By Nicholas Detain, Bradley Bennette, Thomas Brande, Madalena Fonseca, and Lusiana Avalos
Photos by Lusiana Avalos
After being stifled by COVID for the past couple of years, Halloween celebrations should now be free to commence in full swing this time around.
However, some Islington locals said Tuesday that the Halloween spirit still isn’t quite as prevalent as some may have expected.
The festive spirit has seemed to venture away from data analyst André Rossi, 35. Rossi described Halloween as a holiday he will not be celebrating because he is Brazilian, and because there is not enough time for him to celebrate this year given the nature of his schedule.
“I won’t be celebrating, as I’m Brazilian we don’t really do that. It’s nice though. But this year me and my friends haven’t planned anything,” he said.
Rityka K, a 20-year-old Nepalese student from London Metropolitan University who didn’t want to give her surname, said she joined in Halloween celebrations with her friends over the weekend and had plans to continue the partying with them today.
However, she could not help but notice that the Halloween spirit seemed to have vanished in London this year compared to the previous one, when the holiday was far more popular.
“I don´t think Halloween was popular this year; I don´t see Halloween costumes in the stores anymore and there used to be a lot in the previous years.”
Sarah H, 29, who works at a bakery with special Halloween cupcakes on offer, said: “To be honest, here Halloween is not too busy. It is busy, but not like Christmas…”
There is not much that indicates today’s festivities on Holloway Road except for sparse decoration in a few shops.
However, there have been a couple shops that wanted to partake in the festivities. Oxfam went full festive mode with decorating their window display for Halloween.
The Blue Met Café at London Met also welcomed students with a spooky décor.
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