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Lady Ellen — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 12:10:59 +0000

Halloween Vampires…a Great ‘Scare”

Dressing up in group Halloween costume ideas…or Halloween costumes for couples..any type of weird, unique and unusal Halloween costume is great fun and gives you all the excuses in the world to be whomever you’d like. Parties, treats and even the odd fun, but harmless trick is all part of this end of October time of year. But it wasn’t always like that…Halloween is based on an ancient pagan ritual called Samhain…(pronounced sow (as in cow)- en. ”mh” in the middle of a Celtic word has an ‘ow’ sound).

The Celts, of England, Ireland and Northern France lived 2,000 years ago celebrated Samhain as their new year on November 1. This time marked the end of summer and harvest period and the beginning of the winter, which is a cold and dark time in this region of the world. The Celts associated the season with death and believed that on the night before Samhain the boundary between the living and the dead was the most transitional than it was all year.

Celtic legends tell us that on this night, all the hearth fires in Ireland were extinguished, and then re-lit from the central fire of the Druids at Tlachtga, 12 miles from the royal hill of Tara. (The Druids were the learned class and the religious priests among the Celts. Upon this sacred bonfire the Druids burned animals and crops. The extinguishing of the hearth fires symbolized the “dark half” of the year. The re-kindling from the Druidic fire was symbolic of the returning life that was hoped for in the spring.

There is a trace of present day “trick-or-treat” to Samhain, which was the supreme night of demonic jubilation. Spirits of the dead would rise out of their graves and wander the countryside, trying to return to the homes where they had lived. Frightened villagers tried to appease these wandering spirits by offering them gifts of fruit and nuts. They began the tradition of placing plates of the finest food and bits of treats that the household had to offer on their doorsteps, as gifts, to appease the hunger of the ghostly wanderers. If not placated, villagers feared that the spirits would kill their flocks or destroy their property.

On Halloween night, masks and consumes were worn in an attempt to mimic the evil spirits..so one could hide from them or appease them.

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Saw Costume: JMTV Fancy Dress October 2009

Lady Ellen — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 03:45:59 +0000

For the very special Halloween edition we are showing off our Saw puppet costume, the Mallow Man costume and one for the ladies with the Devilicous Bettie Page Costume. Video contains strobe effect.

Haloween fancy dress and Halloween costumes from Jokers’ Masquerade.
http://www.joke.co.uk

Adult Marshmallow Man Costume (ref: 62838)
http://www.joke.co.uk/fancy_dress/adult_mallow_man_costume~62838.html

Official Saw Deluxe Jigsaw Puppet Costume (ref: 61879)
http://www.joke.co.uk/fancy_dress/halloween_official_saw_deluxe_jigsaw_puppet_costume~61879.html

Halloween Bettie Page Devil Costume (ref: 30073)
http://www.joke.co.uk/fancy_dress/halloween_bettie_page_devil_costume~30073.html

Customer Photo Gallery
http://www.joke.co.uk/storefront/content/~contentId=customerGallery1

Looking for Saw costumes? we have plenty of Saw fancy dress for both men and women. For more saw movie costumes head on over to our website http://www.joke.co.uk and we’ll show what we have to offer this Halloween season.

Think Fancy Dress – Think Halloween Costumes – Think Jokers’ Masquerade

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Halloween Fancy Dress Costumes: JMTV October 2008

Lady Ellen — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 01:18:57 +0000

Halloween Fancy Dress Costumes Edition! Ian takes a look at our Zombie game, the Smurf costume makes the news, Bestival Radio, sexy Corpse Bride costume and Werewolf costumes plus the photo gallery.

Halloween costume ideas galore from Jokers’ Masquerade at http://www.joke.co.uk this month.

Attack of the Funky Disco Zombies Game
http://www.joke.co.uk/publish.asp?what=zombie_game&page=1

Adult Smurf Fancy Dress Costume (ref: 40035)
http://www.joke.co.uk/showPart_largeDD.asp?part=40035

Our Bestival Video
http://www.joke.co.uk/publish.asp?what=video_bestivalradio&page=1

Adult Corpse Bride Costume (ref: 90109)
http://www.joke.co.uk/showPart_largeDD.asp?part=90109

Adult Werewolf Costume (Grey) (ref: 23082)
http://www.joke.co.uk/showPart_large.asp?part=23082

Customer Gallery
http://www.joke.co.uk/publish.asp?what=customerGallery&page=1

At Jokers’ Masquerade we have loads of Halloween Costumes to choose from to help you find your perfect Halloween costume. For Halloween costume ideas take a quick look at our section dedicated to seasonal costumes for Halloween.

Think Fancy Dress – Think Halloween Costumes – Think Jokers’ Masquerade

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Fancy Dress – UK

Lady Ellen — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 19:56:59 +0000

Here’s a neat little tool for my friends from the UK. The term “Fancy Dress” is far more common there than in North America..so I’ve done a slide show with fancy dress from the UK.

Frightened villagers tried to appease these wandering spirits by offering them gifts of fruit and nuts. They began the tradition of placing plates of the finest food and bits of treats that the household had to offer on their doorsteps, as gifts, to appease the hunger of the ghostly wanderers. If not placated, villagers feared that the spirits would kill their flocks or destroy their property.

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