Halloween and Day of the Dead have many things in common and I believe that the two holidays are more similar than different. The two holidays are alike in the ways that in both you have to dress up in costumes, they both have the colors orange and black as the main colors in the holiday celebrations, and that they eat sweets and candy during this holiday. The Day of the Dead and Halloween are similar in the fact that in both holidays people dress up in costumes. In Day or the Dead they dress…
Halloween is a fun fall holiday that is full of many traditions and celebrations. Children often dress up in costumes, attend parties or parades and eat seasonal treats. Unfortunately, Halloween has some safety risks. Adhering to the following guidelines can help keep everyone safe and able to enjoy the holiday. Trick-or-Treating Safety Children should never go trick-or-treating alone. They should always go in a group that includes adults until they are old enough to stay with a group of…
This Halloween I observed costumes worn by students on campus and costumes worn by audience members at a showing of Rocky Horror Picture Show I attended that day. I assessed that the individuals I saw on campus held the status of a college student because they were from the ages of 18 to 21 and spent the holiday with peers at the IUB college campus. I also determined that they were from low-to-upper middle class families because they had some form of expendable income to spend on Halloween…
It might be Tuesday, but it’s Halloween! Expect those pesky, candy loving kids to be at your front door, pushing the doorbell and demanding sweet treats during prime time. Thankfully, with all of our technology in today’s world, we can put the TV on pause and give candy to the young guests. Then just as fast as we paused the show, we can put it on once again. Perhaps the only exception to this idea is the World Series game. Back in Los Angeles, MLB fans around the country will be watching if the…
Street Halloween in Austin is one of the most popular events you can visit in the city. Over 100,000 people dress up in costume and visit the bars on the infamous street. Several streets will be closed to traffic so those in costume can safely wander the area from bar to bar. This is a huge event that attracts more and more people each year. If you want to see some unique costumes and meet a variety of people, this is the Halloween event for you. 6th Street Halloween takes place on Halloween…
Halloween Knowledge Essentials Halloween should be your favorite holiday. If it isn’t, the fascinating history of the holiday should just make it an even better holiday to you. The history in this article is guaranteed to intrigue you, and maybe that will get you to learn how to love the spooky holiday. Halloween first generated as a Celtic holiday that was called Samhain. Though, Samhain wasn’t anything like the Halloween now. People would try to scare off ghosts off by lighting bonfires,…
Halloween Halloween is a time where people can dress up. They can be whatever they want scary or cute. However where does halloween originate from? Halloween originates far back to the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain. They celebrated their new year on November 1. Which marked the end of summer and harvest and the beginning of the dark, and cold winter, a time where death tolls would rise. The Celts believed the night before the new year, a boundary “portal” between the dead and the living…
TV-series, this Halloween might just look like a zombie apocalypse. Whether you are a fan of the Walking Dead, or you simply like scary costumes, you will surely love this Men's Skeleton Zombie Costume. This raggedy ensemble features 3D elements which make it quite realistic, at least at nighttime. Unlike cheap costumes, with printed skeleton patterns, this costume is scarier and more authentic. All you need is brain The reason why we prefer this ensemble to other zombie costumes, is because…
child on the night of October 31st, Halloween. Halloween is now a day where children dress up in costumes, roam around neighborhoods, and ask strangers for candy. As of today Halloween is an over commercialized campaign, set to get people to buy into what America views as Halloween. Social and cultural expressions have changed over the years from traditional life and death celebrations to a modernized era of Halloween. By looking at the history behind Halloween through Celtic, Mexican, and…
The Origins of All Hallows Eve There are many different ways to refer to the holiday that occurs on October 31st of every year. Some say the day is “Halloween”, others may call it “All Hallows Eve”, or “The Devil’s Holiday”. No matter which term is used, October 31st is a day that many have come to enjoy. Halloween, as it is most commonly known, has been celebrated for ages. [3] It is a holiday that many are familiar with, but most do not understand completely. The day is full of history and by…