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Join CHERYL NYA<\/strong>, GLENDA CHONG<\/strong>, JONATHAN TAN<\/strong>, and LIM JING JIE<\/strong> on a spooky adventure to find out how Halloween transforms Woodgrove Estate every year.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.17.4″ custom_margin=”-194px||||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_row admin_label=”Row” _builder_version=”4.17.4″ min_height=”84px” custom_margin=”-80px|auto||auto|false|false” custom_margin_tablet=”” custom_margin_phone=”-145px|auto|-100px|auto|false|false” custom_margin_last_edited=”on|phone” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.19.4″ text_font=”Montserrat|300|||||||” text_text_color=”#000000″ transform_scale_tablet=”” transform_scale_phone=”” transform_scale_last_edited=”on|desktop” transform_translate=”0px|-22px” transform_translate_tablet=”” transform_translate_phone=”” transform_translate_last_edited=”on|desktop” transform_translate_linked=”off” transform_rotate_tablet=”” transform_rotate_phone=”” transform_rotate_last_edited=”on|desktop” transform_skew_tablet=”” transform_skew_phone=”” transform_skew_last_edited=”on|desktop” transform_origin_tablet=”” transform_origin_phone=”” transform_origin_last_edited=”on|desktop” transform_styles_last_edited=”on|desktop” min_height=”112.8px” custom_margin=”5px||-48px||false|false” custom_padding=”31px||0px||false|false” text_font_size_tablet=”” text_font_size_phone=”14px” text_font_size_last_edited=”on|phone” transform_styles_tablet=”” transform_styles_phone=”” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”About Us” _builder_version=”4.21.0″ min_height=”1396px” custom_margin=”-136px||-433px|||” custom_padding=”107px||44px|||” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_5,3_5,1_5″ custom_padding_last_edited=”off|desktop” _builder_version=”4.21.0″ custom_margin=”-55px||||false|false” custom_margin_tablet=”” custom_margin_phone=”-35px||||false|false” custom_margin_last_edited=”on|desktop” custom_padding=”2px|0|0px|0px|false|false” custom_padding_tablet=”|0px||0px||true” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”1_5″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.21.0″ text_font=”Montreal Medium||||||||” text_line_height=”1.5em” header_font=”||||||||” header_2_font=”Raleway|700|||||||” header_2_font_size=”50px” header_2_line_height=”1.4em” header_5_font=”Montserrat||||||||” header_5_text_color=”#b3b3b3″ header_5_font_size=”14px” header_5_line_height=”0.5em” header_6_font=”Raleway|700||on|||||” header_6_font_size=”16px” header_6_letter_spacing=”5px” header_6_line_height=”1.8em” max_width=”659px” module_alignment=”center” custom_margin=”0px|79px|104px||false|false” custom_margin_tablet=”” custom_margin_phone=”-40px|79px|0px||false|false” custom_margin_last_edited=”on|phone” custom_padding=”|0px||||” hover_enabled=”0″ text_font_size_tablet=”” text_font_size_phone=”15px” text_font_size_last_edited=”on|phone” header_2_font_size_tablet=”35px” header_2_font_size_phone=”25px” header_2_font_size_last_edited=”on|phone” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″]

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Cheryl Nya<\/b><\/p>\n

Glenda Chong<\/b><\/p>\n

Jonathan Tan<\/b><\/p>\n

Lim Jing Jie<\/b><\/p>\n

Hype Issue #60<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Halloween night at Woodgrove Estate. Photo by Cheryl Nya.<\/span><\/i><\/p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”Montreal Medium||||||||” text_font_size=”16px” custom_padding=”||0px|||” hover_enabled=”0″ inline_fonts=”Montreal Medium” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″]

For many Singaporeans, October 31 is just another day on the calendar. Most locals are seemingly indifferent as another ordinary Thursday slips by. This isn\u2019t the case for a quiet neighbourhood in Woodlands however, which awakens to and gets swept up by the eerie excitement of the spooky season.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Every Halloween, Woodgrove Estate comes alive with ghouls, ghosts, and skeletons adorned on the gates of every house in the neighbourhood.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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What started as a small residential celebration of just 30 people in 2007 has evolved into a full-blown Halloween spectacle. \u201cOn Halloween, there’s gonna be, like, thousands of people in this neighbourhood,\u201d said Mike, 47, a resident of Woodgrove Estate.<\/span><\/p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”http:\/\/hypesingapore.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/photo_2024-11-06-12.14.08.jpeg” title_text=”photo_2024-11-06 12.14.08″ _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.21.0″ text_font=”Montreal Medium||||||||” text_text_color=”#000000″ transform_scale_tablet=”” transform_scale_phone=”” transform_scale_last_edited=”on|desktop” transform_translate=”0px|-22px” transform_translate_tablet=”” transform_translate_phone=”” transform_translate_last_edited=”on|desktop” transform_translate_linked=”off” transform_rotate_tablet=”” transform_rotate_phone=”” transform_rotate_last_edited=”on|desktop” transform_skew_tablet=”” transform_skew_phone=”” transform_skew_last_edited=”on|desktop” transform_origin_tablet=”” transform_origin_phone=”” transform_origin_last_edited=”on|desktop” transform_styles_last_edited=”on|desktop” custom_margin=”31px||0px||false|false” custom_padding=”||||false|false” hover_enabled=”0″ text_font_size_tablet=”” text_font_size_phone=”14px” text_font_size_last_edited=”on|phone” transform_styles_tablet=”” transform_styles_phone=”” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″]

Every year, before Halloween begins, residents hand out flyers to spread the word on decorating plans. Photo by Cheryl Nya.<\/span><\/i><\/p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”Montreal Medium||||||||” text_font_size=”16px” custom_padding=”0px||2px|||” hover_enabled=”0″ inline_fonts=”Montreal Medium” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″]

This year, Halloween night at Woodgrove Estate was a spectacle, indeed. Trees draped with ghostly white figures and blood splashed all over metal gates; clearly showed that the residents of Woodgrove Estate have really upped their game this year. In the bushes, you could find corpses reaching for your legs and intricate spider webs strewn across the shrubbery. As thousands lined up in front of the houses asking for a treat, eerie music filled the air, with a haunting melody.<\/span><\/p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”http:\/\/hypesingapore.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/photo_2024-11-06-12.13.55.jpeg” title_text=”photo_2024-11-06 12.13.55″ _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.21.0″ text_font=”Montreal Medium||||||||” text_text_color=”#000000″ transform_scale_tablet=”” transform_scale_phone=”” transform_scale_last_edited=”on|desktop” transform_translate=”0px|-22px” transform_translate_tablet=”” transform_translate_phone=”” transform_translate_last_edited=”on|desktop” transform_translate_linked=”off” transform_rotate_tablet=”” transform_rotate_phone=”” transform_rotate_last_edited=”on|desktop” transform_skew_tablet=”” transform_skew_phone=”” transform_skew_last_edited=”on|desktop” transform_origin_tablet=”” transform_origin_phone=”” transform_origin_last_edited=”on|desktop” transform_styles_last_edited=”on|desktop” custom_margin=”31px||0px||false|false” custom_padding=”||||false|false” hover_enabled=”0″ text_font_size_tablet=”” text_font_size_phone=”14px” text_font_size_last_edited=”on|phone” transform_styles_tablet=”” transform_styles_phone=”” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″]

One of our writers interviewing an attendee with an outstanding costume. Photo by Cheryl Nya.<\/span><\/i><\/p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”Montreal Medium||||||||” text_font_size=”16px” custom_padding=”0px||2px|||” hover_enabled=”0″ inline_fonts=”Montreal Medium” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″]

It wasn\u2019t just the house decorations that were on another level, the attendees really dressed to impress this season! Frankenstein, the Avengers, Pennywise, and even Chappell Roan were present. \u201cI think it\u2019s very cute and meaningful! People [really] put in so much effort into their makeup and costumes, even the dogs are dressed up! I just saw one dressed as Michael Jackson because [his] name is Jackson,\u201d said Sze Min, 24 , an attendee of the Woodgrove Estate Halloween celebration.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cYou get to be whatever you want for a day and no one judges you for it in this crowd of costumes. I see people dressing up as their own heroes. You don\u2019t really get to be anything you want [on] any other day,\u201d added Estelle Lim, 20, another attendee, \u201cDoesn\u2019t Halloween suddenly seem more meaningful?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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And the people making these dreams come true are the generous residents of Woodgrove Estate, who have relentlessly hosted this trick or treating event for years.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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A resident dressed as the nun, giving out treats to the children. Photo by Cheryl Nya.<\/span><\/i><\/p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”Montreal Medium||||||||” text_font_size=”16px” custom_padding=”0px||2px|||” hover_enabled=”0″ inline_fonts=”Montreal Medium” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″]

Of course, setting up all the neighbourhood decorations is not an easy task for the residents of the estate. \u201cOh, definitely, it takes a lot of time. Because every year we try to come up with a different theme, and how we usually celebrate is giving out sweets and treats to everybody, as well as scaring them,\u201d Wee Kiat, 37, another resident said.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Furthermore, extra effort has to be made by the residents to accommodate the popularity of their neighbourhood on Halloween. \u201cSo [it takes] time and effort, and you have to buy lots of candy because especially tomorrow night, on Halloween night, Woodlands is very popular so there\u2019ll be thousands and thousands of people,\u201d Tom, 60, another resident, said.<\/span><\/p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”http:\/\/hypesingapore.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/photo_2024-11-06-12.13.58.jpeg” title_text=”photo_2024-11-06 12.13.58″ _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.21.0″ text_font=”Montreal Medium||||||||” text_text_color=”#000000″ transform_scale_tablet=”” transform_scale_phone=”” transform_scale_last_edited=”on|desktop” transform_translate=”0px|-22px” transform_translate_tablet=”” transform_translate_phone=”” transform_translate_last_edited=”on|desktop” transform_translate_linked=”off” transform_rotate_tablet=”” transform_rotate_phone=”” transform_rotate_last_edited=”on|desktop” transform_skew_tablet=”” transform_skew_phone=”” transform_skew_last_edited=”on|desktop” transform_origin_tablet=”” transform_origin_phone=”” transform_origin_last_edited=”on|desktop” transform_styles_last_edited=”on|desktop” custom_margin=”31px||0px||false|false” custom_padding=”||||false|false” hover_enabled=”0″ text_font_size_tablet=”” text_font_size_phone=”14px” text_font_size_last_edited=”on|phone” transform_styles_tablet=”” transform_styles_phone=”” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″]

Photo booth set up for attendees to pose with residents who are dressed up as devils and clowns. Photos by Cheryl Nya.<\/span><\/i><\/p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”Montreal Medium||||||||” text_font_size=”16px” custom_padding=”0px||2px|||” hover_enabled=”0″ inline_fonts=”Montreal Medium” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″]

Despite all the hassle that Halloween decorating brings, many residents believe the end result is worth the work. Mark, 50, a Woodgrove Estate resident, shares his perspective of bringing joy to trick-or-treating children, \u201cIt can take a lot if you really want to put a lot of effort into it; it depends on how much you embrace it. But with a little bit of effort, you can put forward a whole lot of enjoyment for kids,\u201d he said.<\/span><\/p>\n

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For these residents, Halloween is a holiday that holds many precious memories. Many residents reminisce about their experiences from past Halloweens. \u201cAs a child? I remember my favourite part was about getting the candy. [But] as an adult, it’s more about the experience and seeing all the decorations, and seeing how creative my neighbours can be,\u201d Mark shared.<\/span><\/p>\n

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For many Singaporeans, Halloween might just be another passing occasion. But for the residents of Woodgrove Estate, this tradition seems to hold much more significance.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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The beauty of Halloween in Woodgrove Estate: Neighbours turned friends. Photo by Cheryl Nya.<\/span><\/i><\/p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”Montreal Medium||||||||” text_font_size=”16px” custom_padding=”0px||2px|||” hover_enabled=”0″ inline_fonts=”Montreal Medium” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″]

The holiday not only holds a lot of nostalgia for the residents, but it also acts as the perfect opportunity for the community to come together. Perhaps it\u2019s the Halloween magic that is cast over the neighbourhood. Walls come down and strangers turn into friends.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cA lot of neighbours stop by and talk to us. We meet more neighbours on Halloween than we do throughout the year,\u201d Mike shared. \u201cReally, everybody [keeps to] themselves during the year, but this is the day everybody comes out, you know?\u201d And as he aptly puts it, bringing residents out is \u201cimportant for bringing your community together\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Seeing the success of Halloween in a small community like Woodgrove Estate, a hopeful question lingers: If one night can unite a community like this, what if more neighbourhoods shared in the same festive spirit?<\/span><\/p>\n

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Woodgrove Estate residents seem to hold similar sentiments, as many enthusiastically agreed that more Singaporeans should celebrate community events to foster strong kinship. In fact, resident Mark also suggests not just focusing on Halloween, \u201cbut anything that gets the neighbours outside to see each other makes a big difference\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Fellow neighbour Meng, 48, echoed Mark\u2019s thoughts, even going as far as to highlight the deeper benefits of such gatherings. \u201cThe kids can go from house to house, which makes them more attached to the community and also makes it safer right? Because you can just knock on every door.\u201d Something as simple as going door-to-door and exchanging a few words with neighbours can make all the difference, as a mere estate turns into a community.<\/span><\/p>\n

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And beyond weaving tight-knit social connections, for some residents, special seasons like Halloween aren’t just about costumes and candy, but also about sparking cultural exchange. One resident, Christine, 41,\u00a0 delved into how moving into the neighbourhood introduced her to what Halloween is. Eventually, not only did her family embrace the festivities, but also began sharing and blending their own cultures.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Coming from China, Christine\u2019s family introduced and incorporated different Chinese themes and traditions into the Western traditions \u201cto create a more different culture\u201d. This year, the family proudly adopts a Female Ghost theme in their Halloween decorations.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Through dressing her home up for Halloween, she found this particular tradition to be \u201csomewhat similar to Chinese New Year\u201d, proving just how universal the spirit of celebration is.<\/span><\/p>\n

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And so, as the last traces of the Halloween spirit fade away and the Woodlands area returns to its usual quiet charm, one truth becomes clear: festivals and community traditions have the power to not just transform one night, but an entire community. It\u2019s not too late to open our doors and let a little festive magic into our neighbourhoods.<\/span><\/p>\n

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