{"id":11483,"date":"2013-10-30T13:15:25","date_gmt":"2013-10-30T18:15:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/seecolombia.travel\/blog\/?p=11483"},"modified":"2016-05-12T14:11:04","modified_gmt":"2016-05-12T19:11:04","slug":"halloween-in-colombia-4-costumes-you-should-go-for","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/seecolombia.travel\/blog\/2013\/10\/halloween-in-colombia-4-costumes-you-should-go-for\/","title":{"rendered":"Halloween in Colombia: 4 Costumes You Should Go For"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Alright kids, it`s<strong> time to get your Halloween in Colombia on<\/strong>. And that means getting your costume on. I guess you could go for the same old same old standards of a bedsheet with two holes cut in it (terrified just at the thought of it), a Scream mask (get it? like in the movie?) or a bit of white make-up (you supposed to be Lady Gaga or something?). I\u00a0<em style=\"line-height: 1.6em;\">guess\u00a0<\/em>you could.<strong> If you were totally laaaaaaame<\/strong>. But if you take the plunge, and boldly decide to\u00a0<em style=\"line-height: 1.6em;\">not\u00a0<\/em>be totally lame, why not<strong> have a go at a Colombian take on Halloween<\/strong>? Here are a few ideas to get the pumpkin rolling.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>El Sombreron<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1640\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1640\" style=\"width: 290px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/seecolombia.travel\/blog\/2011\/10\/halloween-post-colombias-top-5-scariest-mythological-characters\/el-sombreron\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1640\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1640\" src=\"http:\/\/seecolombia.travel\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/El-Sombreron.jpg\" alt=\"El Sombreron.\" width=\"290\" height=\"454\" srcset=\"https:\/\/seecolombia.travel\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/El-Sombreron.jpg 290w, https:\/\/seecolombia.travel\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/El-Sombreron-191x300.jpg 191w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 290px) 100vw, 290px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1640\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">El Sombreron<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>We`ll revisit the story of this behatted horror tomorrow, but basically, <strong>this guy with his outrageous taste in hats<\/strong>, just like the Wu Tang Clan, is not anything to have aggressive relations with. Important features you should know if you want to be the Man in the Massive Hat, apart from the fact that <strong>you need a massive hat<\/strong>, is that you ride a spirit horse, <strong>have two heavily chained hell hounds<\/strong> in tow, and are pretty mean on the old guitar. Oh, yeah: <strong>you`re dead, too.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Important costume features to consider:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The most important feature you need, if you`ve been paying attention at all, is the <strong>widest-brimmed black hat you can muster<\/strong>. I remember my Mum used to make a pretty mean (and way tough) <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kidspot.com.au\/Easter-Crafts-How-to-make-an-Easter-bonnet-for-the-hat-parade+4563+162+article.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Easter Bonnet<\/a> for me back in university. I totally mean Primary School, so maybe <strong>take some inspiration from Mrs. Giles<\/strong>. Bust out a slightly muddy (this gent hangs out a lot on river banks) old black trenchcoat or poncho, a thick-stringed guitar, long fake nails and some of those creepy white contact lenses. For the pizza of resistance: drag around a couple of <strong>stuffed scary dogs on chains<\/strong>. And laugh wickedly. A lot.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>El Mohan<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1638\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1638\" style=\"width: 289px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/seecolombia.travel\/blog\/2011\/10\/halloween-post-colombias-top-5-scariest-mythological-characters\/el-mohan\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1638\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1638\" src=\"http:\/\/seecolombia.travel\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/El-Mohan.jpg\" alt=\"El Moh\u00e1n.\" width=\"289\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/seecolombia.travel\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/El-Mohan.jpg 289w, https:\/\/seecolombia.travel\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/El-Mohan-216x300.jpg 216w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 289px) 100vw, 289px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1638\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">El Moh\u00e1n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Another tried and <strong>true terror from traditional Colombian mythology<\/strong> perfect for Halloween in Colombia, this cannabalistic monster likes nothing more than <strong>eating barbequed children<\/strong>. As you do. A little more natural in his styling, El Mohan doesn`t cut quite the dashing figure that old El Sombreron once did. And that just adds to his dirty, <strong>horrific charm<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Important costume features to consider:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Bloodstained fingernails<\/strong> even longer and more tapering than the Man in the Hat`s; a ridiculously long wig you`ve made appropriately lank with <strong>copious amounts of gel<\/strong>; black contact lenses; a corpse-coloured body suit. A nice touch would be some <strong>charred children chorizos<\/strong> skewered on a barbeque fork.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Jose Asuncion Zombie<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7124\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7124\" style=\"width: 324px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/seecolombia.travel\/blog\/2013\/03\/velvet-suits-beards-and-poetry-jose-asuncion-silva\/silva\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-7124\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7124\" src=\"http:\/\/seecolombia.travel\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Silva.jpg\" alt=\"Just try to make your beard as awesome as that. That\u00b4s a dare. \" width=\"324\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/seecolombia.travel\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Silva.jpg 324w, https:\/\/seecolombia.travel\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Silva-243x300.jpg 243w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 324px) 100vw, 324px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7124\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Just try to make your beard as awesome as that. That\u00b4s a dare.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>This is for those who want their <strong>terrors as literary as possible<\/strong>. Here we put a poetic spin on the zombie theme, by taking inspiration from the <a href=\"http:\/\/seecolombia.travel\/blog\/2013\/03\/velvet-suits-beards-and-poetry-jose-asuncion-silva\/\" target=\"_blank\">tragic story<\/a> of Colombia`s first poet. You`ll cut quite the striking figure as a refined, <strong>impressively-bearded hipster member of the Walking Dead<\/strong>: here`s an example of the get-up the living Jose got around in: &#8220;<strong>a\u00a0velvet suit, leather gloves, bouffant silk tie, a silver watch hanging from a gold chain, and an ivory case for his visiting cards<\/strong>.&#8221; Only difference now is that you`re after <strong>brains<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Important costume features to consider:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If you haven`t got one already, get a <strong>fake, gloriously thick beard<\/strong>. Wear the finest suit you can get your claws on, but dirty it up a bit. The usual <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/Look-Like-a-Zombie\" target=\"_blank\">zombie make-up<\/a> is in order; but the final touch should be a circle drawn around <strong>the precise position of your once-beating heart<\/strong>, within which is the bullet hole with which you once took yourself from the land of the living. You should stumble around moaning &#8220;One night. <strong>One night all full of murders<\/strong>&#8221; as much as you can.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>The Dead Nun<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5126\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5126\" style=\"width: 313px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/seecolombia.travel\/blog\/2012\/10\/halloween-in-colombia-the-spooky-urban-legends-of-bogota\/twitter-nun\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5126\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5126\" src=\"http:\/\/seecolombia.travel\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/twitter-nun.jpg\" alt=\"Creepy nun\" width=\"313\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/seecolombia.travel\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/twitter-nun.jpg 313w, https:\/\/seecolombia.travel\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/twitter-nun-234x300.jpg 234w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 313px) 100vw, 313px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5126\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Creepy nun<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>This <strong>terrifying visitor from the other side of the grave<\/strong> is based on a spooky\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/seecolombia.travel\/blog\/2012\/10\/halloween-in-colombia-the-spooky-urban-legends-of-bogota\/\" target=\"_blank\">urban legend<\/a> that goes around Bogota. Not only are you a nun that is already dead, but <strong>you\u00b4re quite the football fan.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Important costume features to consider:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>You\u00b4re not going to get anywhere without a <strong>nun\u00b4s habit<\/strong>, so sort that out first. Get some cloudy contact lenses to add to the effect of your cadaver makeup. A nice touch would be <strong>a pair of football boots<\/strong>. Spend the night saying that you\u00b4ve &#8220;just got to pop off to get some money to pay for that, dearie.&#8221; And, <strong>try to avoid paying for things<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>OK, so there are my four ideas for the right way to do Halloween in Colombia. I had another one about Shakira, with a <strong>lie detector strapped to her hips<\/strong>\u00a0and an outrageous accent, but I thought it better not to mention that one. <strong>Any other truly Colombian costumes out there?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Alright kids, it`s time to get your Halloween in Colombia on. And that means getting your costume on. 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