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(Detroit.CityRegions.Com, October 19, 2015 ) Taylor, MI -- The practice of wearing costumes on Halloween dates back to the 1500's in Scotland. The custom originated with the Celtic festival of Samhain, which was a pre-Christian celebration that fell on October 31 or November 1 in various Celtic nations. It was thought to be a time when the spirits or fairies and the souls of the dead could more easily come into the living world. The Samhain festival also included mumming or guising which involved people going house-to-house in costume (or in disguise), usually reciting verses or songs in exchange for food.
In the 19th century, Scottish youths went house-to-house with masked, painted or blackened faces, often threatening to do mischief if they were not welcomed. Early Halloween costumes emphasized the gothic nature of Halloween and were aimed primarily at children. Costumes were made at home using items (such as make-up) which could be purchased and used to create a costume.
But in the 1930s, when trick-or-treating became popular in North America, companies began mass-producing Halloween costumes to sell in stores. Halloween costumes are often designed to imitate supernatural and scary beings and those of monsters such as vampires, werewolves, zombies, ghosts, skeletons, witches, goblins, trolls and devils, etc. and in more recent years science-fiction inspired characters such as aliens and superheroes.
Now there are costumes of pop culture figures like presidents, athletes, celebrities, or characters in film, television, and literature. Young girls often dress as non-scary characters such as princesses, fairies, angels, cute animals and flowers.
To supplement home-made costumes, there are many props available on Amazon. For example, Grama's Kitchen offers a 4 piece foam sword and shield set (2 shields and 2 swords) at a 27% discount.
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