Costumes & Pop Culture
This popular costume, derived from Quaker women in the 17th century, has a pointed hat, a broom, and is often an all-black outfit.
What is a Wicked Witch?
Located on the UT Austin campus, many witnesses report that members of a family haunt this Victorian-style building, especially the wife, Alice. According to these stories, ghostly noises echo throughout the house, a piano on the second floor plays by itself, and the eyes in a portrait follow visitors around the main hall.
What is Littlefield House?
This animal rooted in medieval European folklore represents the hybrid of a cursed human and a wolf.
What is a werewolf?
A household pet is considered unlucky during the spooky season.
What is a black cat?
An orange vegetable is traditionally carved into a lantern for Halloween.
What is a pumpkin?
Originating from the early 18th- century Slavic region, this costume is most recognizable for its fangs and dark cape.
What is a vampire?
Famously known as the home of Dracula. (must say country and region)
What is Romania, Transylvania?
This monster is a classic rooted in Haitian voodoo folklore and has evolved into the belief of a soulless body that serves without free will.
What is a zombie?
Spice that is thrown over the shoulder to reverse bad luck.
What is salt over the left shoulder?
In Mexico, the traditional sweet bread decorated with bone-shaped pieces is eaten during Día de los Muertos.
What is pan de muerto?
Began as an idea for early humans to better understand the idea of death, but is now a popular children's costume made from a bed sheet and scissors
What is a ghost?
A former British ocean liner that operated primarily in the North Atlantic Ocean from 1936 to 1967 for the Cunard Line. It is currently a hotel, museum, and convention space in Long Beach, California, United States.
What is the Queen Mary?
A famous monster with the body of a man and the head and tail of a bull, originating from Greek mythology.
What is a minotaur?
The kind of flowers that are meant to guide the dead to their home/ofrendas in Día de los Muertos
What are bright marigold flowers (cempasúchil)?
In Ireland, the traditional Halloween bread may contain a hidden ring that supposedly predicts romance or marriage.
What is barmbrack?
The decade in which the original horror movie "Halloween", featuring Michael Myers, came out.
What are the 1970s (1978)?
Beneath this French capital lies a network of underground tunnels containing the remains of millions of people, making it one of the world's most famous spooky attractions.
What are the Catacombs of Paris?
A legendary cryptid in the folklore of the Americas that is said to attack livestock, especially goats, and drain them of their blood.
What is a Chupacabra?
In Irish tradition, the vegetable was used as a Jack-o'-lantern before pumpkins.
What are carved turnips?
The traditional British and Irish cakes that were historically given to people who went door-to-door praying for the souls of the dead.
What are soul cakes?
In the Mexican animated film The Book of Life, the celebration plays a central role in the story.
What is Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead)?
Located in Mexico, this island is covered with hundreds of old dolls hanging from trees and buildings. According to local legend, they were collected by a caretaker to appease the spirit of a drowned girl.
What is the Island of the Dolls (Isla de las Muñecas)?
In Scandinavian folklore, the legendary sea monster is said to dwell off the coasts of Norway and Greenland and attack ships.
What is the Kraken?
In Gai Jatra in Nepal, the animal that is seen as holy and is sent for procession by families who have lost loved ones.
What is a Cow?
Fun fact: If the family doesn’t have cows, they send their young boys from the family dressed as cows.
In Spain, the traditional sweets shaped like bones are eaten around All Saints’ Day.
What are huesos de santo (saint’s bones)?