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Halloween is one of those days which both children and adults always look forward to, after Christmas, and Independence Day, Halloween is the most celebrated day in America. People indulge themselves in playing pranks and wearing scary costumes. The children also go out for some Trick-or-Treating. While all this is so much fun, most of us don't know about the real origin of Halloween and why we do the things we do to celebrate it.

Halloween was brought to America by the Irish people in the 1840s. The word Halloween actually refers to 'All Hallows Eve' which is celebrated on 31st October in the north-west of Europe. Their New Year began on November 1st which is celebrated as 'All Saints Day'. So 'All Hallows Eve' is actually the eve of 'All Saints day'.

The origins of Halloween date back to 5th century BC in Ireland. The Celtic tribes that inhabited the place celebrated their new year on November 1st. On the eve of the New Year they celebrated the festival Samhain. This day marked the end of summer season and the beginning of winter. The people believed that on this day the spirits of the dead people descended upon earth and would try to enter any living soul. So they wore scary clothes dressing up like ghouls, witches etc and made spooky noises in order to confuse the ghosts that they were dead and not living. This is why people now dress up as ghosts and other monsters during Halloween.

Even the Trick-or-Treat part of Halloween has its own origin. It is believed that on Halloween priests and saints would go out to each and every house to pray for the soul of any of their dead relatives in exchange for some cakes and buns.

Halloween is nothing without the Jack-O-Lantern. The Jack-O-Lantern is derived from a person called Jack who was being chased by the devil because he was destined to go to Hell. Later, he tricked the devil into climbing up a tree. When the devil was in the tree Jack carved a cross on it to prevent him from coming down. The devil then made a pact with Jack that he wouldn't throw him in Hell if he removed the cross. When Jack died he neither went in Hell nor in Heaven. So he wandered the earth with only a candle to light his path. This candle was placed in turnip to prevent it from extinguishing. Later on, when Irish people came to America, the turnip was replaced with a pumpkin.

All this has finally lead to the present day scenario where people decorate their home in a spooky way and kids go out dressed up like ghosts for some trick-or-treating.

Would you like to read more details about the origins of Halloween? TrueGhostTales.com has a special area that is devoted just to Halloween, our absolute favorite holiday. Read about the history and origins of Halloween Costumes, Jack-o-Lanterns, Trick-or-Treating and more. We even have Halloween recipes that will make your festivities even more fun. Of course there are loads of ghost stories and other great stuff too!

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Halloween - the most celebrated festival in the west, is the time for absolute fun. Kids enjoy the most when it comes to celebrating the Halloween. The very idea of going from one place to another in search of candy treats gets them high on their spirits. This is what kids Halloween is all about. They walk through the streets, wandering with an objective of collecting the candies. No matter how much fun it is, it is never for the good to take it very casually. Halloween can be really dangerous. If it is handled carelessly, it might turn out to be harmful. Safety of the kids at Halloween is really necessary. Various steps that you should take to ensure the safety of your kids are given below.

Firstly, it should be made sure that the children are wearing light reflective clothes. This makes sure that the kids are visible even in the night time. If they wear dark set of clothes, it may be fun, but people will not be able to see them and the speeding cars might hit them. So, for their own benefit, it is advised to dress them in light colors. It is also advised to get your kids few glow sticks. They can also be worn like a necklace or a bracelet. They are nice, fashionable and easy to wear.

The second thing that should be kept in mind while sending your kids to enjoy the festival is to ask them to move in groups. They should not roam around all alone. The best that can be done is to go along with your kids. This keeps them away from any sort of danger. With grown -ups around, they wont dare to be naughty. Trick-or-treats in groups are far more safe than roaming around all alone. Groups are definitely easier to notice. Speeding cars will catch an eye of such groups and will make sure that they do not pose harm to these kids. Their safety lies in the numbers.

Lastly, always try to keep a check on your kid's candy before letting him eat it. Hurl away the ones that you find defective or in a bad shape. If they are torn, opened or used, just throw them into the dustbin. These kids get so many candies on Halloween that they never actually tend to notice the spoiled candies and therefore, they eat them all. Tell them not to eat any candy before taking your permission. Inspect the candies very scrupulously and then only allow your children to eat the candies.

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If you're tired of the same old Christmas decorations year after year and would like to have a brand new look this season, here are some creative ways to adorn your home that will give you a festive feel you can enjoy and also be proud of.

Decorating "Green" For Christmas

Although along with shades of red, the color green is synonymous with the holiday season, but in this case having a green Christmas refers to one that is environmentally friendly, something that with growing concerns like global warming and full landfills is heavy on the minds of people everywhere.

If you have a live Christmas tree and need to trim a few branches before decorating, instead of discarding, use those unwanted pieces to create a wreath for the front door, or hanging on any wall that needs a little something extra. Add some ornaments, ribbons, and any small baubles you already have on hand to the wreath for a one of a kind display that doesn't cost a penny and will also be completely recyclable.

Also remember to recycle your Christmas tree when the season is over and only buy from a farm that amply replenishes its supply of trees each year.

Ornamental Beauty

If you think Christmas ornaments are just for hanging on the tree, think again as these small beauties have the potential to liven up the entire home, giving it an extra festive feel. And, considering most families accumulate quite a large number of ornaments over the years, many of which are special and filled with memories that shouldn't be left in a storage box but rather displayed for all to enjoy. Small ornaments also work great as gift toppers and can be used alone or with a pretty piece of ribbon.

If you have a wallpaper border around any of your ceilings or midway along the wall that doesn't quite match with the holiday theme, transform the border with some ornaments, clear pushpins, bows, and a few yards of inexpensive tulle. Tie bows at even intervals along the border with the tulle and then hang matching ornaments from the center of the bows.

Make your own Advent calendar with 25 ornaments, some ribbon and an open wall by writing the numbers 1 through 25 on the ornaments with a pretty, glitter pen and then hang each one with the ribbon as the days pass in the shape of a Christmas tree. Not only is this a great way to display your ornaments, but it also adds to your holiday dcor and becomes another, beautiful decoration.

Adorn your houseplants with ornaments to create tiny little Christmas trees all throughout the house, and use your imagination to find creative places for other ornaments that you may have overlooked before. Tie ribbon to ornaments and hang them from the chandeliers, the tops of curtains, and even from the ceiling, especially around the Christmas tree for a striking effect.

You can also use flat, wooden ornaments to create personalized napkin holders for your Christmas dinner. Using plain napkin holder rings, hot glue the ornaments, after decorating of course, to the rings and even add a few to the placemats if you have some plain ones that need sprucing up a bit.

Simple glass bowls and sparkling ornaments make for a pretty display that literally takes minutes to put together. Any color ornaments will do and the bowls can be scattered throughout the house and embellished with extras like strands of lights, or sprigs of holly or pine.

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I love fall. I love the month of October the best. Every October, I get energized when the chill in the air begins to penetrate my late-summer clothing. My chest tends to expand to near bursting when I drive on highway 196 to town and am assaulted by the bright reds, yellows, and oranges that flank the road. I want to soak it all in. I want to remember the feeling I get when I've raked a pile of leaves and my children charge at the pile like Linus with his "wet sucker". However, it is nearly impossible to be completely in the moment when every mother knows they are actually staring down the long barrel of the upcoming season. You know, the one where there are Christmas card lists to make, presents to buy, festivities to plan.

Doesn't it feel sometimes like autumn is just the warm-up for Christmas? It is a challenge to concentrate on what costumes my children want when I am becoming increasingly preoccupied with what Santa will be bringing. I have a feeling that moms of previous generations didn't have this kind of trouble to this extent. Today's parents begin to think about Christmas when the stores tell us to begin thinking about Christmas. Currently that is around August when the artificial trees and the ornaments first begin to appear in the windows of shops. The strategy is to encourage us to get our holiday shopping done soon and early. Then we get a stress-free holiday, right? In actuality, because of the unlimited gift options and selection, many parents continuing to purchase gifts right up to near Christmas.

So this year, avoid those sections of the stores where the pretty new holiday dcor lies waiting. You'll have time to think about that next month. Instead, focus on October as it has a lot to offer. Pick some apples. Visit a pumpkin patch. Throw a Halloween party. Make the most of now.

Jennifer Tankersley is the founderof ListPlanIt.com where you can find over 350 printable lists and planning pages to help you get the most out of every season and to put your world in order. She is also the creator of List Mama Blog.com and One Hundred Days to Christmas.com.

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If you are considering looking for a nautical gift, for a friend or relative, this Christmas, then you are in good company.

Buying gifts is something that just about everybody indulges in at one time or another during the year, especially Xmas. So, it is no surprise to know that millions search for gifts on the internet. What is more of a surprise though is that nautical gifts are amongst the most popular. Why should a gift of a nautical nature be more sought after than a romantic gift or gift for mum? If recent search statistics are to be believed, then a gift to do with the sea is the more "popular".

What is it, then, about a gift of a nautical origin or inspiration, that makes them so popular? Of course, the word gift is English, so the statistics focus on English speaking countries, most notably the US, Canada, UK, Ireland, New Zealand and Australia. All of those countries have strong nautical connections. England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland have always had nautical traditions; settlers from Europe travelled to North America by sea in vast numbers, as they did later to Australia and New Zealand. The countries of Britain have been in many sea battles over the centuries.

Millions of people, then, have some sort of nostalgic and historic connection to the sea, so probably feel attached, at a deep level, to matters nautical. That may, or may not, explain the immense interest in nautical gifts that we see today.

Another very simple reason for the popularity of sea related presents could simply be the attractive range you can find with a nautical theme. Here are just a few of the types of sea and ship related gifts you can find online:

Nautical Wall Hanging Gifts

You can find many nautical gifts for hanging on walls, such as a brass bell, mirrors, clocks, bar signs and sculptures.

Bar and Tableware Gifts

You can find some lovely nautical gifts for a bar or the table. The nautical theme has been applied to coasters, table mats, salt and pepper pots and other types of attractive gifts.

Ship Models

Models of ships have been popular for centuries and remain so today. Their beauty and intricacy makes them exceptional gifts for the nautically minded.

Books

Books are an ever popular gift to give and receive. For someone who is interested in nautical subjects such as pirates, seamanship, navigation and boats, then a nautical book is doubly appreciated.

Nautical Lighting

Some of the most attractive nautical gifts are the lighting products. Lanterns and lamps based on a nautical design are very popular and deserve to be so.

There are, of course, many other nautical subjects that make a great theme for a Christmas, birthday or other present. The number one, of course, is a ship; okay, you can't afford a real one, but there are some fabulous models around! Including the perennial ships in a bottle.

This nautical gift article was written by Roy Thomsitt, owner author of the Gifts For Xmas website. He is also responsible for the Xmas Ornament website

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Has the Mother's Day celebration become too expensive? In the past have you taken mom out to a costly dinner and shower her with expensive gifts? As we come upon Mother's Day we still want to let mother's know who special they are but that doesn't mean you have to break the bank.

Ideas for a frugal Mother's Day celebration are endless and you hampered only by your own imagination. In our family we hold an extended family celebration. Father's and children prepare the meal and desserts while also cleaning up after the entire shindig. Gifts are exchanged father and child to mother and mother's to each other. Gifts are very small and usually end up being good baskets that cost only a few dollars.

The first thing to think about when putting together a Mother's Day is that this is a wonderful opportunity to make and create. Even though we are a in a buy buy society hand crafted gifts are much more memorable and meaningful.

Here are some ideas.

Make your Mother's Day Meal from scratch -Taking mom out to dinner can be incredibly costly. Put together your own 5 star meal at home. Roasts are so much easier to prepare now that we have those great oven bags Just follow the directions and pop it in the oven for a never dried out cut of meat. Add some potatoes and a yummy salad. Make some of your menu items before hand such as desserts and appetizers. Bake a cake from scratch rather than buying one. If you've never baked a cake before buy a cake mix and a tub of frosting. It's so easy it should be outlawed. You can also find complete meal recipes and instructions on the internet also. Just do a search under "Mother's Day Menu". If you are rather gourmet in your cooking ability search for special recipes in magazines like Cook's Illustrated and back issues of Victoria Magazine. Get these issues from the library.

Make your Mother's Day cards from scratch - Scrapbook your card or cards. Be extra frugal and use flower cut outs and sentiments from previous cards in your Mother's Day card. Do you have a printer and some great ink? You can find tons of printable cards online. Just do a search and check out what you find. You still have time make a day of it with the kids. Pull out all the paper crafts and design an outstanding Mother's Day card. Cut flowers from ready to toss magazines. Glue them onto card-stock. Make a border out of a scrap piece of lace. Pre-print the words on the front and add you own special sentiment inside.

Make Your Mother's Day Gifts - What would mean more to mom than a bottle of expensive perfume? Probably a day or two without household worries or cares. A week's worth of freezer meals. Can you sew? Make mom a fragrant lavender filled neck wrap. Fill it with rice and dried lavender.

Mother's Day is a very special day but that does not mean it has to be very expensive. Let mom know you care because you took the extra time to make it by hand.

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One of the biggest concern that seems to be gripping the minds of many at this time other than the republican and the democrats campaigns, is the fact that its becoming more and more harder to find plus size sexy Halloween costumes. Halloween is a time for all regardless of your body shape or size, but apparently there is a certain group of people that don't seem to share the same sentiments as we do.

Its true that finding plus size sexy Halloween costumes is becoming harder and harder especially when the eagerly awaited day draw closer and closer. Many people did their costume shopping early in the season making it more harder for the rest who weren't caught with the frenzy a little bit stuck. Its almost notable that most department stores don't have good plus size sexy Halloween costumes, and this is because all the great ones have already gone.

The best and only option for you to find great plus size Halloween costumes is through the web, although the places where you can buy great plus size Halloween costumes are limited, the variety you that is going to be exposed to you is going to be overwhelming. even most department stores are buying their stocks from the internet.

Of course there are other places where you can find good plus size Halloween sexy Halloween costumes, but for the sake of helping people find the best for their money, its better to stick to what i know and think is the best.

The options when it comes to plus size sexy Halloween costumes are quite many and its advisable that you make your choices carefully since the word "Plus size" is a general term, and not every plus size persons are of the same size. Make sure you choose a costume that will fit you and is going to be great and will complement your body structure.

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The season of holidays is fast approaching. Halloween is almost around the corner. Then, Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year festivities are not far behind. People generally throw parties according to family tradition. Some may have a potluck, buffet affair. The guests bring their personal favorites, and everyone shares a conglomeration of yummy dishes. Others have more formal gatherings and pull out the best china. But, costume parties are a good choice, when it comes to indulging in a little fantasy or throwing a theme masquerade.

For example, consider the fun of throwing a party with a theme of another country. For instance, what do most people imagine, when asked how they envision a party in Asia? I am fairly certain a Geisha girl would come to mind. Kimonos are absolutely gorgeous. Although I do not understand how these beautiful ladies accomplish the task, but a chopsticks adorned hairstyle is definitely intriguing.

Another great idea is period costumes. For example, what is one of the most colorful and unique periods in recent American history? Think Woodstock. Of course, most people will think of hippies and free love in the sixties. Even for the next generation can enjoy a conversation about going retro. The wild attire and Go-Go boots are great. Most cannot fathom parents being kids during that time.

Alternatively, a blast to the distant past may be a different theme to explore. Although it is hard to imagine, the Renaissance really did occur, and a time did exist when citizens are basically poor or rich, nobility or peasant. But, even though the times are probably something not to be seriously revisited, the attire is definitely interesting and fun.

Sometimes, great themes for costume parties are influenced by real life. For example, many people have a loved one who is, has, or will be serving in the military. Stickers and banners are everywhere, encouraging the communities to keep these loyal Americans in thought and prayer. So, why not throw a support our troops party. Pick any branch of the service, and it is easy to find a great selection of costumes. In fact, camouflage costumes always available to support all servicepersons.

So, enjoy the holidays. Plan a party of two. Establish a theme, and go to a party in style, decked out in a great costume from a different time or place, or in support of those who have no time to party. Instead, they are protecting our freedom to have a good time and celebrate the holidays. Enjoy the upcoming seasons of celebration.

Tina Matsunaga is an Expert Author with EzineArticles.com. A freelance writer working from home and raising two children, she has a degree in English/secondary education from Regis University. She writes for professionals, work-at-home parents, and Internet marketers. She loves to read almost as much as she loves writing.

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LED lights have opened up an entirely new, colorful world when it comes to decorating for the Christmas season both inside the home and out. Now that the price of the semiconductor materials needed to produce the different colored lights has dramatically decreased over just the past decade, the average person can take advantage of this high-tech way of illuminating their homes for the holidays.

Even though in a price-per-price comparison LED lights are a bit more expensive, their incredibly low operating costs may balance out the difference over just a few seasons of usage.

Anyone who has ever decorated a Christmas tree or the outside of their home using the traditional strands of Christmas lights will be quite familiar with the frustration and irritation of one burnt bulb ruining their entire set. With the solid-state construction used in LED lights, this, thankfully, is not a concern, and there's also no need to worry about broken bulbs or pieces of glass to pick up.

The rust-proof contacts used in LED lights, which are usually coated in zinc, make them perfect for outdoor use as rain and snow won't affect them, and since they run on a standard house current, there's no need to install any expensive outdoor outlets or transformers.

If you love the look of all white lights at Christmas time, you used to have the choice between either completely clear or the standard white light, but now with LED lights, the choices for just white lighting alone are numerous. Using different combinations of phosphorous materials, "white" LED lights alone can be found in shades such as antique white, pure white, frosted white, warm white, and several other variations allowing us to creatively and beautifully decorate the home for the holidays.

These days you can get a very large variety of LED Christmas lights to choose from, whether for the small residential home and yard, the large luxurious mansion style home,or a small or large commercial concern. LED lighting really come into its own with the large outdoor displays. Apart from the string lights and rope lights you can turn into your own design, you can also buy ready made displays that will impress the neighbors until their green with envy. You need the space, of course, but you can buy substantially sized nativity scenes using LED lights, and other Christmas decor such as animated Santa on a sleigh or even a motorbike, giant snowflakes. In fact, if it's got a Christmas theme, there's a chance there is an outdoor led lighting decoration for it.

LED is not just for big displays. Residential lights can also come in small strings or displays, that you can make use of in your indoor decorations or small yard. So, there is no need to feel left out of the LED energy saving trend just because you can't accommodate, or afford, the biggest ready made LED decorations.

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