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Halloween History
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Jack O'Lantern
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It was the Irish who took the Jack O'Lantern story to America
The story goes like this...
Jack was a drunk and known to be tight with his money. One day he (as legend says) tricked the Devil into climbing up a tree to get an apple. Whilst he was up the tree, Jack marked the trunk with a large cross so that the Devil was not able to come down. He made the Devil swear that he would not take his soul, and then he would let him down. The Devil agreed. Jack though, died shortly afterwards.
Jack was refused entry into Heaven as he was a stingy drunk. Looking for a final resting place he approached the Devil. True to his word, the Devil turned him (and his soul) away. "But where do I go?" He asked the Devil. "Back from whence you came" was the reply.
Jack turned to go into the very dark night, he had a long road ahead of him. The Devil threw him a coal from the burning fire of hell. Jack gorged out a hole in the turnip he was carrying and placed the coal in it, using it to light his way. From that day on, Jack has been roaming and searching for his final resting place.
When the Irish settled in America they found pumpkins gave off a better glow and pumpkins have been used ever since.
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All Hallows Eve, All Saints Day, All Hollows Day or Halloween...
...or whatever you call it stems from the 5th Century Celts who celebrated the 31st October as the last day of summer. The festival was called Samhein (Pronounced Sow-in)
Trick or Treat probably has a few origins:
During Samhein it was thought that the dead would play tricks on the living, causing destruction. To appease the dead, food would have been handed out to the passing Druids.
There is also a 9th century custom called 'souling'. On November 2nd, all souls Day, early Christians would walk from village to village begging for 'soul' cakes. Soul cakes were made out of square pieces of bread with currants. The more cakes the beggars received, the more prayers they would offer on behalf of the dead relatives of the donors. During this time, it was thought that the dead remained in limbo and prayers (even those of a stranger) would speed up the process to heaven.
The wearing of masks during Halloween is very common today. Mask wearing stems from long ago. When disaster struck it was believed that the demons that had brought the disaster would be frightened off by hideous masks. Even after the festival of Samhein had merged with Halloween, Europeans felt uneasy at this time of the year. Food would be stored in preparation of the long, hard winter and the house was snug and warm. The ghosts were kept outside and if someone wanted to venture outside, they would wear a mask so the ghosts would not recognise them.
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Halloween costumes for all
Looking for a perfect get up for your Halloween mischief? You don't need to look any further for one of the Halloween costumes of your dreams. Props'n'Frocks take pride in supplying you with all the spookiness you can imagine and more. They have ladies Halloween costumes for all you Morticia Adams and Elvira enthusiasts. They stock all sorts of mens Halloween costumes to satisfy your slasher fantasies and a wide range of kids Halloween costumes for all the trick-or-treating little monsters.
Womens Halloween costumes
Is there a better way to party with your friends than to dress up in one of Props'n'Frocks' wide range of womens Halloween costumes? Ladies Halloween costumes are there to make you the belle of the ball. Or if you fancy yourself a fairytale character, Props'n'Frocks' womens Halloween costumes can help you fit the bill. Ladies Halloween costumes at Props'n'Frocks will take you on a journey to your favourite fantasy. Every great Halloween party has its fair share of spooky Halloween costumes and what are brilliant womens Halloween costumes without proper accessories? Props'n'Frocks have a wide range of wigs, jewellery, glasses, gloves, hats, masks and much more to spice up the selection of ladies Halloween costumes. Dress up in one of Props'n'Frocks' womens Halloween costumes and you'll be sure to turn heads at any party. After all, ladies, Halloween is what it is because of convincing childrens, mens and ladies Halloween costumes.
Mens Halloween costumes
If you always wanted to be a pirate or an astronaut you should go for it. Postpone growing up and have some fun this Halloween. Mens Halloween costumes are always big hit at parities. With one of Props'n'Frocks' extensive range of mens Halloween costumes, you can suddenly become a vampire, Jack the ripper or Superman, so who knows where the night will lead you. Give in to the magic of Halloween and don't forget the most important part: to pick up one of the high quality mens Halloween costumes from Props'n'Frocks. As far as top Halloween costumes go, Props'n'Frocks' mens Halloween costumes are the fake blood that glues it all together.
Kids Halloween costumes
Remember the Halloweens when you were a child? There's nothing better than dressing up in brilliant kids Halloween costumes. Halloween costumes and kids are the perfect match in fact. Kids Halloween costumes are pure trick-or-treating joy. Kids Halloween costumes come in handy for school discos too as well and pick any from Props'n'Frocks' wide range of kids Halloween costumes to see your child's eyes light up.
Ladies Halloween costumes, mens Halloween costumes, kids Halloween costumes, you name it - Props'n'Frocks have got it. Halloween costumes are the crown of Halloween celebrations and Props'n'Frocks take pride providing you with all the glitter and horror you need for a perfect Halloween.
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