This was a text I received from a friend of mine here in Zaqatala, wishing me a happy Halloween. One of the things I love about people here is that they love to congratulate you on every single holiday. Oh, Flag Day's tomorrow? MUBAREK!
Anywho so this past weekend in Zaqatala we celebrated Halloween by having a little get together at our local IREX center that my sitemate Löki organized. She cooked up a storm...she made popcorn balls, donuts, and witch fingers (sugar cookies with a sunflower seed as the nail) for everyone to nush on. Quite a few people came by, enough so that the center got a bit overcrowded. Another AZ6 who was in town, Jesse, even carved out a Jack-o-Lantern (yep, we have pumpkins in Zaq!) We had a mask-making station, a donut-on-a-string game, and the movie Hocus Pocus playing. The kids looked like they were having a blast, especially when they tried the donut game. Also, until rewatching it on Saturday I had no idea how raunchy Hocus Pocus was! Its so weird to see a movie from your childhood and realize that its almost a completely different movie now that you are watching it from an adult's perspective. All in all it was a great time; I can't wait for next year's Halloween!
Dough nut. It is spelled dough nut.
ReplyDeleteWhat is a dough nut? Is that the fruit of a dough tree? I know what donuts are, but what are these 'dough nuts' you speak of?
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