World Cosplay Day

November 3 is World Cosplay Day, which is popular in many countries around the world. There is an opinion online that this holiday was founded by the Japanese, who love to dress up in bright costumes and outfits to match their favorite fairy-tale, cinematic, and computer characters. But in fact, the history of cosplay goes much deeper. The idea was suggested by the Americans. Moreover, this happened back in 1939. Then at one of the parties people appeared dressed in costumes of popular characters from science fiction works. Journalists and all creative people liked this idea, so soon such “publications” became a good tradition. True, the Second World War made its negative contribution, which made us forget about such entertainment for a long time. The post-war 50s also did not change the situation much. But in the 60s, when life in many countries around the world gradually began to improve again, people remembered this amazing hobby. And already in the 60s, the tradition of creating lush costumes imitating the clothes of popular characters was revived again. Moreover, people began to take such dressing up very seriously, carefully thinking through their images, and sometimes even turning to professional dressers and seamstresses to create a spectacular image. However, despite the fact that the palm belongs to the Americans, this idea received the most vigorous response in the Land of the Rising Sun. The hobby has become so widespread and widespread that cosplay is still associated with the culture of Japan. Many even believe that it was the Japanese who became the founders of cosplay, which eventually spread throughout the world. Perhaps this is partly true. If it were not for the fanatical support of Japanese fans, cosplay would have remained a small American subculture, and not a mass global phenomenon. One way or another, but now there is a special day, November 3, when lovers of colorful dressing up around the world can show their art in all its glory. There are no strict rules or regulations regarding how this holiday should be celebrated. Traditionally, people organize exciting parties and colorful photo shoots, where they are photographed dressed as their favorite characters. And here the heroes of American films and Asian anime break popularity records. Traditionally, the most copied characters are Spider-Man, Catwoman, cartoon characters, Batman, Joker. People try on the images of not only positive superheroes, but also negative ones, because they also have their own charisma. This holiday is mainly celebrated by teenagers and youth. Therefore, it is popular among young people. An entire industry is aimed at supporting and popularizing this holiday. A variety of costumes, wigs, and accessories are created, designed for people of any size. Numerous ateliers also offer their services for sewing vestments, promising to make any wishes of their clients come true. This means that cosplay day is becoming more and more popular. Psychologists also contributed. They explain that with the help of such a simple method, people get rid of stress and accumulated negative emotions. In addition, dressing up and temporarily transforming into another character allows people to feel more liberated and get rid of their inhibitions. In many ways, young people even subconsciously try to socialize in this way, to find friends and like-minded people.