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I need to find the perfect halloween costume. Most girls like to dress on the slutty side but I want something that is going to be sweet! I'm a girl by the way and all ideas are welcome, thanks!

I have these so far:
Teletubby
Pink Power Ranger

HELP!

Do you wear contact lenses? Reason I ask is that you can have a great Halloween look by dressing quite "normally" but by putting on some Halloween contact lenses, maybe spiral ones which make you look like a zombie or cat eye ones /wolf ones that look like animals, your eyes create the costume and the clothes themselves don't really matter. Though you could dress as a zombie nurse!

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Women love to wear the flashiest costumes during Halloween.  If you are a woman out to show your best costume, then here are some themes that you can choose from. You have numerous choices for woman Halloween costumes, ranging from the old movies to the blockbusters of today.  Great movies are superb sources of costumes, especially women costumes.  Here are ten famous Halloween costumes that you can adopt to capture the attention of people during Halloween night.

Avatar Costume
This tight costume is ecru or skin tone colored. Its simplicity lends a striking elegance to stay as one of the popular woman Halloween costumes. You can also select the floral print of its accompanying skimpy upper and lower covering. This blockbuster movie from Cameron has sassy, scanty costumes for women, revealing a lot of skin.  The costume can look stunning with tall, slim women.

Vampire Costume
The movie series "Twilight" has made the vampire costume popular.  The vampire costume is dark but striking. With a special makeup effect to convert your face into a bloody mess and with matching prominent fangs, the werewolves out there are bound to whimper at your bloody but lovely sight. 

Sexy Cop Costume
This costume comes in light blue or deep blue colors, a short, haltered blouse and shorts, with a pair of matching boots to complete the hot outfit. An accompanying item may be a baton. Woman Halloween costumes have many variations of the sexy outfit: sexy nurse, sexy driver, sexy pirate, sexy maid, sexy doctor, and similar themes. 

Marilyn Monroe Costume
An icon of the 60s, Marilyn Monroe, with her blond curly locks and voluptuous body, had inspired women from all generations to the unique fashion that only women of her stature can initiate. Many had imitated this lovely woman through her fashion, elegance and style.  It is one of the most popular costumes, not only because of its spunky dress design, but also because of its alluring yet squeaky "clean" appearance. Various woman Halloween costumes modified this Monroe look with stunning effects and results.

Viking Warrior Princess
This costume is rich with laces and double leather vests. The skirt is long and flowing with pleats and button laces. The accompanying stiletto adds glamour to the beautiful leather vest.  A  French braid would complete your wild, royal bearing. Long, dangling earrings and an air of aplomb and poise are characteristic of a Viking warrior Princess outfit.

Star Wars Costume
The intricately styled costume of Princess Leia in Star Wars is an all-time favorite.  The all-white or cream color of the outfit exudes a chic design, and the space-oriented theme lends mystery and depth to woman Halloween costumes.

Woman Halloween costumes continue to evolve throughout the years, but these are some of the most popular costumes that women kept  reviving because of their versatility and good fashion sense. A change in accessories can create an entirely new costume theme for you. Halloween, after all, is not only for children, but for adults as well.

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When it comes to dogs, pet lovers go crazy over clothes. They buy them a set of outfits for any given occasion or even just for going out for a walk. In a lot of ways, dogs are like people, they need constant care and attention and they are much loved by their owners, in the same manner that they love their kids. Dogs have become a part of most families and they are all loved by everyone. Halloween is a tradition enjoyed by adults and kids alike. They go trick or treating while sporting their most creative costumes. Of course dogs won't be left out in this department, which is why a lot of specialty stores for dogs sell dog costume Halloween.

There are a lot of Halloween costume options for kids. In the same manner as there are a lot of available costumes for dogs. During Halloween, you can dress your dog in any dog costume Halloween. Some dogs enjoy dressing up. They enjoy the attention they get when they are dressed in cute outfits and costumes. The costumes you choose for your dog depends on their breed and their size. Here are some ideas for Halloween costumes for your dogs:
* If your dog is a girl, you can dress her up in a cute fairy tale princess outfit and even place a small tiara over her head for more appeal. Cute little princess dresses are available in most dog specialty stores or you can even have one custom made for your pet. You can choose from several sizes depending on the size of you dogs. They usually come in glittery materials that can make any dog literally sparkle.
* If you love pirates then you may want to get a pirate dog costume Halloween. You can turn your dog into a pirate by getting him a pirate costume complete with a belt, a tunic, swords and even a hat.
* You can also dress your dog in a wicked witch costume to stay true to the theme of Halloween. They come with witch dresses that are available in different sizes and even with a pointy hat.
* If you want your dog to be a superhero for Halloween then you can dress him or her up in a superhero costume. They come in different varieties and themes. Your dog can be superman of batman for the day. The costumes even come complete with masks and a cape.

Halloween is a special occasion and is a big deal for most towns and households. If you love this holiday and you want everyone in your family to come fully clad in costume during Halloween then get your dog costume Halloween to impress other pet lovers. You can bring your dog around for trick or treating and he can even have his own doggy bag. Halloween can be fun for everyone, including dogs. They get to dress up and even enjoy their doggy treats afterwards. Choose the best Halloween costume for your dog and he will surely be the centre of attention come Halloween.

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halloween,history,good or bad

Halloween is the Scottish/Irish contraction for All Hallows Eve which means All Saints Eve. That is because it is a Catholic holiday, which originated in Rome, to honor the Christian saints. The first version of the holiday to be held church-wide was established in the 7th century on May 13 (which was the last day of the pagan Roman holiday of the dead, Lemuria, but no one knows if this is coincidence) and was dedicated to "Mary and All the Martyrs". Not long after, All Saints Day was established on November 1, and the night before, October 31, became All Saints Eve. Later, around the late 10th or early 11th century, All Souls Day was added to pray for the souls in purgatory and honor all the faithful departed (this is where Halloween gets its connection to death and ghosts).

When All Saints and Souls mixed with the customs of the feast day of Samhain in Ireland it began to change character. Things like divination and visits from the fairy folk became a part of the holiday. It took on a harvest party atmosphere, and became even more strongly associated with the supernatural, although the returning dead was a part of it pretty much everywhere because of folk beliefs surrounding All Souls. Samhain was not a day to honor the dead, but it was considered a time for a lot of supernatural activity involving the fairies (these were not the little winged fairies of today, but powerful and beautiful semi-divine beings). It was a also a time for feasting, games, divination, and heroic deeds and battles. Many Medeival stories and historical accounts talk of these things.

In North America it was this Irish/Scottish version of All Hallows that was adopted and became popular. America has added a lot to Halloween, and done away with some of the old Irish influences that were popular in its early days in America, such as divination games. America added things like commercial haunted houses, greeting cards (which were very popular in the early 20th century), Hollywood influences, and trick or treat (although costuming and begging activities, such as souling, were associated with Halloween as far back as the Middle Ages), there is no direct evidence to show that is where trick or treat came from. Christmas and other holidays also involved dressing up and going door-to-door). A combination of Hollywood movies and religious extremism gave rise to the idea that things like Satan and serial killers are the purpose of Halloween. In reality, Halloween is not a day to honor Satan and never was. Today people think only of Halloween as having supernatural overtones, but in the past many holidays did, and still do in some countries: Christmas, Saint John's Eve, Saint Mark's Eve, New Years, Candlemas, Beltane & Walpurgisnacht, and many others.

The evolution of both All Saints & Souls and Halloween is complicated, as different influences have aded to the holidays and changed them over the centuries. There is much more to this than I could possibly type here - it would take an entire book. However, I will point out a few basics: The anti-Catholic view of the Puritans after the Reformation, the changing attitudes of the Catholic church itself, the witch trials, local folkore, native customs of different countries, religious extremism, a variety of writings with different agendas and some of very poor scholarship, the neo-pagan revival, ancient Roman traditions, and many other influences have affected Halloween, or things associated with Halloween. Many customs cannot even be traced to their origins.

Halloween was pretty much eliminated in England and replaced with Guy Fawkes Night, although they are readopting the American version now. All Saints is still celebrated as a Catholic holiday in many European and South American countries, and is even a public holiday in most of them. In Mexico it became Day of the Dead and contains strong influences from the pre-Columbian cultures that existed there before. Some Native American tribes in the U.S. celebrate different versions of All Saints as well. In the northern part of the country some tribes hold Ghost Suppers which are a mixture of their traditional Feast of the Dead beliefs and the All Saints/Souls that was introduced by the Jesuit missionaries.

False histories of Halloween have become so popular, and the silly religious and cultural wars over the holiday so heated, that very, very few people bother to look up the facts. If you would like books and websites to read please edit your question to let me know and I will add them. Also let me know if there is anything specific you would like because my list is pretty long.