Halloween decorations for a spooky celebration
When ghosts, witches, dangerous spiders and other monsters send a scary but beautiful chill down our spines, Halloween is just around the corner. Every year, Halloween is celebrated in the night from 31 October to 01 November. Correspondingly, many front gardens are then immersed in Halloween decorations.
Meanwhile, Halloween decorations are no longer limited solely to the set-up of carved pumpkins, which in combination with candles or LEDs spread a mysterious light. The assortment of Halloween decorations is correspondingly wide and ranges from small spiders to pumpkins to the undead rising from their graves. Of course, there are no limits to imagination and everyone can customize their ultimate creepy effect accordingly.
Halloween figures
Whether large or small, as standing, hanging or laying down – creepy decorative figures play an increasingly important role at Halloween. They guarantee an atmosphere for every theme party and put fear in each of your guests and visitors. Of course, the pumpkin theme is also perfectly implemented in the figures as they are equipped with pumpkin motifs such as pumpkin monsters or pumpkin ghosts.
What constitutes a modern Halloween decoration figure?
Of course, the first impression conveyed by a creepy appearance is very important. A furrowed face with dark eye sockets, from which malicious looks are hurled at the guest, is just one example of a perfectly implemented appearance of a Halloween figure. The whole thing is rounded off by an appropriate outfit in which the decorative figures are dressed. However, apart from the creepy appearance, ghosts, pumpkin monsters, witches and co. can usually do much more.
Whether small or almost life-size figures, many of them come now animated and, thus, promise a scary horror spectacle:
- Animated by light effects: ince very special moods and emotions can be created with light animation, LEDs are specifically used for the figures. These LEDs are usually placed in the eye sockets and can glow statically, flash or color change.
- Animated by sound: True ghost train noises make even the rather fearnought shiver. Here, the line-up ranges from savage threats and insults to bloodcurdling screams. Thanks to these eerie sound effects, goosebumps are inevitable.
- Animated by movement: Many Halloween figures combine light and sound with motion animation. Anything is possible, whether the figure's head turns and/or shoots up with a loud bang while it slowly lowers itself again, the figure shakes itself madly or wild dragons perform flying movements with their wings. The only thing that has to be considered for Halloween decorations animated with movement is a sufficient radius of action, so that the decoration is appropriately accentuated.
Tip for a perfect Halloween decoration:
Animated figures in combination with spiders, pumpkins & co. are ideal for creating a horrific ambiance. Now, just put them in their "true light" using UV LEDs and the spooky horror party can begin.
Background knowledge about Halloween
Why, however, is the festival celebrated and where is its origin? One thing is certain: The word "Halloween" can be traced back to "All Hallows' Eve", i.e., the evening before All Saints' Day.
However, where today's traditions have developed is disputed. There are two theories:
One theory states that Halloween is nothing more than the eve of All Saints' Day and, therefore, belongs to Catholic customs. Thus, it was widely believed that on that evening the barrier between this world and the next would be overcome by the dead. Depending on the tradition, fires were lit and various culinary delicacies were prepared to greet the deceased relatives. However, people were also afraid of the spirits. Therefore, on this night, the Irish, for example, dressed up as creepily as possible so that the dead and ghosts would not recognize them as being alive and pass them by. Thus, the masks and disguises served as a deterrent.
Irish emigrants eventually introduced the tradition to America, where practices such as pumpkin carving, trick-or-treating, and scary disguises were established, spilling back into the “Old World” in recent years.
The other theory links Halloween to the ancient Celtic holiday "Samhain," which marks the end of the warm, bright summer and the beginning of the cold, dark winter. In the Celtic calendar, this day, or more precisely the night of October 31 to November 1, symbolizes the turn of the year. Just as in the first theory, it is now argued that for the Celts at this time the gap between the earthly existence and the world of the dead was the smallest. To prevent the dead from coming back and causing problems for the living, large bonfires were lit and people dressed up in scary costumes. According to this belief, it could also help to protect one's house with light.
When the Romans invaded the British Isles and tried to establish Christianity, they used the old Celtic festivals and redefined them as Christian ones. In 835, for example, Pope Gregory IV moved the feast, which had originally been held during Easter, to the first of November to honor all the saints. However, the nature of the celebration did not change despite its new title. Thus, the old traditions continued to be followed and were also brought with them to the New World, from where they gained an ever-increasing following throughout the world.
Whether one or the other theory is correct, it is certain that Halloween is a popular cause for celebration in Germany, too. This works best with the right decoration. In the assortment of the brand, you are able to find a wide selection of animated decorative figures with movement and sound effects as well as matching decorative accessories around the theme of Halloween decoration.
