Halloween My Favorite Holiday
Halloween is my favorite holiday. It's so much fun and I look forward to it every year. There's just something about spooky stuff that excites me ever since I was a kid.
I had fun listening to scary ghost stories and watching horror movies, although I had to pay the price of getting scared in the dark. I would even make vampires out of women by adding fangs and drops of blood on their pictures which finally got me in trouble with my dad :)
When the leaves start to change colors, when the heat and humidity of the dog days of summer are finally replaced by cool and crisp air, and occasional drizzly, foggy nights, it's time for the spirits from yonder world to roam the earth.
Ghosts, ghouls, vampires, and other spooky creatures along with Jack O'Lanterns start to decorate homes, stores, and other places. Yes, those may be just Halloween decorations but are there real ghosts and creatures of the night lurking somewhere... maybe close to you? Like... behind you? Hmmm...
Anyway, it's time for Halloween fun!
Halloween will be here before you know it!
I know it's summer in the northern hemisphere but I can't wait to get into some Halloween fun in just a few months! On this page you'll find some of the newest additions to my Halloween decoration collection. Enjoy the pictures!
(Halloween is October 31, 2009)
Halloween fun facts and history
A lot of kids go out "trick-or-treating" from door to door in the neighborhood collecting treats, usually candies but can be other things like fruits and other goodies.
Halloween started as a pagan holiday known as Samhain (pronounced "sow-en") celebrated by the Celts. It is the third harvest festival of the year, and is the time when the veil between the living world and the spirit world is the thinnest. So the spirits of the dead are free to roam the earth, and folks would honor them by offering various "treats."
People would wear masks to confuse or frighten the evil spirits. They also decorate their houses with lighted carved pumpkins (originally turnips) known as Jack-o-Lantern to welcome friendly spirits and scare away the unwanted ones.
The Catholic church then counteracted this pagan holiday (as they did with several others) by moving All Saints' Day from May 13 to November 1. Thus the name Halloween stems from all hallows (or saints) evening, which is the evening before All Saints' Day.
The European immigrants carried their tradition to North America in the 19th century, and today Halloween is celebrated throughout most of the western world.
However, not everyone celebrates Halloween, particularly those that are religiously devout. They believe Halloween is of the Devil or at least has evil origins, and they want no part of. They would go as far as forbidding their children from participating in the festivities of the holiday like wearing costumes or going out trick-or-treating.
I personally don't share that view. I believe celebrating Halloween is totally harmless, especially if it's all done in the spirit of fun. It's not like we worship the Devil or demons and turn into evil people by celebrating Halloween. Anyone can believe whatever they want but shouldn't impose it on others and try to prevent them from having fun and enjoying life.
Well, enough of that... on with Halloween fun :) So how can you make this holiday more exciting? There are plenty of Halloween fun activities you can take part in.

"Sheets" the (friendly?) ghost
Decorate your house for Halloween
Isn't it fun to decorate your house and make it look like a haunted house throughout the month of October? Many people actually do that. Oh wait, it's actually getting earlier every year. You will see ghosts, ghouls, goblins, and other scary creatures appearing in stores even in August!Some people (including me) have started decorating their homes for Halloween in September. I have seen houses that looked so spooky with grave stones, skeletons, bats, and other creepy stuff.
To me Halloween is not complete without Jack-o-Lantern which is the hallmark of Halloween. So, go out and buy at least 1 pumpkin and carve it yourself. It's a lot of fun! You can then display your very own Jack O'Lantern on the porch or by the front door and light it at night to create an eerie sight.
I also like ghosts. Yes, those spooky looking white ghosts with black eyes and mouth :) I always have one at home and sometimes I get scared myself in the dark, he he!
Cobwebs and spiders also make great Halloween decorations. It's quite easy to put fake cobwebs all over your house if you don't already have some real ones :)
Those are just a few Halloween decorations I like. You can read more about fun Halloween decorating ideas or come up with your own. Just use your imagination.

Baron Van Pyre - found him in the mountains of Virginia
Fun Halloween costumes for the entire family
You can basically dress up as anything you like and get away with it on Halloween. It doesn't even have to be something scary. Since I like going barefoot I also love dressing as Incredible Hulk or Tom Sawyer :) Great Halloween costumes are not hard to find but you need to shop early.
My wife is a fan of Lord of the Rings. If you're like her, you may want to look for some Lord of the Rings costumes. She told me I should dress as a Hobbit in bare feet. Well, I'm not too sure about that since their feet are huge and ugly (sorry, Hobbits!), and mine are not :p I would actually have to wear shoes that look like Hobbit's feet to make them look real. Yuck!
Oh, if you have a baby you certainly want to include them in the Halloween festivities. What could be more appropriate than having them wear cute Halloween costumes for babies.
Give fun Halloween gifts
Hey, you can even give something to those who don't celebrate Halloween just to get them in the spirit of the season. Nothing wrong with that! That's what another friend of mine Susie did. You can read what she did with some fun Halloween gift baskets.

Halloween goodies
More Halloween fun activities
Going on a haunted ghost tour is also a great Halloween fun activity although ghost tours are available year round. There are many cities and areas all over the US and other countries that have real haunted houses and establishments you can visit on guided tours. If you're planning to do this around Halloween, be sure to make your reservations early.
If you have kids you can plan a fun Halloween party at home where they can invite their friends and play fun games and have some yummy treats. You can also read them some scary stories or get them some fun coloring books with spooky Halloween pictures.

Ghost and pumpkin
Halloween fun treats
I also like apples and with caramel coating they taste even better :)
I like cookies but not just any kind. I especially love those with sugar icing or glaze. Again, I can eat them anytime but during Halloween I can find sugar coated cookies crafted into my favorite Halloween figures such as Jack-O-Lanterns, ghosts, and vampire bats. Mmm, yummy!

Bat
Halloween fun or scary movies
I love Dracula movies, especially those with Christopher Lee. He's my favorite Dracula actor. The scariest Dracula movie I saw as a kid was actually a Japanese version called "Lake of Dracula." I was only 12 at the time and got so scared that I had a hard time sleeping at night for many weeks later.
Just like Halloween costumes, Halloween movies don't all have to be scary. There are fun and funny cartoon movies for kids as well as comedy-horror movies for adults. There's a comedy Dracula movie I like titled "Love At First Bite" starring George Hamilton.
Rent great movies for Halloween
- 001- Underworld: Evolution

Working together to expose the truth about their bloodlines, vampire warrior Selene (Kate Beckinsale...- 002- Saw

Would you die to live? That's what two men, Adam (Leigh Whannell) and Gordon (Cary Elwes), have to a...- 003- 28 Weeks Later

In this chilling drama starring Robert Carlyle, the inhabitants of the British Isles appear to have...- 004- Saw II

Detective Eric Matthews (Donnie Wahlberg) desperately tries to catch notorious killer Jigsaw in this...- 005- The Reaping

In the wake of a devastating tragedy that killed every member of her family, Christian missionary Ka...- Try Netflix free for 14 days
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Pastiche wrote...
W00t! Bats, spiders and Halloween are my favorites. I love Baron Von Pyre and the fuzzy bat.
garywgoldstein wrote...
love your lens especially the pictures, very creative. 5 stars for you!
naturegirl7 wrote...
Great job on the Halloween lens. You have so many good ideas for celebrating Halloween.
awelldressedbullet wrote...
You have done an outstanding job on your lens, almost made Halloween my favorite holiday LOL
Mortira wrote...
Hallowe'en is the best holiday ever! There's no seriousness or in-laws, just FUN! Great lens - 5 stars!
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