people dressed as dead trees

French translation: des figurants déguisés en arbre mort

15:17 Oct 25, 2007
English to French translations [PRO]
Sports / Fitness / Recreation / Amusement Park/Hong Kong
English term or phrase: people dressed as dead trees
XX [new director of this park, in HK] dreamt up new entertainments. Often they were small and basic, such as **people dressed as dead trees** for Halloween and booths for kids to play with water squirters.

Y a-t-il un fait culturel qui m'échappe (c'est fort possible) ou s'agit-il vraiment de gens déguisés en arbre mort?
Je trouve ça très bizarre.
Merci !
JulieM
Local time: 02:13
French translation:des figurants déguisés en arbre mort
Explanation:
Oui, l'arbre mort est un thème récurrent d'Halloween, comme symbole de mort, souvent garni d'une chouette, d'un vautour, etc...
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colette siorat
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Local time: 02:13
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des figurants déguisés en arbre mort


Explanation:
Oui, l'arbre mort est un thème récurrent d'Halloween, comme symbole de mort, souvent garni d'une chouette, d'un vautour, etc...

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  • Learn how to make a dead tree as a Halloween centerpiece in this free craft video
  • On the fourth day of Halloween, my good friend gave to me four giggling ghosts three fat toads, two hissing cats, and a vulture in a dead tree. ...

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colette siorat
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Local time: 02:13
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agree  Rachel Vanarsdall: possibly this is for a "haunted forest" event where the "dead trees" will stand very still and then leap out or move suddenly to frighten the visitors.
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