Halloween party-goers dressed up in their spookiest outfits on Saturday night as they braved the cold weather to hit their favourite hit pubs, bars and clubs up and down Britain.
Leeds Revellers were especially in the mood for fancy dresses last night. Pictures taken overnight show a variety extravagant costumes including angels, devils, playboy bunnies and superheroes, as well as brides and other fantastical characters.
Not to be outdone: The streets of London and Newcastle upon Tyne, Wigan, Wigan, and Birmingham were filled with people dressed up in spooky costumes to match the scenes in northeast.
LEEDS: Two of our friends walk down the streets in Leeds on Saturday night while people across the country celebrate Halloween, despite the risk of rain and dropping temperatures
Two girls in white veils and corsets walk down the high street as a latex playboy rabbity and a bloody bride.
A group of friends is pictured wearing brightly coloured corsets, paired together with tights and shorts, and paired with bloody-cleavers. One of the girls brought a plastic hoover to match her costume (Pictured).
Two girls, one girl and one boy, are seen waiting at the side of the road to go home, their feet still ached from their high heels.
Revellers braved the 44F last night in Leeds and dressed to impress whilst attending their favourite pubs and clubs.
It’s been more than a year since the Covid-19 pandemic where social interactions with other people were restricted, and many took to the streets to celebrate Halloween eve with a night on the town.
Many revellers in the UK were likely have had wet and windy journeys back home. The Met Office warned that strong winds from the west would bring a ‘wild begin’ to Sunday. It was forecast that there would be 70mph winds during the first week.
Londoners were inspired to be creative and took inspiration from Squid Games, a popular Netflix series that has attracted 11million viewers in less than a year.
Another group took pictures in the role of the twin sisters from The Shining while another group donned clown costumes to pose for the camera.
One group of revellers took fancy dress to a whole new level by creating their own Venus fly trap costumes. They painted their faces red and wore handmade green stems.
LONDON – Roller Skaters dressed in fancy costumes made the most Halloween night in Soho (pictured)
Revellers made Halloween Eve special by dressing up in their favorite horror films as characters.
In London, youngsters got creative with their outfits and donned costumes from the popular Netflix series, Squid Games, (Pictured) which has become the streaming platform’s most-watched show after hitting 11million views less than a month after its premiere
One reveller dressed as the clown from the film IT. He wore a scary mask and a red balloon to pay tribute to one of the scariest scenes in the movie (Pictured).
Two girls pose for a picture in the same outfit as their twin sisters from The Shining (pictured), wearing matching dresses in blue that had a peter-pan collar and pink ribbon.
One couple dressed up hilariously as Where’s Wally by wearing matching red-and-white striped jumpers and thick black glasses (Pictured).
One group of revellers took fancy dress to a whole new level. They made their own Venus fly trap costumes (Pictured), and painted their faces red with handmade green stems.
One group was particularly creative with their costumes and dressed up as lifeguards in bright yellow t-shirts and bright red shorts.
Others chose to not dress up and attended their favorite bars and clubs in their most preferred outfits.
Many revellers sat on pavements waiting for their turn, particularly in Nottingham’s town centre, at the end.
Groups of children were photographed holding their heads in their hands as they waited to go home. Some got emotional.
NOTTINGHAM: A group dressed up in lifeguard costumes (Pictured), wearing yellow t-shirts and bright red shorts in Nottingham
A group of children was photographed holding their heads high, waiting for the bus. Some were even getting emotional.
Many revellers sat down on the pavement at the end of the night, waiting to return home, especially in Nottingham town centre.
Two men were seen stooping by a window in a shop at the end, waiting to get home before the hangover sets.
This comes as the Met Office has said torrential rain and 70mph gale-force winds are set to batter Britain as forecasters have issued yellow weather warnings for flooding across several areas of the country.
According to the Met Office strong winds from the west will cause a “wild start”, with potential for further disruptions and wet conditions going into the first week November.
The yellow weather warning is also in place for Glasgow, where the global Cop26 climate conference is due to begin on Sunday.
Steven Keats (Met Office meteorologist) said that conditions would begin to ‘going downward’ on Sunday.
He added: ‘Further West heavy rain will be picking up and there’ll be some heavy rain coming in from the Atlantic.
“That will rule the weather into tomorrow.”
“Heavy rain will push across into…western England and Wales and be accompanied and gusty winds.
These winds, which are expected to reach speeds of 40mph to 50mph, could cause problems.
He said, “Given that trees are in full growth and the ground is saturated in many places, you might get one or more trees coming down.”
“It’s going very unsettled.”
WITCHCRAFT AND THE ORIGINS of HALLOWEEN
Lorelei Stathopoloulos is an internationally renowned Witch from Salem. She uses dragon powder on a candle she sells on Halloween in Salem.
Three main connotations of the word “witchcraft” are: The practice of magic or sorcery, the belief in the Western witch-hunts of 14th to 18th centuries, and the various forms of the modern movement known as Wicca.
Wicca was first published in 1954 by Gerald Gardner, a British civil servant who claimed the religion belonged to an old witch cult which existed in secret for hundreds and years.
Wicca is an American official religion.
It is a predominant Western movement of nature worship, based on preChristian traditions.
Wiccan witch religion celebrates the ‘Elements of Nature,’ which are Earth, Air, Fire and Water. They also honor their associated directions, North, East South, West, Center, in’sacred circle’ where rituals take place.
The Wiccan New Year Samhain is considered to be a precursor of modern Halloween.
It coincides with Halloween, which is October 31.
It was traditionally a Celtic festival on November 1, when the world of the gods was believed that it was made visible to humanity.
Modern witches believe it is a season when the veil between the dead and the living is thin.
Source: Reuters