Celebrated on the 31st of October, Halloween is a very fun holiday. On this day children go out trick or treating: They dress up in quirky and cute costumes and knock the doors of their neighbors to say “Trick or treat!” If the neighbor doesn’t offer children some delicious candy, they get “tricked” by children.
Most adults and almost all children wear interesting costumes on Halloween. They can dress up as their favorite superhero, film or book character, historical figure, or mythical creature such as a vampire, a unicorn, a werewolf and so forth. In addition to costumes, “scary” decorations make Halloween exciting! It is customary for people to decorate their home, front yard, and office. Some neighborhoods even have a front yard decoration contest: The owner of the scariest yard wins a small price and bragging rights. Skeletons, jack-o’-lanterns, spider webs, fake blood, and other elements often associated with horror movies are used as decors. In order to set the mood in their yard, home or office, some people opt for playing Halloween royalty free music.
Since Halloween is observed in the fall, most decorations and food are inspired by or contains fresh pumpkins. Pumpkin pies, pumpkin drinks and of course, jack-o’-lanterns carved out of pumpkins are very popular.
Inspired from the Irish legend Stingy Jack, jack-o’-lanterns can be carved out of root vegetables such as turnips. According to the legend, Stingy Jack is a drunkard, and he makes a bargain with Satan. As a result, he gets doomed and is allowed to roam the Earth only while holding a hollowed turnip to light his way.
When Irish immigrants settled in the States, they brought this tradition with them. Since it was easier to find pumpkin in the States during the Halloween season, pumpkin became the most popular vegetable to make jack-o’-lanterns from.
To make a jack-o’-lantern, the top of the vegetable is cut off to create a lid. Then the flesh inside is removed. Finally, a scary face is carved out of the rind and a light source like a candle is placed in the hollowed out vegetable.
Before Halloween, many families get together to carve pumpkins and have some quality family time. Another tradition associated with this holiday is visiting haunted attractions. Haunted attractions offer live entertainment that simulates the horror stories or supernatural events that are believed to take place in a specific location such as a haunted mansion, a cemetery and so forth. Often adults and teenagers visit haunted house attractions to enjoy the Halloween sprit. In order to attract visitors, haunted attractions use mythical or supernatural characters like demons, ghosts, witches, monsters, or wizards. Moreover, they place scary decorations and often play horror royalty free music to create an engaging experience.
If you want to make Halloween unforgettable for your guests, friends, family, and children, take a closer look at our best Halloween songs list below. We gathered the most scary and the most fun Halloween tracks to make 31st of October fun for you.
