History of Halloween amp costume ideas

The History of Halloween and All Saints` Day

The actual details of this eventual evolvement to Halloween are murky due to the lack of recorded history during this time but they are no less fascinating. It was the belief of the Celts that each year held two parts; the light and the dark. Samhain (pr. saw - wehn`) can be literally translated as summer`s end, or meaning the end of the light. This day, November 1st, was considered to be the dawn of the new year on the Celtic calendar.

When Christianity began to spread across the lands, the name was changed from Samhain to Hallowmas, also known as All Saints` Day. The ritual of all Saints` Day was to honor the souls of the dead from the previous year, thereby defaulting the preceding day to be known as All Hallow`s Eve or Hollantide, what we now refer to as Halloween.


Halloween and its Start in North America

In the days of the Roman Empire, many Celts were marched out of different parts of Central Europe and moved eastward to France, England and especially Ireland. The annual festival of All Hallow`s Eve, All Saints` Day and All Souls Day remained with them, as the annual Halloween celebration is not very common in Europe anymore.

During the time of the potato famine in Ireland in the mid 19th century, many people fled the hunger and devastation to find a new home in North America. The tradition of Halloween emigrated to the new land with them and it is still very popular in North America today. The traditional symbol of Halloween is the carved pumpkin squash, commonly referred to as a Jack O`Lantern which further strengthens the Irish influence of the day.

Costume IDEAS:
- Katy Perry
- Lady Gaga
- Creeper
- Angel & Devil
- Jeckel and Hyde
- Vampire
- Betty Boop
- Jasmine
- Zoombies

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