Halloween is celebrated on 31 October.
Autumn is at its end.
Long winter is about to set in.
Try to imagine what our ancestors with little creature comfort used to feel on such days.
They were happy that the harvesting is over, yet afraid of the long harsh winter ahead.
To them it was the time when the boundary between the living and the dead dissolves.
The dead comes down to haunt the living and to cause sickness and famine.
For them it was a time to rejoice and to be frightened.
They tried to placate the dead by imitating them.
The poor superstitious lot! Now things have changed.
We are more equipped to handle the long winter.
We know more about diseases and treatments.
For us the 31 October is merely a party time.
There are parties to give, parties to attend.
There are dresses to be bought and stores to be ransacked in the hope of finding the most outstanding costume; men's women's and children's...
Wearing costumes became popular in the United States as early as 1900.
What set them apart from other costumes is that Halloween costumes have a tendency to copy the supernatural and scary beings, like vampires, ghosts, skeleton, witches, and devils.
Men's costumes reflect this trend very well, though we can see a tendency to move away from it.
Now we find patriotic costumes being worn on Halloween too.
There are costumes that tickle the funny bones, costume that depicts animals as well as sexy costumes that can turn on any girls head.
Women's costumes also show the same trend.
There is a great tendency to wear sexy revealing clothes; clothes that reveal more flesh than they would otherwise do.
According to National Retail Federation's survey, the top adult Halloween Costume for the year 2008 has been: 1)Witch 2)Pirate 3)Vampire 4)Cat 5)Fairy 6)Nurse 7)Batman 8)Political Figure 9)Ghost 10)Angel 11)Clown 12)Wench 13)Vixen 14)Athlete 15) French Maid 16)Queen We can see that nurses and queens share a platform with ghosts and witches.
However, today's Halloween witches are far removed from yester years' evil witches.
These witch costumes are far too sexy to be compared to yesterday's lot.
Pumpkin witch costume with off shoulder dress, hat and stripped stockings cost around $50.
A sultry witch costume worth $40 has: 1.
a black tube top 2.
a black net skirt with feather trim 3.
flesh colored under skirt 4.
cropped net jacket with feather trim 5.
silver choker 6.
a witch hat with feather trim Today's pirates too are far too glamorous.
You have pirate men's costume as well as pirate women's costume.
A good quality men's Captain Jack Sparrow Costume worth $110 consists of 1.
jacket 2.
shirt with attached vests 3.
across the chest belt with buckles 4.
pants 5.
boot covers 6.
hats and bandana with beaded plaits You will have to buy weapons like sword and pistol separately.
After all, you cannot dress up as if you are a pirate and not carry a weapon.
Adult pirate bandana as well as a belt will cost you $8 each.
You can also buy pirate boot covers for $13 or $14.
You can buy the paraphernalia separately and use them with your own clothes.
A Davy Jones Latex Mask will cost $50.
You can use that with your own dress too.
You really do not need to buy every thing.
You can have a ghost costume for as little as $20.
Such a costume includes a white robe with scalloped edges, drop sleeves, matching hoods and gloves.
However, if you are planning to woo your ladylove this Halloween, stay away from it, because how can you woo her with your face totally covered? Stay away from all the horror costume as such because no girl in her right mind will like to date a Zombie or an evil clown.
Or they might! How do we know? However, common sense says that they will even tolerate a "beer bottle" or a "Mark Anthony" rather than a vampire with bloody teeth.
Who knows she may love a sexy police officer or a sailor more.
There are such a huge number of men's costumes for Halloween that it is difficult to choose the correct one for you.
While choosing a men's costume you should take note of the personality of the wearer, rather than what is hot.
Hottest costume will look dull if it does not match his personality.
The same goes for women's costume as well.
To be most effective, the costume should complement the personality of the wearer as well as the occasion.
You just cannot attend a Christmas party dressed as a witch, though it may match your personality.