Halloween Costumes

Tuesday, June 29th, 2010 at 2:20 pm

The custom of wearing Halloween costumes was started a very long time ago. It was believed by the people from that time that the barrier between the physical and spiritual realms would lapse that day, allowing many evil spirits to come back from the dead and cause mischief and mayhem. So, they would dress themselves up in masks and make-up to confuse the spirits, and, hopefully, hide their identity. Supposedly, they were emulating the dead, and dressing themselves as ghosts, zombies, and demons.

Though those costumes are still well used today, people have made quite a list of classics. Vampires, witches, and mummies kept the scariness in Halloween costumes. But along with those, there are cowboys, pumpkins, cheerleaders, football players, and humorous mockeries of celebrities that have made the holiday a little lighter.

Lately, others have decided to make their costumes more original. This is probably due to being tired of seeing 10 pirates, 11 ghouls, and 18 superheroes in one night. They were motivated to really make people notice. Some have dressed up as certain food items, others as electronics, and some just come up with their own thing all together.

Following is a list of lesser worn, but some still decently recognized Halloween costumes,

* The Generation: To pull of this look, you select a decade, 80's, 60's, or any other time period, and dress as the norm for that generation. Be a hippie, wear a poodle skirt, or go find yourself some uncomfortable spandex, and learn air guitar. Either way, these can usually bring quite a few giggles.

* The Shocker: This is the one where you think of the most offensive and unexpected outfit you have ever heard of, and then you wear it. People who go for these costumes have been the same who have dressed as Nazis, Hitler, Jesus, KKK members, and tampons. You wear these at your own risk.

* The Personal Joke: This costume is where you imitate someone you know, or perhaps take something a friend or 2 know about and do your best to dress as it. It's most likely that no one else will know what you're supposed to be, but that's why it's personal.

* The Partner/Group Costume: You must have another person who can “complete” you for these Halloween costumes. Try to dress as something you could wear on your own if at all possible, like a jigsaw piece. Together with the others, you complete the puzzle, or the plug and an electrical outlet.

* The Chameleon: This one requires patience to make sense, not like that's a big deal on Halloween. You paint yourself to match the area exactly where you'd like to sit or stand for a while. It's a Halloween costume that needs very little effort to pull off, after the disguise is on. When you do start moving, you can just keep it on and be dressed as that area.

Almost always, the best outfit is the one you just know works. If you can't be different, be classic. Most of all just have fun with whichever of the Halloween costumes you decide to wear.

Halloween Costumes

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