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12
Sep

Corpse Costume

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Do you have any challenging kids in your family?

I do – my youngest son, Ben. Now don’t get me wrong, he’s a great boy but he tends to do things differently from the rest of my kids. This is especially true at Halloween.

Most of the family tend to go for a Dracula look or even a traditional pumpkin costumes (not terribly flattering, but it looks the part and is traditional). Not so, Ben – he wanted a corpse costume to scare the rest of the family! Now at first I thought this was a little over the top and possibly too scary for my youngest daughter to witness, but in the end I gave in and sourced one from an online store.

Once he tested out the outfit… surprise, surprise… everybody wanted one, even my daughter. In her case, she wanted a Corpse Bride Halloween costume and my oldest son settled for a dead costume.

Strange? Well, not really – Halloween was traditionally a time to celebrate the dead and their passing over into the afterlife. We’re simply continuing the tradition.

Happy Halloween!

28
Aug

Let’s Celebrate The Dead

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Categories: Costumes - Other, Death, Halloween, History and Zombies
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The festival of Halloween (or Samhain) has a long and varied history but we still use it as an occasion to celebrate the dead (even if we aren’t aware of it).

In the dim and distant past, people would dress up as spirits and would encourage the dead to enter their town or village. They did this by wandering through the streets wearing a dead costume and carrying candles. They would knock on doors and ask for food or gifts (we continue this tradition in the modern version of trick or treat).

Europe, especially, had a tradition of believing in demons, spirits and ghosts and these symbols/figures continue through into modern day times.

So, this Halloween, continue the tradition of honoring the spirits of the deceased by wearing a dead Halloween costume and have fun at the same time!

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