a night. I remember as a child really looking forward to the fireworks, which would commence in our backyard. The whole neighborhood would gather, however, my dad got his jollies out of scaring us, so I was always tentative during the light show. To this day that alertness sticks with me, making me a lethal companion to have on this particular evening. It was as exciting as celebrating back home. It’s Halloween, when is it not exciting!
Melissa Chan: Los Angeles, CA United States
Halloween in Jeju is fun, and it's a good opportunity for people to gather as a community.
At first I didn't expect that there would be much going on, but it turns out there were lots of things that happened! I think that most foreigners gather together to have their own Halloween party, and because the foreign community is quite large in Jeju there are many different places to choose!
I didn't dress up this year.
Philip Reed: Savage, Montana, United States: Second Halloween in Jeju
Celebrating Halloween in Jeju is pretty much the same as celebrating back home—A lot of drunkenness. I would say that with the exception of Matt Harris and those girls from Kentucky, the women's costumes were a lot less provocative.
Foreigners do what we always do. We try to make things as familiar as possible, so we drink and get dressed up just like home. Of course it’s always much more fun when our local friends come out and participate and learn a little about our culture. Costumes also become more specific to Jeju. My buddy Russ dressed up like a squid, who I'm willing to bet, was the only person on Earth dressed as a squid for Halloween. We also had a couple come dressed as Soju Bottles last year.
I dressed up in homage to one of my favorite literary characters- Frankenstein, or as he should have been. All he ever wanted to do was be accepted and live a normal live as a truck driver, getting his intellectual stimulation from meeting new people and listening to books on tape as he traveled around.
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