I’m not sure what would possess anyone to dress like a chicken on Halloween, but this is apparently such a popular idea in Japan that there’s more than one take on this dubious costume. To deepen the mystery…those red and white striped socks.
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Is the chicken a take on Big Bird from Sesame Street?
You’re right! That could be why chickens are so popular. Although Big Bird doesn’t have those red and white striped socks, so that mystery persists…
Chickens have rings of cartilage on the bare part of the legs, I think the socks are suppose to represent those