Halloween Mobile Phone Case Idea 2021

 

Halloween cell phone cases are a simple way to dress your tech in something spooky. Besides getting hordes of candy, one of the best parts of Halloween is being able to dress up in costume -- and your phone certainly doesn't have to be left out on the action.

Since phone cases can be so easily interchanged, a Halloween-themed phone case is a great way to temporarily show some spirit during the spookiest season of the year.

Skull phone cases are popular all year round, but they take on an even more morbid twist around the time of Halloween. Some other fun ideas to wrap your phone in include mummy-like bandages, a luminous ghost-like sheath or an eerie green glow-in-the-dark case

Halloween History

What comes to your mind first when you think of Halloween? Jack-o-lanterns, costume parties,  tricks and treats…right? But we are far from the truth about its history and origins.

The History of Halloween

We can trace the history of Halloween to the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain over 2000 years ago. Celts lived in the region that is now Ireland, England, and northern France. The festival of Samhain was a celebration of the end of harvest or summer and regarded as the “Celtic New Year” on November 1. The Celts believed that on the previous night – October 31 – the world between the living and the dead would dissolve and they could cause misery such as sickness or damaged crops.

In addition to this, Celts also thought the presence of supernatural bodies helped the Celtic priests (Druids) in prophesying the future. Amidst the vagaries of the natural world, these prophecies were a source of comfort during winter months.

In the 8th century, Pope Gregory III decided November 1 would be celebrated as All Saints’ Day, moving the observance day to honor all saints from May 13. All Saints’ Day integrated some of the traditions of Samhain. And the previous evening, October 31,evolved to be known as ‘All Hallows Eve’, now celebrated annually as Halloween.

Traditions and Celebrations

On this day, the Celts used to place skeletons by the window to represent the departed. To prevent ghosts from attempting to enter homes, people would keep bowls with food outside their doors to appease them. People also lit huge bonfires to ward off the ghosts.

They would also hollow and carve vegetables such as turnips – to scare away wandering spirits that might trouble them. The modern ‘jack-o-lantern’ hails from an Irish legend of Stingy Jack, a miserable, hard-drinking farmer who tricked the Devil to climb an apple tree and trapped him.

The carving of pumpkins is associated with immigrants from Ireland coming to America during the late 19th century. They found that pumpkins, a native American vegetable were easier to carve and made perfect jack-o-lanterns. Thus, they popularized the Halloween celebration in America.

Over the centuries, from an ancient Celtic day, Halloween has evolved into a day of pomp, parties, and show. Equally enjoyed by kids and adults, modern-day Halloweens are all about trick-or-treating, carving jack-o-lanterns, family gatherings, costumes, and treats.

However, there are interesting traditions and beliefs rooted in Ireland that today’s party-lovers have forgotten. These obsolete rituals, focused on the living and their future, instead of the departed ones.

• In 18th century Ireland, a match-making cook would bury a ring inside her mashed potatoes and the person to find it at the dinner table would bring true love.
• Another superstition had it that a young woman would dream about her future husband on Halloween night if she ate a sugary concoction prepared from hazelnuts, walnuts, and nutmeg before going to bed.

However, the custom of dressing for Halloween can be said to be both modern and Celtic. It was believed that spirits came back to earth on Halloween and people thought they ran a risk of encountering them. To remain unrecognized by them, people would mask themselves and wore ghoulish costumes while leaving home after dark. This way the ghosts would mistake them as fellow mates and not create a nuisance.

So that was a brief history of Halloween. Happy Halloween!!

Halloween

Spring is creeping up on us here (with summer not far behind) and if you are anything like me than you understand my dread at the inevitable sweltering, sunshine-filled days that are about to overtake us. It has already reached the 80s here in SoCal (yuck), so to take my mind off of the impending doom of spring and summer I like to peruse like-minded Halloween blogs. If anything can make me happy during the doldrums of spring and summer it is looking forward to autumn and Halloween season!

The following are my top 3 Halloween blogs that I turn to time and time again for comforting creepiness, whether it be in the middle of summer or smack-dab in the midst of Halloween season! 

PumpkinRot - This year-round Halloween blog will surely get you in the Halloween spirit. You can browse PumpkinRot's amazing prop work, or just scroll through his posts, which include all things Halloween, plus spooky music recommendations. His blog will transport you to Halloween!

My Ghoul Friday - It doesn't look like this site is active much anymore, but it has a wealth of information on Halloween and Halloween parties (including an indispensable list of party themes)! And you can still swoon over the sculpted creatures made by Ghoul Friday herself!

Frog on the Pumpkin - Haunter extraordinaire Chris aka the Frog Queen shares her love of all things Halloween as well as updates on her prop building and home haunt (which is seriously impressive, see photo above!) during the autumn season. The blog goes a little quiet the rest of the year, but when she does post something it always puts a jack-o-lantern grin on my face!