Halloween eCards

A creepy voice from the dark of the wicked woods asks, "Which witch knows which Halloween eCard is the best one to send?"  Only YOU can ever be sure... will it be the Tap Dancing Skeleton?  The Singing Halloween Kitties?  The broom riding Halloween Dogs?  Perhaps it is the Sexy Witch?  Have an ookey-kooky, frightfully fun time traipsing through all our Halloween eCards in search of the perfect animated scary eCard to send to your friends and family.

Fun Facts about Halloween and Our Animated Halloween eCards

The cast of creepy characters that haunt our Halloween eCards are actually all based on folklore and iconography that originates in other countries and cultures.

The tradition of All Hallows Eve, short for evening, started in Ireland.  Halloween is most typically linked to the Celtic festival of Samhain.  Samhain ultimately means "summer's end."  There was a feeling during this festival that the separation between the world of spirits and the world of people was at its thinnest.  Masks were worn to ward off bad spirits and offerings of sweets and food were left outside the door of the house to attract good spirits. From these traditions come our own wearing of costumes and masks and giving candy... and this is where we get monsters and ghosts and Jack-o-Lanterns and black cats to star in our Halloween eCards.

Psst... speaking of Jack-O-Lanterns, did you know the following?

The Jack-O-Lantern gets its name from an old Irish story about a man named Stingy Jack who outwitted the devil several times.  Upon his death, the devil, upset with being tricked so often, cursed Stingy Jack to wander the night with only a piece of burning coal to light his way.  Jack put the coal into a carved out turnip and MUAHAHAHAHAAAA, we have the beginnings of the Jack-O-Lantern.  The Irish and Scottish would carve root vegetables, put lights inside, and leave them on their door steps to scare away evil spirits.  Hmmm, I think I have an idea for some new Halloween eCards...

The Irish brought these traditions with them when they immigrated to America.  Once here, they discovered that pumpkins, which are native to North America and not Ireland, are much better for carving into twisted grins than were rutabagas and potatoes. 

Until another holiday arises where we celebrate the creepy, the spooky, and the downright monsterous, Halloween is the very best time to send many of the goulish variety of our Halloween eCards.  Doozy Cards wants to haunt your friends' and loved one's inboxes each October 31st to ensure everyone screams with delight!