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The wearing of costumes has become an important component of such holidays and festivals as Mardi Gras and Halloween (see Halloween costume for enhanced information), and (to a lesser extent) people may also wear costumes in conjunction with other holidays, such as Christmas and Easter
- Mardi Gras costumes exceptionally take the conformation of jesters and other fantasy characters, while Halloween costumes traditionally take the anatomy of supernatural creatures such as ghosts, vampires, pop culture icons and angels.
Another ideal celebrated situation where costumes are employed are for sporting events, where people dressed as their team's evocative mascot help the club or team rally coiled their team's cause. Earthly costumes which are visually very companion to mascot costumes are also favored among the members of the furry fandom where they are referred to as Sexy Halloween Costumes fursuits.