Halloween - Why Do We Dress Up in Costumes?

Why DO people dress up for Halloween?

We’ve heard the history of All Hallow’s Eve, and like many holidays, we don’t pay much attention to the history and meaning behind the dates.

We do, however, honor traditions. Halloween is filled with strong traditions and many, particularly children and the young at heart, anticipate it with excitement.

Halloween is spooky. Spooky is thrilling and fun.

Halloween means more treats, in the form of candy, than tricks.

But the tricks can be wonderfully fun too. Certainly part of the trick of Halloween is dressing up in costumes and being unrecognizable.

Have you ever had to guess who a gorilla or scarecrow really is at a party? And guessed wrong the first couple of attempts?

Costumes are part and parcel to the fun spookiness.

Add a haunted house or party with eerie sounds, lights plunging into darkness and bumping into weird fuzzy things, and the tradition of Halloween is fully recognized.

I love the wonderful variety of costumes these days.

People can dress up in countless ways. They can select styles that are funny, scary, sweet, daring and representative of famous people, historical times.

Consumers can purchase ready-made outfits or flex their imagination and skills to create their own. One of the best parts about costume selection is that people get to express themselves in really fun ways.

How will you be expressing yourself this year?

By Laura McDonald

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