Kilts for Halloween?

**sirdaniel1975** · 11th October 08, 07:13 PM

Celtic Cowboy, I'm glad you posted the pics.

To the rest.. I will be Connor MacLeod (the Highlander) for Halloween!

My outfit!

**kevinkinney** · 11th October 08, 07:55 PM

Scratch my last post.

I'm going as a sheep this year, and taking my new Border Collie with me. He has a tartan vest. Go figure.

Cheers,

Kevin.

**Nighthawk** · 11th October 08, 09:50 PM

I had a whole new thought on the costume question tonight. I personally am a Wiccan/neo Druid minister. Halloween (Samhain) is a religious holiday for me. One of the origins of the custom of wearing a costume for Samhain comes from the ancient pagan faiths. So on that side of things, it's a religious issue. On the day we celebrate our ancestors, it is customary to dress as they did. So for me, the kilt does in fact become part of a costume- the customary dress (albeit stylized and tainted with my modern perception) of my ancestors. So there is that angle to consider when looking at the kilt as a costume issue.

**Jordan** · 13th October 08, 05:02 AM

Originally Posted by Nighthawk

I had a whole new thought on the costume question tonight. I personally am a Wiccan/neo Druid minister. Halloween (Samhain) is a religious holiday for me. One of the origins of the custom of wearing a costume for Samhain comes from the ancient pagan faiths. So on that side of things, it's a religious issue. On the day we celebrate our ancestors, it is customary to dress as they did. So for me, the kilt does in fact become part of a costume- the customary dress (albeit stylized and tainted with my modern perception) of my ancestors. So there is that angle to consider when looking at the kilt as a costume issue.

I do like the thought of making the kilt a costume "for one night only" plus i could use that as a cover for my first attempt at a kilted outing

Jordan

**Highland Logan** · 13th October 08, 08:57 AM

Originally Posted by The Unkilted Heathen

I do like the thought of making the kilt a costume "for one night only" plus i could use that as a cover for my first attempt at a kilted outing

Jordan

Just remeber the other side of that coin. When people you know see you after Halloween, they are going to ask why you're still wearing a Halloween costume. I would suggest that if you want to wear a kilt you just do it and not look to Halloween as a cover.

Frank

**Jordan** · 13th October 08, 09:49 AM

Originally Posted by Highland Logan

Just remeber the other side of that coin. When people you know see you after Halloween, they are going to ask why you're still wearing a Halloween costume. I would suggest that if you want to wear a kilt you just do it and not look to Halloween as a cover.

Frank

That doesnt really bother me as most people who know me know im not one for dressing up and making a fool of myself, so they will see me in a kilt and wonder why