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Halloween costumes are outfits worn on October 31st, the day of Halloween.

I costumi di Halloween sono vestiti indossati il giorno di Halloween, che cade il 31 ottobre.

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Halloween is a modern day holiday (spun off of the Gaelic/Druidic/Pagan holiday of Samhain (in Christian times, the eve of All Saints Day).

Halloween è una festa moderna nata dalla ricorrenza gaelica/druida/pagana chiamata Samhain (in epoca cristiana, la vigilia di Ognissanti).

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Originally a day to remember the dead by celebrating the darker and more gruesome side of human existence, celebrants would dress as their deceased relatives.

Originariamente, si trattava di un giorno in cui ricordare i defunti celebrando il lato più oscuro e macabro dell’esistenza umana, e per questo motivo chi lo festeggiava si travestiva come i propri parenti scomparsi.

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It has now become a very commercialized celebration.

Oggi è invece diventata una ricorrenza molto commerciale. 

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Because of this, popular costumes are often mass manufactured and sold in specialty stores.

Di conseguenza, i costumi popolari vengono spesso prodotti su larga scala e venduti in negozi specializzati.

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What sets Halloween costumes apart from costumes for other celebrations or days of dressing up is that they are often designed to be gruesome or scary.

Ciò che contraddistingue i costumi di Halloween rispetto ad altre feste in cui si è soliti mascherarsi, è il carattere puramente macabro o spaventoso degli abiti.

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Popular monsters of legend or fiction are regular themes for Halloween costumes, as are pop culture figures like presidents, film or television characters.

Temi ricorrenti utilizzati per i costumi di Halloween sono tratti da leggende o racconti di mostri famosi, ma anche personaggi popolari come presidenti, oppure personaggi del cinema o della televisione.

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Some of the most common and popular Halloween costumes are:

Alcuni tra i più comuni e popolari costumi di Halloween sono:

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Ghost

 fantasmi

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Vampire

 vampiri

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Frankenstein's Monster

 il mostro di Frankenstein

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Witch

 streghe

Halloween costumes are outfits worn on October 31st, the day of Halloween.

Halloween is a modern day holiday (spun off of the Gaelic/Druidic/Pagan holiday of Samhain (in Christian times, the eve of All Saints Day).

Originally a day to remember the dead by celebrating the darker and more gruesome side of human existence, celebrants would dress as their deceased relatives.

It has now become a very commercialized celebration.

Because of this, popular costumes are often mass manufactured and sold in specialty stores.

What sets Halloween costumes apart from costumes for other celebrations or days of dressing up is that they are often designed to be gruesome or scary.

Popular monsters of legend or fiction are regular themes for Halloween costumes, as are pop culture figures like presidents, film or television characters.

Some of the most common and popular Halloween costumes are:

Ghost

Vampire

Frankenstein's Monster

Witch