Happy Independence Day!

Happy Cinco de Mayo! Lots of wonderful, colorful costumes and parties happening around the world today.

Photos from today’s parades are starting to show up on Flickr. Yes, today is a great day.

[via Flickr]

Happy Earth Day! And what a fabulous Earth Day costume.

I snooped around the web and found these fun Earth Day facts.

Here’s a fun Earth Day Rap.

I hope that everyone is a little extra conscientious today about pollution and conservation. You know, the usual stuff - leaving lights on, wasting water - and maybe we can spend an extra minute picking up some litter on the ground when we normally wouldn’t bother with it.

Happy Earth Day!

ThatCostumeGirl spread a little Bunny Goodness over Easter weekend. She dressed up as a cute bunny and posted some pictures on her blog. She also gives some handy advice about how to make a quick and easy bunny costume.

Quite adorable. Well done, TCG!

Happy St. Patrick’s Day!! I hope everyone is wearing green and not getting pinched.

I saw these awesome costume photos on Flickr, aren’t they great?

Enjoy! Remember, EVERYONE is Irish today!

Here’s a funny photo of Madonna, celebrating Purim by dressing up as a schoolgirl. She attended a costume party at the Kabbalah Center in New York City with her boyfriend Jesus Luz (dressed as the Joker) and Jessica Seinfeld (yes, Jerry’s wife).

 
Meanwhile, on the West coast, Demi Moore and Ashton Kutcher attended a Purim party of their own. Last night, Demi Moore posted this picture on Twitter.

LOL, how… disturbing!

[via Celebrity-Gossip.net]

I was browsing the Mardi Gras 2009 pool at Flickr and wanted to highlight a few photos here.

Such amazing costumes! Looks like a really wild time. I think it’s so great that the whole world celebrates Carnival. Everyone knows that dressing up and going a little crazy is an important thing to do!

Ha! That last picture is just too funny.

[via Flickr]

If you’re not in New Orleans, how can you possibly celebrate Mardi Gras? Ask the enterprising Cajuns from the Louisiana National Guard who brought Mardi Gras to Iraq…with a few makeshift floats, beads and masks.

Check out these awesome Mardi Gras pictures, courtesy of Lainey’s Military Website:

It’s nice to see the troops forget about dust, guns and explosions for a little while to enjoy some home-style revelry, isn’t it?

And listen, if these guys can turn a dusty little patch of Iraq into “Mardi Gras Party Central” just imagine what you can do here at home. So get celebrating already!

Ah, Cupid. That cute little cherubic fellow who flies around in a diaper, flinging his arrows o’ love into unsuspecting human hearts. It’s downright romantic. Or, is it? This video gives new meaning to the phrase “love hurts.”

If you find yourself wondering why Cupid passed you by on Valentine’s Day, take a look at this video and thank your lucky hearts one of his arrows passed you by this year.

Just in case you missed it…guys in Cupid costumes can’t be trusted. Do these guys look harmless to you?

The traditional “ball drop” is so last year (and the year before that, and the year before that). But head to the Florida Keys and you’re bound to ring in the New Year as only the Keys can.

Yes, you will undoubtedly enjoy balmy temperatures and beachside fireworks. But it’s their unique version of Times Square’s ball drop that you’ll remember every year around New Year’s Eve.

At one location, people are expected to ring in the New Year by watching a gigantic manmade conch shell, the symbol of the Florida Keys, descend from the skies to the roof of Sloppy Joe’s Bar.

A few blocks away, a lavishly costumed female impersonator named Sushi will descend seconds before midnight in a super-sized red high heel suspended above the crowd.

In Key West’s Historic Seaport, just before midnight, a pirate wench will begin her descent from the top of the mast of a stately tall ship. There’s even festivities for pets.

I vote for dropping the ball. Give me the Keys, please.

The celebration of the New Year is the oldest of all holidays, dating back 4000 years to ancient Babylon. The Babylonian New Year celebration lasted eleven days. Ours lasts only one night, so why not make it as fun as possible by incorporating costumes?

According to Allana Baroni, at getsocial.com, when guests get dressed up, they’re able to step outside themselves to mingle and flirt.

In this video, she shows you how to set up a Costume Station that will help coax your guest’s alter egos to come out and play.

There’s nothing like costumes to help you ring in the New Year with style!