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10 Things I didn’t know about Halloween

30 Wednesday Oct 2013

Posted by masquerade21 in Entertainment, Halloween

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1. It is extremely rare for there to be a full moon on Halloween, the next Halloween with a full moon will be in 2020. The last one to take place was in 2001 and before that it was in 1974.

2. It is Illegal to use Silly String in Hollywood on Halloween. From 12am on October 31st until 12noon on November 1st, the use of Silly String carries a fine of $1000.00. This law came into effect in 2004.

3. Bobbing for apples (dookin for apples in Scotland) was traditionally a way of determining who would next be allowed to marry. The apple tree was brought to Britain by the Romans and apples represented Pomona the Goddess of fruit trees who was also linked with fertility. For the Celt’s the pentagram was already a symbol of fertility so when they cut apples in half and found the seeds formed a pentagram like shape they agreed that apples symbloised feritility and thus, the first person to successfully ‘dook’ for an apple would be the next to marry.

4.Legend has it that if you see a spider on Halloween it is actually the spirit of a loved one watching over you. I hope my deceased loved ones know better than to watch over me in the guise of a spider, that is just a one way ticket to the bottom of my shoe and the after after-life.

5. Harry Houdini died on Halloween.

6. Many animals shelters won’t allow black cats to be adopted in October time in case they are used in rituals or tortured around Halloween.

7. Samhainophobia is the irrational fear of Halloween.

8. There are many legends surrounding Halloween and mirrors, one of them is that if a young woman looks into a mirror on Halloween she will see her true love appear behind her. I guess I will be getting ready without a mirror tomorrow, freaky mirror ghosts and applying mascara don’t go together in my book.

9. If you are born on Halloween your star sign is Scorpio.

10. I have bought so many sweets for Halloween that I think they will probably last until New Year.

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100 Halloween Costume Ideas for women 2013

19 Thursday Sep 2013

Posted by masquerade21 in Beauty, Fashion, Halloween

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Here are 100 halloween costume ideas, 20 of them are new ideas for 2013 (from things that happened or were out this year.) The rest are older ideas that are not overdone and that you could be proud to wear to a halloween party.

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  1. Miley Cyrus at VMA’s
  2. Theodora from OZ The Great and Powerful
  3. Evanora from OZ The Great and Powerful
  4. Glinda from  OZ The Great and Powerful
  5. China Girl from OZ The Great and Powerful
  6. Annie Gale from OZ The Great and Powerful
  7. Daisy from the great Gatsby
  8. Myrtle from the Great Gatsby
  9. A girl from the Blurred lines video
  10. Night Bitch from Kick Ass 2
  11. Tauriel from The Hobbit, The Desolation of Smaug
  12. Gretel from Hansel and Gretel
  13. Jungle Katy Perry from Roar video
  14. Margery Tyrell from Game of Thrones
  15. Ygritte from Game of Thrones
  16. Norah from True Blood
  17. Amy from The Big Bang Theory
  18. Black Widow
  19. Skyrim Character
  20. Irisa from Defiance
  21. Royal Baby
  22. Sally Jupiter from Watchmen
  23. Nancy from Sin City
  24. Alice from Resident Evil
  25. Elektra
  26. Effie Trinket from the Hunger Games
  27. Katniss Everdeen
  28. Miss Spider
  29. Merida from Brave
  30. Princess Peach
  31. Derpina
  32. Ramona Flowers
  33. G girl
  34. Fem Bot from Austin powers
  35. Hit Girl from Kick Ass
  36. Miss Piggy
  37. Silk Spectre from Watchmen
  38. Xena
  39. Calypso from Pirates of the Carribean
  40. Maleficent
  41. Belatrix Lestrange
  42. Betty Boop
  43. Wendy from South Park
  44. Olive Oyl
  45. Meg from Family Guy
  46. A Powerpuff Girl
  47. Megara from Hercules
  48. Angelica from The Rug Rats
  49. Quorra from Tron Legacy
  50. Esmerelda
  51. Wednesday Adams
  52. Spinelli from Recess
  53. Comic Book Woman
  54. Seven of Nine from Star Treck
  55. Padme/Queen Amidala
  56. Princess Leia/Slave Princess Leia
  57. Leeloo from The Fifth Element
  58. Satine from Mouline Rouge
  59. Mystique from X-men
  60. The Bride from Kill Bill (Yellow suit)
  61. Selene from Underworld
  62. Anna Valerius from Van Helsing
  63. Aleera, Verona or Marishka from Van Helsing
  64. Daenerys Targaryen
  65. Arwen
  66. Galadriel
  67. Trinity from the Matrix
  68. The White Queen from Alice in Wonderland
  69. The Red Queen from Alice in Wonderland
  70.  Merlotte’s Waitress
  71. Jessica Rabbit
  72. Corpse Bride
  73. Black Swan
  74. Sally from a nightmare before christmas
  75. Neytiri from Avatar
  76. Trinity from the Matrix
  77. A Character from your favourite book
  78. Chun-Li from Streetfighter
  79. Cami from Streetfighter
  80. Poison from Streetfighter
  81. Sansa from Game of Thrones
  82. Cersei from Game of Thrones
  83. Arya from Game of Thrones
  84. Black Swan
  85. Jessica Rabbit
  86. Xena Warrior Princess
  87. Coraline
  88. Leela from Futurama
  89. Misty from Pokemon
  90. Zelda
  91. Babydoll from Sucker Punch
  92. Pocahontas
  93. Mary Poppins
  94. Wilma from the Flintstones
  95. Betty from the Flintstones
  96. Pebbles Flintsone
  97. A character from Once upon a time
  98. Astrid from How to Train your Dragon
  99. Daria
  100. Jane Lane

I hope you have found a costume idea that you like. If you have any good costume ideas for 2013 please share them in a comment.

I have loads and loads of costume ideas on my halloween pinterest board – have a look for some inspiration:

http://www.pinterest.com/breigem/halloween/

Likes and comments always welcome 🙂

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