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Fifty Fun Halloween Facts

1. Halloween is celebrated on October 31, which is the last day of the Celtic calendar.
2. The custom of Halloween has evolved from the ancient Celts’ belief that the border between this world and “the Other World” thins out on All Hallows’ Eve. People used costumes to disguise themselves and avoid harm.
3. The day after Halloween is called All Saints’ Day. Christians dedicate this day to all those saints who do not have a special day of their own.
4. All saints is another way of saying all saints. All-Hallows-Eve means the night before All Saints’ Day.
5. The first evidence of the use of the word Halloween comes from Scotland in the early 16th century. It was All-Hallows-Eve lingo.
6. The colors orange and black represent Halloween because orange is the color of pumpkins (and fall) and black is associated with death.
7. The tradition of carving a jack o’lantern began in the UK. They were carved on All Hallows’ Eve and left on the door step to ward off evil spirits.
8. The original gourds were carved from turnip or rutabaga.
9. Jack o’ lanterns got their name from the phenomenon of a strange light flickering over peat bogs.
10. Carving pumpkins into elaborately decorated lanterns dates back thousands of years to Africa. They were intentionally brought to the New World through the prehistoric migration through Asia.
11. A record for the most pumpkin lanterns lit simultaneously was set on October 21, 2006 when 30,128 pumpkin lanterns were lit simultaneously on Boston Common.
12. The world’s largest pumpkin was carved from the world’s largest pumpkin (at the time) on October 31, 2005 in Northern Cambria, Pennsylvania, United States by Scott Cully. The pumpkin weighed 1,469 pounds (666.33 kg),
13. Today, the record for the world’s largest pumpkin is held by Nick and Kristy Harp, whose pumpkin weighed 1,725 ​​pounds (782.45 kg).
14. Trick-or-treating is the Halloween custom where children in costumes go door-to-door asking for candy with the question “trick or treat?” The “trick” is a (usually idle) threat to do harm to the homeowners or their property if a deal is not given.
15. Many people believe that trick-or-treating developed from the Middle Ages custom of giving freshly baked soul cakes to children who went door-to-door on All Hallows’ Eve offering prayers.
16. Each soul cake eaten was believed to represent a soul released from purgatory.
17. In Sweden, children dress up as witches and go trick-or-treating on Holy Thursday (the Thursday before Easter).
18. In northern Germany, Norway, and southern Denmark, children dress up and go trick-or-treating on New Year’s Eve in a tradition called “Rummelpott.”
19. In Scotland, children are only supposed to get treats if they perform tricks for the homes they go to. This usually takes the form of singing a song or reciting a funny poem.
20. For several years (in the late 19th and early 20th centuries), Halloween in the US became identical to hooliganism.
21. In 1912, Boy Scout clubs and other community organizations came together to encourage a safe celebration of Halloween. School posters at this time called for a “Sane Halloween.”
22. In an effort to prevent damage to their property, homeowners began offering children candy if they promised not to play “tricks.”
23. By the late 1930s, trick-or-treating had become widespread.
24. Research conducted by the US National Confectioners Association in 2005 revealed that 80% of adults and 93% of children went trick-or-treating on Halloween.
25. The first screen depiction of Trick or Treating was in the Disney cartoon, “Trick or Treating.” In this cartoon, Huey, Duey, and Louie try to trick their uncle, Donald Duck, into giving them candy.
26. In 1964, a New York housewife upset about Halloween started handing out packages of non-food items to children she thought were too old to trick-or-treat. The packages contained items such as steel wool, dog biscuits, and ant buttons (which were clearly labeled with the word “poison”). Although no one was injured, she was prosecuted and she pleaded guilty to child endangerment.
27. In 1970, the New York Times published an article stating that “those Halloween treats kids collect this weekend on their ‘trick or treat’ rounds may bring them more horror than happiness.” He provided examples of possible manipulations. The examples were speculative, but they provoked a wave of fear.
28. In the 1980s, American and Canadian parents’ fear that trick-or-treating kids might endanger candy-eating reached a peak. In 1985, an ABC News/Washington Post poll found that 60% of parents feared their children would be injured or killed due to sabotage of Halloween candy.
29. Aside from one incident, actually an act of premeditated murder by the trick-or-treating parent, there have been no recorded incidents of malicious and deliberate candy handling during Halloween.
30. In 1970, a 5-year-old boy from the Detroit area found and ate heroin that his uncle had hidden. The boy died after a four-day coma. The family tried to protect the uncle by claiming the drug had been sprayed on the boy’s Halloween candy.
31. In 2008, candy with metal chips and metal blades embedded in it was found. The candies were Valentine’s Day Pokémon lollipops purchased at a Dollar General store in Polk County, Florida. The candy was determined to have been manufactured in China using faulty equipment.
32. In the US, Halloween accounts for 25% of candy sales for the year.
33. In the US, nearly $2 billion is spent each year on Halloween candy.
34. Candy corn is the most popular Halloween candy.
35. Candy corn was created by the American company Wunderlee Candy in the 1880s.
36. Snickers bars are the most popular chocolate bars sold on Halloween.
37. Snickers bars were created in 1930 by the Mars family. They named him after his family horse.
38. Research by the US National Retail Federation found that in 2005, 53% of Americans bought a Halloween costume, spending an average of $38.
39. The first mass-produced Halloween costumes appeared in the 1930s in the US.
40. Originally, Halloween costumes were scary characters like vampires, ghosts, skeletons, witches, and demons.
41. Today, Halloween costumes are often inspired by science fiction, television, movies, cartoons, and pop culture.
42. According to the US National Retail Federation, the most popular adult Halloween costume themes are, in order: witch, pirate, vampire, cat, and clown.
43. In 2009, the most popular Halloween character for adults and children was Michael Jackson. Michael Jackson died on June 25, 2009.
44. In 1966, the Batman TV series was so popular that a fabric company issued patterns for costumes.
45. Apple moving is a traditional Halloween game. The game is played by filling a tub or large container with water and putting apples in the water. Because apples are less dense than water, they will float. Players then try to catch one with their teeth.
46. ​​The apple shake is becoming less popular, possibly because more and more people consider it unhygienic.
47. Girls who put the apple they moved under their pillows are said to dream of their future lover.
48. On February 19, 2008, New Yorker Ashrita Furman tossed 33 apples in one minute to set a world record.
49. Agatha Christie’s mystery novel “Hallowe’en Party” is about a girl who drowns in a vat of apples.
50. New York City hosts the largest Halloween celebration in the United States, known as The Village Halloween Parade. The afternoon parade attracts more than two million spectators and participants.

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