What Makes a Halloween Party Classic? Like many modernized holidays, Halloween has scattered origins which mostly trace back to ancient European practices. But Halloween as we know it didn’t materialize until the past couple hundred years. And only within the past century has it become relatively tame. It used to mark a raucous night of […]
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The Inspiration and Background of May Day Hurray, it’s May! It may not be summer yet (unless you live in the American South), but May Day commemorates the halfway point between the spring equinox and the summer solstice. In other words, cold spells should finally have ceased but it isn’t yet scorching hot, so we
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It’s Important to Celebrate Life During Difficult Times We live in a world full of the Three Ts: tragedy, trauma and terror. While some of us are fortunate enough to live a relatively peaceful life, others live in places of extreme instability and chaos. No matter where you live, we have all experienced at least
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Why a Witch Fest, You Wonder? Witches are wonderful to celebrate any time of the year, but since they are so entrenched in Halloween culture, October is an especially fitting time to dust off your witch hat and party! You could go so many ways with this theme. You could make it a natural, woodsy
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Meet the Classy Halloween Party What makes a Halloween party classy? For one, a classy Halloween party doesn’t feel like a haunted house with drinks and music. Neither does it feel like a kids’ party with juice and cookies. A classy Halloween party feels like an old wine bar or jazz club: upbeat while also
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Kids Need Their Own Halloween Bash The theme ideas you’ll find on Party Themes Galore are all curated for adult parties (though they can often be tailored for kids’ parties, too)…except for this one. This theme is a stand-alone because it’s only for kids: a kids Halloween party! Whether you have your own kids, whether
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Why Pink Halloween already has such a fun colour palate: orange, black, purple, and sometimes lime green playfully mix and mingle. So why switch it up? Because pink has its own secret magic in Halloween, too. Beyond the gore, terror and sometimes disturbing aesthetics we see marketed more and more each Halloween, there is a
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Why You Need an After-Party Plan for Party Stuff Not only is it wasteful to trash your party decorations and supplies after you’re done with them, but you’re also throwing away your money (and/or DIY efforts). So even if you are less concerned with contributing to landfill waste, at least consider your own money and
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Why It’s Fun to Go to Somebody Else’s Party for a Change As fun as it is to host parties, it’s even more fun to attend somebody else’s party. For one thing, there is obviously less responsibility so that means you don’t have to do as much in preparation. It’s good to sometimes step down
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It seems like the older you get, the more money you’re likely to blow on eating out at nice restaurants for special occasions. These can be lovely affairs, but the expenses really rack up quick. Or maybe you blow way too much money at a bar on a night out with friends. You could probably
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