HALLOWEEN
Friday - October 31, 2014
Friday - October 31, 2014
Halloween
is SOOOOO much more of a North American thing (aren't MOST holidays that are
about the $$$•Hallmark moments?) - BUT - it's becoming more and more
popular in Costa Rica though mainly as Costume Parties in bars at the
moment but some gated communities with large American
populations are starting to do Trick-or-Treating (safer) and some malls are starting .
Tico's celebrate
“Dia de la Mascarada” - "Day of the Masquerade"
The "official" date is
October 31
Now, a "Mascarada" is NOT what North American's think they are - they're these giants/tall - OFTEN quite scary looking things. Papermache masks that people walk around wearing with long costumes covering their bodies.
(to ME they're a bit annoying and intimidating - potentially to a child [hence could scar them for life - you know how some kids•adults are afraid of clowns!!])
that dance through the streets usually at festivals
followed by the LOUD "sounds"•"music" of cimarrona
Here are some description on it at:
HRGVacations.com/blog/halloween-in-costa-rica
es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mascarada_tradicional_costarricense
CostaRicaExplorerGuide.com/php/editorial.php?idm=1&editorial=148&dfpanel=0&menu=3
And an interesting VIDEO (in Español):
Nacion.com/vivir/patrimonio/Mascarada-costarricense-viene-hacemos_3_1448285159.html
WHAT AREAS CELEBRATE
“Dia de la Mascarada”
It's celebrated mainly with kids dressing up in costumes and masks of various characters (heavily with animals).
Cartago, Barva de Heredia, Aserri, Alajuelita and Escazu
(INTERESTING - 3 of those areas had 13 fairly strong earthquakes epicentered or at least felt in them in the be-witching hours - between 1:14am and 5:40am on
November 1, 2014!!
Anyone else wonder if there's something to this???)
Pedro Arias of Escazu is the quintessential Master Mask Maker and there are many Artesanos Mascareros up in Barva also, as well as workshops+
AHora.cr/nacionales/Estudiantes-Cartago-celebraron-Dia-Mascarada_0_1448655123.html
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Latin American countries (of course including Costa Rica) tend to more "celebrate"/do the catholic
All Saint’s Day (November 1)
and
All Soul’s Day (November 2).
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ALL SAINT's DAY - November 1
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All_Saints'_Day
All Saint's Day isn't as big in Costa Rica as it is in some countries/areas but it's actually a more FESTIVE day where some people go to the graves of their loved ones they feel have made their way to "heaven" and honor them/CELEBRATE their lives - bringing foods the person loved, bringing music, alcohol and literally PARTYING.
You might want to go visit one of the larger cemeteries around Costa Rica to experience this as SOME people WILL be doing it!
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ALL SOUL's DAY - November 2
All Soul's Day is WAYYYY more somber - for those people feel may NOT have been "purified" nor made it to heaven yet (ahhhh the judgment in many religions).
On the above Wikipedia site they say of All Soul's Day - christians who celebrate All Saints' Day and All Souls' Day do so in the fundamental belief that there is a prayerful spiritual bond between those in purgatory (the 'Church Suffering'), those in heaven (the 'church triumphant'), and the living (the 'church militant').
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WHAT THE HECK IS HALLOWEEN??
Halloween (contraction of "All Hallows' Eve", "Night of All Saints"), also known as (aka) Halloween or Night of the Dead, is a celebration of Celtic origin celebrated primarily in the United States, Canada, Ireland, England/the U.K. and in Anglo-Saxon countries such as Mexico and Colombia on the night of October 31. It has roots in the Celtic festival of Samhain and the Christian holiday All Saints' Day.
MORE ON HALLOWEEN
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halloween
HotMagazine.cr/Halloween
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WHERE TO TRICK-OR-TREAT
in Costa Rica:
The main places to go Trick-or-Treating in Costa Rica are the
Gated Communities more populated by ExPats - Especially North American ExPats.
Don't like in one of these Gated Communities?
I'd post in a request in the various ExPat Facebook Groups•Pages and Forums•Message Boards explaining your situation to try to get an invitation & maybe someone would invite you to their community!!
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WHERE DOES ONE FIND HALLOWEEN
COSTUMES IN COSTA RICA?
A safe bet is WalMart.
Party Stores often have some costume choices!
Costume Shops spring up (and many then immediately turn into Christmas shops after Halloween is over!!)
Another GREAT (year-round) place to get costumes -
Sex Toy type shops!
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Have you seen any Costume Shops????
PLEASE e- me the DETAILS (details are ESPECIALLY CRUCIAL on this topic since most are shops that just popped in and outso I can Share them here
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HALLOWEEN PARTY IDEAS
AllHallowsEve.com
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Where to Celebrate HALLOWEEN in Costa Rica
Dónde celebrar Halloween en Costa Rica
This is a GREAT Site for what's happening around Costa Rica - especially Nightlife!
HotMagazine.cr/Halloween
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Kay's Gringo Postres
facebook.com/KaysGringoPostres
6-9pm - Friday - October 31
Great food, music by Ken Frederick, and dancing if so inclined.
This is not a sit down dinner, but a party with lots of Halloween themed food and drink to include beer, wine and set-ups. B.Y.O.B.
Costumes are suggested, but not required.
PRICE:
10,000 colones.
RSVP:
CRUCIAL as seating is limited to 40 people
(Note the restaurants kitchen will be closed at 2pm to set up)
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CIUDAD COLON
Friday•Viernes - October•Octubre 31 - 6pm
Celebracion dia Nacional de
LA MASCARADA
WHERE•LUGAR
Mercado Viejo
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ESCAZU
Friday•Viernes - October•Octubre 31 - 7pm
Halloween Costarricense Día Nacional de la Mascarada •
Halloween Costarricense Día Nacional de la Mascarada •
Costa Rica Halloween Día Nacional de la Mascarada
EscazuNews.blogspot.com/2014/10/halloween-costarricense-dia-nacional-de.html
EscazuNews.blogspot.com/2014/10/halloween-costarricense-dia-nacional-de.html
WHERE•LUGAR:
San Antonio - in the new Municipality building Pedro Arias - diagonal to the Church
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¶¶¶Nova's HALLOWEEN COSPLAY 2014 Viernes 31Oct¶¶¶
facebook.com/events/474547406018124
Nova Restaurant & Sports Bar
facebook.com/NovaRestaurante
HALLOWEEN PARTY
TGIFridays
Facebook.com/pages/TGIF-Costa-Rica/100758419983310
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Mastkila Halloween Selfie Party
facebook.com/events/1497305930533199
MasT'kila
facebook.com/MasTequila
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GRECIA:
Bro Bar
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Friday, October 31 - 7-11pm
Mike's Southwest Grill and Big Apple Cheesecakes
facebook.com/MikesGrillCR
Come in costume and receive a piece of
"Halloween Cheesecake" FREE.
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MANUEL ANTONIO•QUEPOS:
FIESTA DE HALLOWEEN
Facebook.com/events/525337834277354
BLUE CAFE
facebook.com/christian.fallas
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QUEBRADA - Ganado
facebook.com/events/719136854837957
Discoteca Lucill
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SAN JOSE:
FRIDAY - OCTOBER 31
Facebook.com/events/340088769510032
Craic Irish Pub
facebook.com/CraicIrishPub
WHERE•DONDE
San Jose (Barrio California) - 100 East•Este de Intaco - 100 metros al South•Sur de la Embajada de Nicaragua
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Fiesta de Halloween
facebook.com/events/289552171230630
Hosted by Club Aleman de Costa Rica
German sausages, meats and a variety of accompaniments and mouths ... Costumes welcome, not required
Los Yoses
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facebook.com/events/713901502031190
at Club Bochinche Gay club
Facebook.com/BochincheSanJose
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Club Vertigo
Vertigo Halloween Party - MONSTER a Go Go
facebook.com/events/839530466068171
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SATURDAY - NOVEMBER 1 - San Jose
The Little Theatre Group
and
Insane Domain Events, Inc.
Presents
and
Insane Domain Events, Inc.
Presents
a HALLOWEEN Murder Mystery•Celebrity Psycho Dinner
“Come Dine ON Me”
with Hannibal Spectre
WHEN:
Saturday•Sabado - November•Noviembre 1 - 6:30pm
DETAILS AT:
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Costa Rica Zombie Walk 2014
facebook.com/events/1480301745568080
WHERE•LUGAR:
San Jose - Parque Morazan - Avenida 3 y Calle 9
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1 Día de los Muertos by Faceblind & Hoxton Pub“Come Dine ON Me”
with Hannibal Spectre
WHEN:
Saturday•Sabado - November•Noviembre 1 - 6:30pm
DETAILS AT:
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Costa Rica Zombie Walk 2014
facebook.com/events/1480301745568080
WHERE•LUGAR:
San Jose - Parque Morazan - Avenida 3 y Calle 9
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Facebook.com/events/823025664384302
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Día de Los Muertos
Facebook.com/events/837221596311177
Facebook.com/DNCFLR
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CONVENTO MALDITO - HALLOWEEN 2014
Facebook.com/events/457727371032076
VENUE - San Pedro
Los Misterios de Urantia
facebook.com/events/760155247354086
Club Bochinche Gay club
Facebook.com/BochincheSanJose
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HALLOWEEN Cuentos
Facebook.com/events/849059425127659
La Avispa Gay Club
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Facebook.com/events/731394303575349
CLUB TEATRO
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Facebook.com/HardRockCafeCostaRica
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ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW
Gran Convención Anual de la Galaxia Transilvania
facebook.com/events/324133994433583 • facebook.com/TRHCS
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NOSARA (2 parties):
QCostaRica.com/put-on-your-masks-and-hats-this-halloween-you-could-win-100-in-nosara@@@@@@@@@@@@@
PALMARES:
Halloween
facebook.com/events/287785528086277
Zona Sport Bar
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PLAYA COCO (Guanacaste):
Coconutz-costarica.com/events
Coconutz
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SAN RAMON
Thursday - October 30 - 9pm-2amFIESTA HALLOTICOFacebook.com/events/559552644145474
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Saturday - November 1 - 8pm
HAPPY HALLOWEN ★ NIGHT FEVER THE CLUB ★ SAN RAMON
facebook.com/events/461740243967791
THIS LOOKS LIKE THE COOLEST WAY TO CELEBRATE HALLOWEEN!!
La copa Sky de Porrismo y Fiesta Halloween
facebook.com/events/308131312722380
SKY JUMP Trampoline Park
facebook.com/pages/SKY-JUMP/348592975255794
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SANTA ANA
CHILLS & THRILLS HALLOWEEN PARTY!
facebook.com/events/287149188158811
CAFE LAGO - Zamora Estate Hotel
Facebook.com/CafeLagoCR
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SOUTHERN ZONE (Pacific)
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Dominical
"The Green Room"•El Cuarto Verde
facebook.com/pages/The-Green-Room-El-Cuarto-Verde/258728670839053
WHEN:
'12 - 4pm SHARP
WHERE:
San Clemente restaurant we will meet and get ready to trick or treat through town and then our special treat from Que Nivel. Disco and Bobbing for Apple
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HAVE A HALLOWEEN EVENT TO LIST?
FREE LISTING:
Just the
Name of the Business
City
Date and Hours
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Then email me the answers to the questions below to: LivingLifeInCostaRica@gmail.com
• Do you have a JPG image with details?
• Name of the Event?
What/where's Bro Bar?
• Does Bro Bar you have a FB page or website?
• What hours (start - end)?
• Special Activities? (Costume Contest, Bobbing for Apples, Halloween oriented drinks or food, Pumpkin Carving Contest, Bonfires with Scary Stories, Hootenanny and Sommores on the beach, Live Music, Haunted House, Scary•Gorey movies . . . )?
• What Hours for Special Activities (like Contests, Live Music)
• If Live Music - What type of music? Name of Band? Does the band have a YouTube page/sample of their sound? Facebook page? Website?
• Have you created a Facebook Event Invitation? What's that web address?
• Cover Charge?
• If yes - what's included with it (or not included)?
• Costume Contest (mandatory or optional)?
• If yes - what categories?
• Is there a fee to enter the Costume Contest?
• What are the prize(s) for the Costume Contest?
• Other Halloween-oriented activities•Menu?
• Is it ON Halloween night (Friday October 31)? • Or ____?
• DETAILED Directions (as if the person coming has never been to your town. Also, bus information•instructions!!)
(PLEASE send all info in Upper & Lower Case [NO upper case only as I won't share or re-type it if it's all in upper case since it's hard to read & many people get turned off thinking it's "screaming"]).
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