How Did Halloween Costumes Originate? »

Did you know that the origin of Halloween was based on the spirits of the dead?

When we were kids we had a great time wearing the various Halloween costumes that our parents provided for us. We would join up with the rest of the neighborhood and go “trick or treating”. Now
our children and our pets experience it, but do we really know the origin of putting on Halloween costumes. So now we buy Halloween costumes for dogs.

The origin of the celebration can be traced back to ancient Celtics. They have this feast called Samhain which is a festival held during the end of the harvest season and which is also the Celtic New
Year. According to Celtic beliefs, during this time of the year, the spirits of the dead will go up to the surface world and try to possess living bodies for the year to come. To prevent there bodies from
being possessed, Celts would light bonfires and dress up in all sorts of morbid costumes just to discourage the spirits of the dead from entering their bodies.

However, the practice of wearing costumes in America can be traced to the 1900s. It was only in the 1930s that Halloween costumes began to be mass produced. The usual costumes that people rent or
buy are those of different monsters including but not limited to vampires, ghosts, ghouls, demons, witches, and skeletons.

Even if it is the night that evil is supposed to surface, “good” costumes are also a common choice among children and adults alike. In fact, princess, angel and fairy costumes often times make it to the top ten list of top Halloween costumes.

Also popular are pop culture costumes which mimicked famous personalities, fictional characters, celebrities, and even politicians have an equal share in exposures during Halloween. Women have also found this a good time to wear sexy outfits to show off their bodies and sexual prowess.

Other costumes that seem to have a following are clowns, nurses, cats, and that lowly Halloween symbol, the pumpkin. Superhero characters are also fast becoming popular costumes. The demand
for new and modern costumes has made costume makers busy and rentals of costumes fully booked.

But the “true” concept of dressing up during Halloween is to mimic the supernatural, the ghoulish being, or basically the scary stuff.

Nevertheless, who are we to keep traditions from adapting to the modern times? Things will always evolve, that’s just how things naturally work. We can’t simply insist on wearing only scary stuff during Halloween. Creativity will play a role in this aspect and people will always crave for new things.

So what do we do now? We Buy Halloween Costumes for Dogs and dress them up..

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