Halloween is the one of the most captivating holidays, celebrated by both adults and children. Halloween-website.com offers these Halloween trivia and fun facts:
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Orange and black are Halloween colors because orange is
associated with the Fall harvest and black is associated with darkness
and death.
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Jack o’ Lanterns originated in Ireland where people placed
candles in hollowed-out turnips to keep away spirits and ghosts on the
Samhain holiday.
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Pumpkins also come in white, blue and green. Great for unique monster carvings!
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Halloween was brought to North America by immigrants from
Europe who would celebrate the harvest around a bonfire, share ghost
stories, sing, dance and tell fortunes.
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Tootsie Rolls were the first wrapped penny candy in America.
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The ancient Celts thought that spirits and ghosts roamed the
countryside on Halloween night. They began wearing masks and costumes to
avoid being recognized as human.
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Halloween candy sales average about $2 billion annually in the United States.
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Chocolate candy bars top the list as the most popular candy for trick-or-treaters, with Snickers No. 1.
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Halloween is the 2nd most commercially successful holiday, with Christmas being first.
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Bobbing for apples is thought to have originated from the roman harvest festival that honors Pamona, the goddess of fruit trees.
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Black cats were once believed to protect a witch’s powers.
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Vampires are mythical beings who defy death by sucking the blood of humans.
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There really are so-called vampire bats, but they’re not from
Transylvania. They live in Central and South America and feed on the
blood of cattle, horses and birds.
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Many people still believe that gargoyles were created by medieval architects and stone carvers to ward off evil spirits.
