in this thread https://www.reddit.com/r/interestingasfuck/s/l6oFIEkqPG it shows these videos, which to my brain are lacking any sort of context. my assumption would be these people were doing something to cause a problem so they’re being escorted away, which is why there are others in costumes not being arrested
can anyone who knows more about daily life in china give some insight?
Crazy yo. I'm in Changsha at the moment and there are quite a lot of places with Halloween decoration up, including the bar I was in last night called Commune. Commune is a huge nation wide chain, so if they are not afraid of government crackdown I don't know why an individual would have anything to worry about.
In addition to this there are shops selling Halloween things. I'll know for sure on Halloween night, but given how rowdy any night can be in China I doubt the police are going to be arresting people for dressing up whilst doing what they do every night anyway.
To be honest I was surprised to see any Halloween stuff at all. I didn't think they would care out here