Costume Ideas for Couples

Pirates have been around for centuries, one of the more famous ones being Blackbeard in the Caribbean. Blackbeard and his crew of pirates would ambush ships carrying passengers and cargo at dawn or dusk when the pirates’ ship was hard to see.

The pirates’ ship would often fly the same flag as the ship they were about to rob to be able to get close before attacking. So if you feel devilish and daring, dress up as Captain Jack Sparrow. This dashing pirate’s costume  consists of  a brown jacket with a pirate shirt and blue vest. There is also the chest belt and buckle, a sash and two belts and brown pants, boot covers and hat.

And what does Captain Sparrow need on his arm but a Rustic Pirate Lady looking  feminine and sexy! How cool is this costume? Great Halloween costumes for couples

It includes a well-fitting vinyl corset / waistcoat with gold trimming. This fits over a blouse with baggy sleeves, slim pants, boot tops and a hat. The result is a charming look. Great costume ideas couples!

  And, of course, being a plus size doesn’t mean that you can’t look sexy. Just look at this Vixen Pirate Wench Plus costume!  This is a great chance to live out your fantasies - and dress up with looks that really kill. The crimson red peasant blouse has a velvet double lace up corset over it. The puffy sleeves and low neckline just finish the costume off.

And your plus size partner will have no excuse for not dressing up as a debonair Rustic Pirate to accompany you on Halloween. He will look smart and feel comfortable in this buccaneer’s costume.

There are plenty of other pirate costume and unique couples halloween costumes for that Halloween party! For the best couple halloween costumes!

Some Old Halloween Customs : The Church Porch Watch

The old Halloween custom known as the “Church Porch Watch” was a widespread practice in Wales, as well as some regions of England, up until the last part of the nineteenth century.

At midnight on Halloween, those who wanted to find out who in the village was going to die during the coming year would assemble in the church porch and wait there all night, keeping a watchful eye for the ghosts of those who were marked by Death to come and knock on the door.

Throwing the Shoe

The Irish have a very simple way of finding out the future known as‘throwing the shoe’. If someone wants to know his future, he removes one of his shoes on Halloween night and throws itover the roof of his house. If the shoe lands on the ground pointing away from his house, then this is a sign that the owner of the shoe will soon be travelling in that direction.

If, however, the shoe lands on the ground pointing towards the house, then there is no travel in the following year for the wearer. It is good luck if the shoe lands with the sole down. However, if the shoe lands with the sole up,this may be a sign of coming bad luck or even death.

Another Halloween future-telling involving shoes calls for a girl to take off both her shoes when going to bed on Halloween night and place them at right angles to form the letter T. The following saying must then be repeated:

I cross my shoes in the shape of a T;
Hoping this night my true love to see,
Not in his riches or his worst array,
But in the clothes he wears every day.

The site of the girl’s future husband is then meant to appear by her bedside or come into view if she looks over her right shoulder. Often, he will show himself to her in a dream. If no there is no apparition then this means that she will not marry before the next Halloween.