New York City, Oct 31 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Today is Halloween, the day to let out your wild side and show it to the world in the Halloween colors of orange, black and yellow. It has roots in the Celtic festival of Samhain and the Christian holy day of All Saints’ Day. It is generally a secular celebration, but it may have some perceived religious overtones as well.

Here are a few homemade ideas for Halloween costumes.

The Ghost Costume: take an old white sheet, cut out the eyes from the sheets. Be sure its is short enough not to trip you. Then dress it up a little, to make it a bit different and jazzy. Put some eye shadow and lashes around the eyes. Apply Lipstick on the mouth. Apply blusher on the cheeks. Put on some earrings and a necklace. And you can go out and scare the world.

Old man: Take some Dark pants (cuffed), and jacket, any dress shirt, mans flannel hat, walking cane. Gray the hair, with any of the commercial temporary colors, or dust with a little flour. Dress up and rock the party.

Beauty Queen: Wear an old bridesmaid dress, add a pair of gloves, a tiara, some oversized jewelry, and heals.

Mummy: Wrap yourself in white bandages (rolls of medical gauze) Use splotches of green paint for “mold”. Use white make-up on face with some “age lines” drawn on. Walk with a stiff-legged gait.