Shannon and got back from the United States on October 30. On October 31 we showed up to a Derrick’s Halloween party as Cleopatra and the Karate Kid (Shannon was Cleopatra). We received many congratulations and jello shots from people dressed in various degrees of costume.>
Halloween is not the same in Sicily as it is in the United States. People don’t really celebrate with costumes, but they are aware of the American custom. Some Sicilians dressed up but many did not and told us they would wait until Carnival.Sicilians do celebrate the Day of the Dead on November 1 with religious ceremonies and a festival. As a result Shannon and I went into Catania with James and Adam on Saturday to go to the festival. We had some lunch there and walked around but it reminded me more of a flea market than a cultural experience.
Jody is a Navy Doctor who lives in our building. She invited people over on Saturday night for some wine and games. We played classic bard games and some new ones. Shannon and I were on the same team for Clue. Both believing we were experts, there was some discussion about strategy an in the end we did it my way and lost. I didn’t win any games on Saturday.
