Hundreds of Wright State students, faculty, staff and alumni took part in a unique celebration that combines traditional Halloween customs of North America with other fall holiday practices from around the world.<\/p>\n
The celebration included customs from African American Kwanzaa, the Asian Indian Diwali, the Chinese and Vietnamese Mid-Autumn Festival, Chusok, the Korean Thanksgiving, the Japanese Bon holiday, the Nigerian Yam Festival, The Mexican Day of the Dead, and the Native American Fall Harvest.<\/p>\n
\u201cGetting all of the different cultures involved in Halloween and bringing everyone together, I think it\u2019s really great,\u201d said Trent Fuller, a mechanical engineering student who volunteered at the event on Oct 19.<\/p>\n
The Multicultural Halloween is a collaborative effort of several Wright State student organizations and features diversity of music and dance from all over the world, a variety of multicultural foods, cultural quizzes with prizes awarded, face painting, caricature artists, balloon sculptures and a costume contest for adults and children.Watch:<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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