How to decorate your house for Halloween

You all know the holiday of All Hallows' Eve - Halloween, which is celebrated on the night of October 31 to November 1.

We are sure that you do not need to tell what kind of holiday it is. Nevertheless, we decided to recall when and why people celebrate Halloween.

Halloween (a contraction of Hallows' Even or Hallows' Evening) is a modern, international holiday, rooted in the traditions of ancient Ireland and Scotland. The evening of all saints - the so-called night before the Day of All Saints. Initially, this holiday arose as a celebration of the end of summer.

Around the XVI century, there was a tradition of begging for sweets on the night of October 31. Children and adults put on fabric masks and walked from one door to another, demanding food from the owners and being petty naughty. The tradition of putting on role-playing costumes and carrying the Jack Lamp appeared only at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries, and originally to get any treats or money it was necessary to offer different entertainments.

We are sure that this article will interest those who know about Halloween and celebrate it, so we decided to show you several options for decorating your house for the holiday of All Saints. 

First off you need to choose the theme for your party. There are plenty of them such as gothic theme, witches, the theme of monsters, cemetery or pirate theme etc. Take a look at some of them:

• Monsters and vampires theme:

• Pirates theme:

• Harry Potter theme:

• Cemetery theme:

If you decided what style you want to decorate your house for the holiday of Halloween, here are a few examples of how easy and simple you can do it yourself.

Lighting:

Start with lighting, because even the most terrifying things are not that in bright light. You can spend the whole evening with only candlelight, but if there are small children in the house or it seems to be difficult, change the usual bulbs to the weaker ones and turn off half of them! You can also shade lighting fixtures with tissue or paper in bloody or dark shades, and leave candles only in hard-to-reach places.

• Spider’s Web

The thin weightless web will give any environment an abandoned look. The web is a symbol of the fragility of human life.

The web can be bought at the prank store or made from threads.

• Plush spiders

Plush spiders scattered throughout the house will entertain or scare children and guests.

• Skeleton Jars

If you serve guests drinks in cans decorated with skeletons, it will give a cheerful mood for the whole evening.

• Balloons

Air balloons always create a festive mood. Especially if they are decorated with a Halloween print.

• Pumpkin

Perhaps the most important attribute for the holiday of Halloween is a pumpkin with a candle inside - Jack's lantern.

You can choose the size and the face of the future lantern and simply carve it. There is no limit to fantasy when you create them!

You can come up with a positive, funky and trendy Halloween design to cheer everyone up and not discourage a meal in a festive atmosphere with scary or nasty decor. Use candles, pumpkins, festive colors. Invariable colors of a holiday - orange, black, red. We recommend using their combination in table serving. It will be the save way of decorating your party.

We hope that our article will help you to decorate your home for the holiday of All Saints as best as possible and you will have great fun!

Happy Halloween!