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Halloween: Costumes
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Halloween is an odd mixture of creepy creatures, costume parties, and harvest festivals. It is ... a confusing time for those hesitant to celebrate a holiday that traces its roots to pagan practices and beliefs. Coming to the rescue is this little book written by Harold Myra, President of Christianity Today.
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According to HalloweenAdventure.com, this Halloween, adults in greater numbers than ever before are choosing sexy over spooky. As a result, leading online costume retailers have increased their offering of sexy Halloween costumes in an effort to scare up extra sales for Halloween 2007. Read the full article
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Halloween began over 2,000 years ago among the Celts and their pagan priests called the Druids. The Druids are, without question, history’s king of the occult. Witchcraft, Satanism, paganism and virtually all facets of the occult acquire instruction from the Druids. From the popular jack-o’-lantern, trick-or-treat, costumes, to the pranks, ghoulish ghosts, demons, goblins and witches – Halloween owes its morbid birth to the Druids.
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ATLANTA, Oct. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- Parents get lots of advice about keeping kids safe at Halloween: Costumes should be light-reflective and fire- retardant. Masks should not restrict sight. Tiny pirates and ballerinas should only visit the homes of neighbors they know. Little Mermaids and Spidermen should stay on sidewalks. Now parents should add a new tip: Carry a cell phone and know how to call home and 911.
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Halloween is known and loved today as a time to wear costumes, go door to door asking for candy, and watch monster movies. But the holiday's origins go back centuries to the enactment of All Saints' Day, a Christian holiday. Along the way, it has ... picked up traditions from Samhain, a Celtic festival celebrating the start of winter.
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"Movies often shape popular culture, and Halloween is certainly no different," says Ted Hong, VP of Marketing for Fandango. "By using an iconic image from the movies as your inspiration, it brings a certain larger-than-life quality to your Halloween costume."
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