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● Halloween – otherwise referred to as All Hallows’ Eve - isthe most popular commercial holiday after Christmas in North

America.

● Deep rooted in Pagan beliefs, Halloween’s tradition is attributed to the origin of Samuin – a pre-Christian festival of Celts in Europe.

● Samuin was mainly celebrated to honor the dead and mark the transition between the end of the summer and beginning of winter.

● Halloween was introduced in the US during early 1900s when Irish and Scots migrated to this part of North America.

● Halloween got its present name when Christians began to celebrate the Roman-Celtic festival on November 1st as All Saints’ Day or All Hallows’ Day. As such, the night prior to the All Hallows’ Day came to be known as All Hallows’ Even, which eventually was foreshortened to Halloween in the 20th century.

●Decorate your house around a spooky theme. Use fake cobwebs, white flowers, figures of witches etc for the purpose. ●Throw a Halloween party with special games and eerie music as its attractions. ●The highlight of a Halloween party is usually trick-or-treat costumes. So be sure to dress yourself up in a ghostly costume. ●An inevitable segment of Halloween celebration is carving as well as painting of pumpkin. Give it a try and it would for sure add to the fun.

●Surprise your colleagues and dear ones with Halloween-themed treats, such as cookies, cakes, and bread.

Halloween is celebrated on the last day of the October. Here are a few ways to celebrate Halloween.

How to celebrate Halloween ?

●If you wish to give a twist to your usual creepy costumes, then why not doll up like a Zombie Bride or an Egyptian mummy. ●If you want to try something inspired by pop culture and history, dress up like a Greek God or a furry Troll Doll. ●Sport-themed choices in the form of cheerleader, golf and boxer outfits are also favored for Halloween festivities.●Looking for an out of the box idea? Dress as a werewolf or a puppet master.

A Halloween celebration is not complete without wearing a proper costume. Here are a few easy yet stylish costume ideas to enjoy Halloween.

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● Pick a creative yet creepy theme like Vampire or Ghoulish treat for your Halloween bash. ● The next step is to invite your friends and dear ones. A hand-made, spookily embellished invitation card with an exciting gag line would be just ideal.

● Treat your guests with a Halloween cocktail. For a spooky fun, attach a bat-shaped band to the drinking straw. ● Prepare Halloween inspired dishes by way of finger sandwiches, ghostly bread, olive spiders, monster shaped cookies etc. to set the right tone for this skittish gala.

Creative Ideas for Halloween Party

Halloween Makeup IdeasFrom heavy blood-red lips and smoky eyes to wet-look tresses, Halloween is the right time to experiment some eerily-awesome beauty trends.

●Scary Halloween Doll: To deck up like a scary doll, apply thick layer of white eyeliner on your eyes. Moreover, black eyeliner can be used to design ghostly stitches on your face.●Creepy Cat: With usual eye products, you can easily apply makeup to turn yourself into a creepy cat. All you need to do is to pep up your lips and nose with an eye liner or an eye pencil.●Skeleton: Use a mask or simply paint your entire face white and then apply black paint to create dark circles around your eyes.

●Zombie: To create a scary pastiness, use white make-up all over your face and neck while applying dark eye shadows to highlight your face’s gaunt areas like eyes and chin. After brushing baby powder onto your face, drip some bogus blood into your hair and scalp.

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