HALLOWEEN: SHARE YOUR LOCAL GHOSTS, GOBLINS, MONSTERS, DECORATIONS, COSTUMES, STICKY SPIDER WEBS (1 Viewer)

[Krena]

Photographing Halloween has been a tradition for me for quite some time now. It is especially because I have mixed feelings about the holiday and about Salem, which hosts quite the annual celebration. There is irony in this: Salem is the place of the Witch Hangings in 1692, an utter and total tragedy, yet the town has adopted Halloween quite like New Orleans hosting Mardi Gras. I can never seem to reconcile this. I don't understand why so many Wiccans would settle in this town (there are thousands) that treated witches with revulsion either. But it is a big holiday, big business, and it is fun for many. I shoot this, especially because I am perplexed, and because I am a fan of beauty, and this is a contrarian exercise.

This thread is also an invitation to post your Halloween art.

Here are my first impressions this year:


He was my first encounter.


They were just hanging out.


An elven princess, I think.


There is quite a bit of creativity unleashed as well in window dressings.


The owner of the store – called Lady Irene – was a tarot and coffee reader who was welcoming to me, and she encouraged photographing the store. She was especially proud of this "star carrier" and lit it for me.


Artifacts and symbols abound of mystery, fortune telling and those who have crossed the veil.


Of course, there are plenty of costumes and souvenirs.


This is the season of the veil at its thinnest.

 

[Krena]

Further Information about Halloween

Please note that there is a fascinating explanation and discussion about Halloween in the Shamanism, Druidism & Paganism Forum in a pinned post on The Yearly Festivals: Samhain (there are different spellings of this as you will note on Ben's post). Ben has done a thoughtful analysis.

 

[StevenScotyy]

 

[Vickie]

Beautiful photos, Krena! Your's is interesting too StevenScotyy! I wish I had some pics to post but it seems nobody decorates where I live now. There are no children near.

 

[Krena]

 

[Krena]

Prepared....
412 pieces.
We are the Halloween street census takers, as our visitors have increased each year, and we all try to be prepared....and always run out and must shut down.

 

[Krena]

Best photo of the evening.
Pooped Pokemon.
I am relating.
Hardly any time for shooting.

Some great costumes.
Popcorn very creative.
Several emojis.
Way too many grim reapers and ninjas, though unicorns were popular.

Over 400 visitors.
We had to close.
Before 8!

 

[Vickie]

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Best photo of the evening.
Pooped Pokemon.
I am relating.
Hardly any time for shooting.

Some great costumes.
Popcorn very creative.
Several emojis.
Way too many grim reapers and ninjas, though unicorns were popular.

Over 400 visitors.
We had to close.
Before 8!

You said you started with 412 so with 400 visitors you have some for you!! Happy Halloween!

 

[Anaeika]

We had two trick-or-treaters. We had about 5 neighbors handing out candy this year.

 

[Linda]

Around here, moms and dads dress up in costumes and go with their young children. One family was from Harry Potter - dad was Dumbledore, and we had a conversation about how to manage long hair (clips, clips, clips). The 2-yr-old twins were the screaming plants (hysterical to hear them do the "eek"), son and daughter were Harry and Hermione. Another little boy (3-yrs-old) had a space ship costume from some cartoon about kids in space and his parents had Star Wars costumes. He showed me how he could make his spaceship zoom. We had a father and son in Superman costumes. (We told them we wanted them to come back on the weekend and help with some yard work. lol)

Some of the people around here are avid golfers, and use their golf carts for all occasions. Moms get together and follow their older children through the neighborhood.

 

[Anaeika]

Around here, moms and dads dress up in costumes and go with their young children. One family was from Harry Potter - dad was Dumbledore, and we had a conversation about how to manage long hair (clips, clips, clips). The 2-yr-old twins were the screaming plants (hysterical to hear them do the "eek"), son and daughter were Harry and Hermione. Another little boy (3-yrs-old) had a space ship costume from some cartoon about kids in space and his parents had Star Wars costumes. He showed me how he could make his spaceship zoom. We had a father and son in Superman costumes. (We told them we wanted them to come back on the weekend and help with some yard work. lol)

Some of the people around here are avid golfers, and use their golf carts for all occasions. Moms get together and follow their older children through the neighborhood.

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I love how involved ppl get! I need to MOVE!!