Halloween costumes and parties are traditionally modelled
after supernatural figures. Works of Gothic and horror literature (such as
novels and movies like Frankenstein and
Dracula) have also played a major
part in our vision of Halloween.
So why would anyone dress up as an apple on Halloween?
What's the relevance to apples and Halloween costumes?
Well at a Halloween party dunking or apple bobbing, (dooking in Scotland) is
very popular. This is where apples float in a tub or large basin of water (some
over 18’s use beer/cider) and the participants must use only their teeth and
mouth to pick up and remove an apple from the basin. Another apple Halloween game played by women
is to carve an apple in one long strip, then toss the peel over their shoulder.
The peel is believed to land in the shape of the first letter of their future
spouse’s name.
Halloween imagery also includes themes of death, evil, and monsters such as ghosts, skeletons, witches and werewolves. Skulls also have
a unique reference to Halloween, traditionally served as “a reminder of death
and the transitory quality of human life”, hence why they have a common place
in Halloween. Images of skeletons and the dead are also traditional Halloween decorations
to use for your party.
Homes are often decorated with all types of other scary
symbols from magic cauldrons to mythical monsters. Some traditional
Halloween colour themes to follow are black,
orange and purple for decorating your home and dinner table. Keep this in mind
when decorating your Halloween party.
Now for desert, so how about literally sticking to another
traditional game, It involves simply hanging up treacle or syrup coated scones,
buns or cakes with string. These must be eaten in the same manner as apple
bobbing, without using hands while they remain attached to the string, an
activity that will almost certainly end up messy and with sticky faces, even
horrific looking sticky faces, but nevertheless its fun.
So whether you are holding a children’s party or a Halloween
party for adults at the office or at home, bear in mind that your costumes and
decorations need to be well thought out.
The simpler costumes usually are the best ones. Now there
are second skin/morph skin tight bodysuit costumes available and they are really cool and very
easy to wear, they truly do look amazing! They are well made and will definitely
help you stand out amongst the rest of the costumes at the party for sure...
