HALLOWEEN

All we know something about this celebration , wear costumes, make jokes and eat a lot of candies , but there a lot of myths behind the halloween also their characters and traditions... take a look do not be afraid!

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Characters asociate with this holiday:

• The werewolf

The legend of the werewolf is one of the most ancient and wide spread. Stories of werewolves can be found as far back as history has been written. These shape-shifter myths can be found all over the word from China to Iceland and Brazil to Haiti.

Some werewolves come from Romania and Greek sources. Ovid, in the Metamorphoses, told of King Lycaeon, who was visited by passing gods. Not believing them to be true gods he decided to test them by serving human flesh in one of the many dishes served at a banquet in their honor. Cannibalism being very frowned upon in that part of the world was a major slight indeed. Upon discovering the tainted dish, the gods changed King Lycaeon into a werewolf -- since he obviously liked human flesh, the wolf form would be a more acceptable form to take part in such a vile activity.

• Witches

Halloween and witches will always go hand in hand.  You can bet that witches will remain as one of Halloween’s favorite personas for costume dress up as long as there are kids that are out trick or treating.  Knowing and appreciating the rich historical value of witches throughout the ages is undoubtedly going to enhance your Halloween experience as well.   Recreating a witch look for Halloween is a really great costume idea that is rich in both folklore and legend.  After understanding the history of witches being thought to be one of them may actually be a really nice compliment. 

• Vampires

The vampires of folk history were totally repugnant creatures. They were depicted as crude, foul smelling, reanimated corpses, with a single parasitic-like motivation for blood. They are never actually observed in their vampire state, by the living, but their existence is confirmed by circumstantial evidence within the surrounding community.

• Pumpkins

In Ireland and Scotland, people began to make their own versions of Jack's lanterns by carving scary faces into turnips or potatoes and placing them into windows or near doors to frighten away Stingy Jack and other wandering evil spirits. In England, large beets are used. Immigrants from these countries brought the jack o'lantern tradition with them when they came to the United States. They soon found that pumpkins, a fruit native to America, make perfect jack o'lanterns.