Halloween 2010

Halloween has always been one of my favorite holidays, and I typically go all out, however with the lack of funds coming my way, it's safe to say that I was a little worried about how this year was going to turn out. Last year's Halloween was kind of a flop. Considering that it coincided with Pride (which is a mandatory work day at Caribou 10th and Piedmont), I spend the majority of my night behind a counter, in an angel costume, catering to wave upon wave of Midtown's finest. Needless to say, I wasn't going to let this year's monetary dilemma hold me back from enjoying my first Spanish Halloween.


I decided to go with a demon as my costume this year (partially because it would be the virtual "yin" to last year's "yang" and because I got a free pair of devil horns from an "Angels and Demons Party" at Sala Gold back in September. Paired with red leggings that were left behind by the former inhabitants of my current flat, a pair of Jana's black booty-shorts, a stick on mustache, black-eyeliner, and a 2€ trident that I had purchased at a chino, I succeeded in constructing the cheapest [and probably best] Halloween costume that I had ever worn!



Considering that Halloween isn't celebrated in Slovakia, Jana had an especially good time. I helped her throw a pirate costume together using stuff that we found lying around the flat. The costume turned out rather well [even though she lost the majority of it throughout the night].


















The winners of the "BEST HALLOWEEN COSTUME EVER" award, however, were our two Irish friends Hilary and Hannah. They went as a matador and bull combo [and, yes, Hilary made that classic "angry bull face" in EVERY photo that evening].



We all met up for an All-Hallow's Eve pre-game in my living room before hitting Orisha's (one of my favorite bars in the centre). I was surprised to learn that Halloween was relatively new in Spain. Everyone was going all out! The costumes were original, ornate, and well planned (the natives even REALLY got into character)! Orisha's was filled to the brim, and although we could barely move, the celebration was definitely a memorable one.