The mystical Halloween night can be turned into a grand party. This idea is best implemented in the country or in the country. But even if you don’t have a house in the village, do not be discouraged! If desired, a city apartment can quickly be turned into a home for vampires and terrible ghosts. Let's try to make a Halloween decor with our own hands.
history of the holiday
The world famous and unusual Halloween holiday is impressive for many. But not everyone knows the history of its occurrence. Before you start making Halloween decor with your own hands, you should find out the origins of this unusual holiday. The Day of the Unclean Forces appeared thanks to the Celts. On the night of October 31 to November 1, they celebrated the arrival of winter. The Celts considered this day mystical. That night, the Prince of Darkness went out into the street, surrounded by his subjects. People believed that at this time the souls of the dead descend to earth to see their relatives. At the same time, evil spirits reincarnated in various guises. More often these were animals. It was believed that if a person wears a similar outfit on himself, then evil spirits will take him for “their own”. In those days, the festival of dark forces was called Samhain. The Celtic Halloween decor was limited to creepy costumes. Later this pagan holiday was intertwined with the celebration of the Catholic All Saints Day. In English, it was called All Hallows Even. Hence the abbreviated name "Halloween".
How to trick evil spirits
The main thing on Halloween is that the evil spirits do not suspect that good people live in the house. Let's start the Halloween decor with spider webs and bats. The web can be made of thin threads. Bats are best cut from thick black cardboard. Each mouse should be hung upside down from the ceiling. Halloween decor is not complete without the main holiday fetish - pumpkins. The pot-bellied “Watermelons” with a frightening smile can be cut from decorative vegetables. They can decorate the steps of the house and arrange on the shelves in the rooms. It is recommended to look into the store "jokes." There you can find unusual gizmos, for example, a Halloween accessory in the form of severed hands. They can be attached to the walls with tape. An eerie atmosphere at home will help create a chandelier. Lamps can be covered with torn starched pieces of gauze - and real ghosts are ready. It remains only to draw their eyes with a black marker.
Sinister surroundings ideas
DIY Halloween decor can be done using improvised tools. It’s worth a little imagination. The gloomy Gothic interior of the house is easily animated with the help of black cardboard mice. Windows can be "decorated" with a silicone web, with which rubber spiders will hang. Ordinary curtains can also be given an ominous appearance by embellishing them with scraps of black lightweight fabric. You can put candles on the festive table, giving them a bloody look with the help of watercolors. It is recommended to decorate the house with autumn leaves and rowan branches. Some people use very frank accessories as an idea for decorating Halloween. For example, they acquire an exact copy of the human skeleton and plant it in the corner of the room or at the festive table. Unusual Halloween decor ideas are presented in the following photo.
Scary dishes
As you can see, do-it-yourself Halloween decor is easy to do. But for the holiday to be special and to remain in the guests' memory for a long time, you need to come up with the appropriate dishes for it. First of all, pumpkin treats should be present on the "sinister" table. It can be an ordinary pumpkin pie, which will be decorated with berries in the form of a scary face. From champignons, too, you can cut sinister faces that will be appropriate for the festive table.
Dishes for Halloween should be simple but scary in appearance. A little imagination and you will become “your own” among evil spirits!