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Halloween
A festive crowd of Halloween tricksters lined up outside the Jean P. Haydon Museum in downtown Fagatogo last Friday evening, filling the square with laughter, costumes, and community spirit. [photo: Asi A. Fa'asau]
Some devilish behavior can be expected this time of year, HOWEVER animals are often the targets of these ‘pranks’. But a treat for some can be a cruel trick for a dog or cat. Here are some tips to help keep your animals safe on this haunting holiday:
Most importantly, keep cats inside...
Westminister, ENGLAND — Here they come: an apron and tattoos that make you look like chef Carmy from The Bear, or weird insect-like accessories resembling the infamous Paris Fashion Week bedbugs – new year, new over-the-top inventive Halloween trends. Thanks to the proliferation of social media...
Parents and children both costumed up for the 2023 Annual South Pacific Academy Halloween Carnival last Saturday evening. Emilio Fruean and his son all decked out from head to toe in their Halloween costumes pose for the Samoa News camera during the carnival, an annual event that has become a...
Some of the Human Resources Department staff posed with their Halloween costumes for a Samoa News photo, during the DHR “Town of Horror” event at the A.P. Lutali Executive Office Building yesterday afternoon. cCndies were available to children and others who dropped by to enjoy “trick or treat”. [...
Middlebury, VERMONT — “It’s alive!” Dr. Frankenstein cried as his creation stirred to life. But the creature had a life of its own, eventually escaping its creator’s control.
Much like Frankenstein’s monster, traditions are also alive, which means they can change over time or get reinvented. Built...
It was “Crazy Hat” day on Tuesday this week for the American Samoa Environmental Protection Agency’s Spirit Week. Government departments and agencies are celebrating Spirit Week as part of Halloween (Oct. 31) or what others call “All Saints Eve”. (See more photos inside to see other ASG...
Youngsters, accompanied by their parents, posed for a Samoa News photo before standing in line last Saturday afternoon at the Fagatogo Square building parking lot for Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata’s 8th Annual “Halloween Treat” - with the Congresswoman’s local staff handing out candies and other...
HAPPY HALLOWEEN! It was a sea of yellow — as young and old minions of Samoa Baptist Academy — that is students and teachers alike showed off their costumes, some store-bought, some home-made, of Minion characters for Spirit Week this past week at the school. Pictured are Level 1 ‘minions’ with...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — After days of bad weather, many residents are hoping for good weather this weekend, which is expected to be a busy one with Halloween and the last weekend of campaign events heading into next Tuesday’s general election, when electors go to the polls to vote for the...


![Mt. Alava Elementary School students and teachers are celebrating spirit week and wish you a safe and ‘spirited’ Halloween. Mt. Alava Elementary is located in Vatia near the two "Pola Islands". [Facebook photo] Mt. Alava Elementary School students and teachers](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/spirit_week.jpg?itok=7fEliM7X)
![Thanks to the proliferation of social media platforms like TikTok and Instagram, we’re in for a treat for this year’s online Halloween extravaganza. [photo: TikTok] SPIRIT WALKER](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/spirit_walker_on_tiktok.png?itok=th70fAQr)


![Nokia Ioane showcasing her costume, during DHSS’s spirit week. [photo: Julie Pau’u] Nokia Ioane showcasing her HALLOWEEN costume](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/img_3245_gov_office_halloween.jpg?itok=aaMsRdr9)



![It’s that time of the year again! Goblins and Ghouls, Prince and Princesses and funny looking creatures come out to Trick and Treat! This year you can find Mickey & Minnie Mouse and crew at the Department of Public Safety, serving the public. [photo: Leua Aiono Frost] DPS personnel dressed as Mickey & Minnie](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/dpw_mickey_n_minnie_1922_n.jpg?itok=3gOQqSxW)