As a Hungarian-American kid, I always wondered why we never celebrated Halloween in my household. Only as an adult did I come to realize that it's purely an American holiday. But I always wondered if Hungarian kids get the chance to dress up and be whomever they wish to be for one day. The answer is Carnival (the European equivalent of Mardi Gras). I never got dressed up for the holiday, but in Hungary my little nephews always did for Farsang, which is what it's called in Hungarian. But never...
