Choices for Halloween Party Themes and Invitation Ideas
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Spooky Ghosts Invitations Themes for Halloween Celebrations
Ghosts are definitely the most common scary creature
associated with Halloween parties and invitation themes for this wacky holiday.
It is believed that this holiday was celebrated by the Celts who viewed this
date as a time when the obstacles between the living world and of the dead easier
to cross. They believed that the dead re-entered the world of the living,
either to torment or to visit, with the living. One of the first known mentions
of ghosts was during the ancient days of China. After King Hsuan, the ruler until
783 BC, had his minister wrongfully executed, so his ghost returned to seek
revenge and killed the leader with a bow and arrow. In modern days, millions of
people worldwide believe ghosts do actually exist in one form or another. Whether
you belief or not, it doesn't change their popularity for great Halloween themes
and invitations ideas.
Kids Halloween Parties with Vampire Themed Invitation Cards
Vampires have become one of the more popular frightening monsters
that supposedly lurk around in the night. Customizing a vampire invitation for
Halloween gatherings will definitely increase the attendance at your chilling
party, especially with the children. As with ghosts, vampires have become and
continue to be a popular legend for centuries. The earliest human civilizations
throughout the world supposedly believed in creatures similar to those of the
vampire. But most of the chilling kids Halloween invites, feature the vampire
of Eastern European origins with tales dating back to the early 18th century. However,
the modern day vampire didn't become the enticing gentleman popularized in western
culture until the early 1800s, 'The
Vampyre' and '1897's Dracula'.
The latter was influenced by the stories about Vlad the Impaler, an actual Transylvanian
ruler who did many unspeakable acts to those he felt had wronged him.
Party Invites with Photo for the Living Dead for Halloween
While a zombie theme might not necessarily be appropriate
for kids Halloween parties and invitation designs, zombies are becoming an
increasingly popular idea to the world of spooky Halloween creatures. Long
before George Romero popularized zombies in the western culture in the 1960s
movie, 'Night of the Living Dead',
zombies had been studied. Yes, that is correct: STUDIED. Believe it or not, unlike most of the creatures hosts
consider for themes and invitation ideas, zombies might be more than just
legend. The idea of zombies, it is said, originated in Haiti as part of Voodoo
beliefs and practices, where it is told that dead people rise from their graves
and wander around the area. Later, research found that those zombies weren't
supernatural at all but could have been created by using two powerful drugs
that produced the death-like behavior of the person. When the drugs wore off, the
user would get out of the grave but was damaged permanently by the effects of
the drugs.
Mummy Costume Themed Halloween Party Invitations
Although sliding in popularity, mummies remain one of those
creatures that appear on shocking invitations from time to time. A mummy theme
is based on the early Egyptian practice of mummifying pharaohs, although that
practice alone is not where the fear and popularity came from. In the early
1920s, the tomb of King Tut was found, and soon after reports of the premature
deaths of a few of the initial archaeologists who entered the tomb caused
rumors about a mummy curse. So, naturally, Hollywood picked up and ran with the
idea and portrayed mummies as chasing people who entered his sanctuary. Even
though there aren't as many of these mummies wielding their curses from a
Halloween invite, there are quite a few of them in Halloween costumes.
Spirited Witches Party Invitation Theme for Halloween
As with ghosts, witches are commonly associated with
Halloween ideas, themes, and especially costumes. Witches, like vampires, and ghosts,
have long histories with the human race, even dating back before the ancient
celebrations of this Halloween. Witches are a difficult subject since the word can
refer to people wrongly accused of witchcraft, and then tortured or killed
during witch hunts such as the ones in Salem. Prosecuted the most were the folk
medicine practitioners who used herbal medicines for healing people as if by
magic, to pagan nature worshippers, or to those using spells and magic to
control people, the environment, and the world. Although witches have been
depicted in many ways and forms throughout different cultures, today's western
view is more likely to appear on customized party invites for Halloween was
probably shaped by the appearance of the Wicked Witch of the West in the Wizard
of Oz film originated in 1939.
About the Author
Read much more about
spirited Halloween
themes and ideas for party invitations, plus all other holidays and
stationery occasions written by Sarah Porter for various blogs, forums,
publications, and websites such as InvitationsByU.com, http://www.invitationsbyu.com
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