Great Adult Halloween Costumes Ideas
For lot of adults every Halloween brings the same question. What kind of costume can I wear this year? Finding adult Halloween costumes ideas is easy, finding great ones is something else. Another question to be asked is, do you want to be funny, scary, cute or sexy? Although this is a holiday that is usually associated with being scary people down through the ages have chosen to celebrate in a variety of different ways.
No longer are ghosts and goblins the only choices for costumes, now you can be just about anything your heart desires. It doesn’t even have to be something humanoid. It can be an inanimate object like a ketchup bottle or salt and pepper shakers. Couples can even dress in one costume. Just about anything your mind can come up with you can find a costume of it or you can make it yourself. It doesn’t matter, as far as adult Halloween costumes ideas go it’s anything goes.
Lets take a look briefly of the origins of this holiday.
The holiday is actually a mixture of the ancient Celtic holiday of Samhain, the Roman festivals of Feralia and Pomona and the Christians day of All-hallows Eve, which became Halloween. All-hallows Eve was the day before All Saints’ Day, which was also called All-hallows or All-hallowmas. This day was to take the place of the Celtic’s Samhain the day before they celebrate the day of the dead.
The Celtics believed that on Samhain the ghosts of the dead would return and ruin their crops. The Celtics would light bonfires and wear costumes, consisting of animal heads and skins and would try to tell each other’s fortunes in an attempt to ward off the ghosts.
By changing Samhain to All-hallows Eve, the day before All Saints’ Day, the Catholic Church sought to bring a more religious nature to the Celtics day of the dead making it a day to honor saints and martyrs.
When European immigrants came to America, their varied Halloween customs came along with them.
Trick-or-treating actually goes back to the early All Souls’ Day parades in England. Poor people would beg for food during the festivities. They were given pastries called “soul cakes” by families for their promise to pray for the family’s dead relatives.
The wearing of costumes not only have Celtic roots by European roots as well. There was a time when people thought that on Halloween ghost would come back and if they left their houses the ghost would see them. So as to not be recognized by the ghosts, people wore masks when they left home so that the ghosts would think that they were ghosts also. To keep the ghosts from entering their homes, people would put bowls of food outside their houses.
So as you can see Halloween has a long and strange history. So now lets look at some great adult Halloween costumes ideas.
One great idea is to dress like a zombie. Everybody likes zombies just look at all the movies that’s been made about them. You just can’t go wrong as a zombie.
How about your favorite cartoon character? You’re bound to be a hit as Peter Griffin from “The Family Guy”, Fred Flintstone, or Sponge Bob Square Pants.
Ladies you can dress as a mermaid, a princess or even Barbie. Oh, how about a sexy witch?
If you look around online there is no doubt you will find loads of great adult Halloween costumes ideas. Just keep your eyes open.
If you would rather give your friends and family a laugh this Halloween rather then a scare, take a look at some Funny Adult Halloween Costumes. Follow the link to discover some costumes that will surely bring a smile to your face.
Adult Samurai Warrior Costume
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The “trick or treat” day is one fun filled day wherein we can get total strangers to give us candy or money. The sheer amount of fun and frolic on that day is one unforgettable experience.
One of the costumes which is well suited to emphasize the “trick” aspect would be the Samurai costume. After all, what better costume than that of a warrior to get the message home and that too a traditionally feared warrior?
The ability to stick out of the crowd is what can make a difference in getting the best treat, and one excellent option can be the samurai dress, which not only is different compared to the regular devils, or elves or spooky creatures, but also can emphasize that it is better to go for the treat option.
Considering that Halloween falls during the winter season, it is best to choose dress material that is a bit thick to protect from the cold.
There are a variety of Samurai costumes to choose from depending on what you would like to portray.
The basic dress is the satin Kimono which traditionally is made of two layers. The kimono can have Japanese figures painted on it or even a dragon spewing fire.
For children maybe a suitable jacket with matching elastic pants and drawings would be more suitable.
On this the Happi coat or the vest with shimmering colors of green or orange will go on to add an effect of glamour and power. The effects can be heightened by the use of different colors along the edges.
The next would be the sash, in a dual color for example Purple and red. Of course the choice can be best left to individual tastes.
Depending on the preference the head piece or cap can be combined with a face scarf to highlight the masked effect. Where the person prefers to have the face exposed, a fancy long and drooping moustache can give a weird effect to the Warrior image. One can also choose to wear a mask in order to make the intire costume a bit more realistic. Beard can be painted directly on the skin if you do not have a mask.
The Wig with pony tail is a necessary accessory. The pony tail can either be bunched up or knotted with a rope and stick on the top or can be left to hang loosely behind. Either way the effects can be enhanced by coloring the wig,
The warrior sword with sheath hanging on the back side. The ultimate fear factor! Of course the sword will be made of card! Such samurai swords can often times be bought in regular toy stores and halloween shops. Otherwise do a quick search online and you will have no troubles finding one. Most often, however, samurai costumes are bought as a set with the sword included.
Rounding off the costume would be the socks and the sandals! I guess it will only be treating; no one would dare to go for a trick!
At SamuraiCostume.com you can learn more about the traditional samurai clothing as well as finding ideas for halloween. The Samurai Costume is a fun & cool halloween outfit well suited for both children and adults. So go to Samurai Costume if you need the perfect halloween costume.
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