Google Finds Out What Americans Are Dressing Up as on Halloween
2021-10-30
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1Here is a question for our listeners: What do witches, rabbits and dinosaurs have in common?
2The answer? They are the top three most popular Halloween costumes this year in the United States.
3That information comes from data gathered by the Google News Initiative.
4A special website called "Google Frightgeist" provides a look at the 500 most popular costumes this year nationwide.
5It also lets users know what costumes they are likely to see where they live on Halloween night.
6Rounding out the top five most-searched costumes this year are the superhero Spider-man and Cruella De Vil, a dog-hating character from the Disney movie The Hundred and One Dalmatians.
7The 2021 films Cruella and Spider-Man: No Way Home are surely behind the popularity of these costumes.
8Frightgeist offers more than just lists of the year's most popular costumes.
9It also aims to help people who do not yet know what they are going to dress up as for Halloween.
10And it provides suggestions for people who hope to stand out with unusual and rare costume choices.
11Users can choose "show me something less popular" or "surprise me" to get truly unusual costume ideas.
12For example, if you choose "witch" on the website but are looking to dress up as something less common, Frightgeist suggests ideas like "Tin Man" and "Candy Corn."
13The Tin Man is a character from the film and book The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.
14Frightgeist says it is the 339th most popular costume in America.
15It notes that you have a "shockingly low chance of running into another Tin Man costume at a party."
16Candy corn is a sweet food that looks like a piece of corn.
17It is a common thing to eat during the Halloween season.
18But it is a decidedly uncommon costume.
19The site's "costume map" gives users a look at the most popular costumes in cities across America.
20For example, the top costume around Charleston, South Carolina, is an astronaut.
21In the northernmost part of Maine, an elephant appears to be a popular choice.
22And in Topeka, Kansas, you might find a frightening number of zombies wandering the streets on Halloween.
23To see more costume information and to get ideas for yourself, you can visit frightgeist.withgoogle.com.
24I'm Ashley Thompson.
1Here is a question for our listeners: What do witches, rabbits and dinosaurs have in common? 2The answer? They are the top three most popular Halloween costumes this year in the United States. That information comes from data gathered by the Google News Initiative. 3A special website called "Google Frightgeist" provides a look at the 500 most popular costumes this year nationwide. It also lets users know what costumes they are likely to see where they live on Halloween night. 4Rounding out the top five most-searched costumes this year are the superhero Spider-man and Cruella De Vil, a dog-hating character from the Disney movie The Hundred and One Dalmatians. The 2021 films Cruella and Spider-Man: No Way Home are surely behind the popularity of these costumes. 5Frightgeist offers more than just lists of the year's most popular costumes. It also aims to help people who do not yet know what they are going to dress up as for Halloween. And it provides suggestions for people who hope to stand out with unusual and rare costume choices. 6Users can choose "show me something less popular" or "surprise me" to get truly unusual costume ideas. 7For example, if you choose "witch" on the website but are looking to dress up as something less common, Frightgeist suggests ideas like "Tin Man" and "Candy Corn." The Tin Man is a character from the film and book The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. Frightgeist says it is the 339th most popular costume in America. It notes that you have a "shockingly low chance of running into another Tin Man costume at a party." Candy corn is a sweet food that looks like a piece of corn. It is a common thing to eat during the Halloween season. But it is a decidedly uncommon costume. 8The site's "costume map" gives users a look at the most popular costumes in cities across America. For example, the top costume around Charleston, South Carolina, is an astronaut. In the northernmost part of Maine, an elephant appears to be a popular choice. And in Topeka, Kansas, you might find a frightening number of zombies wandering the streets on Halloween. 9To see more costume information and to get ideas for yourself, you can visit frightgeist.withgoogle.com. 10I'm Ashley Thompson. 11Ashley Thompson wrote this story for VOA Learning English. Mario Ritter, Jr. was the editor. 12_________________________________________________________ 13Words in This Story 14witch -n. a woman who is thought to have magic powers 15costume -n. the clothes that are worn by someone (such as an actor) who is trying to look like a different person or thing 16character -n. a person or being who appears in a story, book, play, movie or television show 17stand out -v. to be easily seen or noticed 18zombie -n. a dead person who is able to move because of magic 19We want to hear from you. Write to us in the Comments section, and visit our Facebook page.