Little Red Riding Hood Halloween Costumes – Halloween History
Can you imagine Little Red Riding Hood costumes are going to become the scariest Halloween costume in 2008? It is because a movie about that old tale is about to be released. The movie – A Tale of LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD – is in horror theme. I really want to know who the killer is.
The scary remake of the classic story takes us deep into the dark woods to show what really happens when a naive young girl meets up with a stranger. All the details about the version are being kept under wraps- or hoods. What we do know- the BIG BAD WOLF is very hungry!
Once upon a time. The fairytale we all heard as children begins A little girl has to go through the forest by herself to take food to her sick grandmother. She is seen skipping the forest, with a basket filled with goodies, wearing a red hooded cape. (Like Superman’s-only smaller.)
‘Red’ – is scared out of her wits when she sees the big bad wolf! (He wants to eat her!) The wolf asks ‘Red’ where she is going. (Never talk to strangers!) She politely tells the wolf exactly where she is going. And even gives directions! The big bad wolf cleverly sends ‘Red’ off in another direction, so he can get to Grandma’s house first (This is where the plot turns sinister!) The end.
Originally the tale aims to tell children that they should not enter a road that they are not familiar with. It will be very dangerous.
There is also a historical background of Halloween. It is the scariest festival during a year. People usually celebrate Halloween on 31 October.
The holiday originated in Ireland from a feast day known as Samhain. It was a yearly celebration held to mark the end of the harvest. Crops including animals were sacrificed to the Gods in big bonfires. The sacrifices were peace offerings in exchange for protection.
It was believed, on Samhain night, dead people were allowed 24 hours to roam the earth. Some of these were evil spirits, and that is where the scary costumes came in. The idea was to frighten the dangerous ghosts away before they could do harm. People disguised themselves in animal heads, as witches, and goblins.
November 1st is known as All Saints Day, aka All Hallow’s Day. Hallow means ‘sainted ones’. This religious day was started to take away the power the Samhain pagan ritual had over the Irish people. Samhain – became known as All Hallow’s Eve. Samhain is pronounced Sah-ween- is where the ‘ween’ part comes from.
On the day before Samhain, the Celts put buckeye and berries on their perrons. The treats were to trick the ghosts from coming to their houses.
The spirit of Halloween was brought to America when the Irish people moved to there.
Today Halloween is about dressing up in costumes, having fun, playing tricks, and eating candy. The division of the two worlds- us and the demons-seems to be cut off.
It is real, however?
Remember to get you Halloween costumes for the last day of October. You would never know if the spirits of the underworld is still around you
I suggest you looking at an old original while you are search for Halloween costumes. It is a good idea to put on Red Riding Hood Halloween costumes. In the past she was the girl got hurt. It is your chance to change her life.
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