The Common Games to Play during Halloween

August 31st, 2010 | RSS Feeds | Posted In: halloween festival

When we talk about Halloween costumes, these are traditionally of monsters such as skeletons, witches, devils etc. These costumes are said to be used to scare off demons, and are based on themes other than traditional horror, characters form movies or televisions.

Apart from costumes, several games traditionally associated with Halloween parties. Let us take a closer look to the games that are commonly played during Halloween season. To begin with is apple bobbing in which apples are float in a large basin of water and the gamers must utilize their teeth to remove or get an apple from the basin. Apart from that, another game is the hanging of chocolates with strings. These must be done or eaten without using hands as participants remain attached to the string. This activity simply leads the gamers to a very sticky face, and surely makes you laugh, and shout out for fun.

Some of the games that are traditionally played during Halloween are forms of divination. One example for this is a traditional Scottish form of divining one’s future spouse/partner is to carve an apple in one long strip, and then toss the peel over one’s shoulder. The peel is believed to land in the shape of the first letter of the possible future partner’s name. Those unmarried ladies were told that if they begin in a darkened room and looked at the mirror on Halloween night, the face of their possible husband would appear right in the mirror. On the other hand, if they both were destined to die before marriage, a skull would certainly appear. The custom was extensive enough to be remembered on greeting cards from the late 19^th and early 20^th centuries.

Another one method to enjoy your Halloween party while relaxing is to watch horror films or telling ghost stories. Episodes of television series of Halloween are commonly aired before or even on the day. People are craving to celebrate this kind of celebration together with their family as this is not only for celebrating a party, with costumes, but a great bonding method with your family.

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