It’s Halloween! Our favorite holiday. And in honor of our favorite holiday we feel it is only write to share our knowledge of the day with you.
Halloween began as the Celtic holiday Samhain, pronounced Sowwwin. Samhain is the day of the year where the barriers between the worlds of the living and dead are at their thinnest. Spooky, eh?
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Well back in the day, the Celts would dress up to disguise themselves as fellow spirits as their world was invaded by the other side.
There were no jack o lanterns, either, at least not as we know them today. Back then it was all about the turnip.
The turnips were hollowed out and a candle was placed inside.
The name Halloween originates from All Hallows Evening aka All Hallows Evening. aka modern-day Halloween.
Guising was the old school was of trick-or-treating. In Scotland and Ireland kids would go door to door in costumes collecting coins and food. But they’d only get a handout if they did a trick aka sang a song or did a dance.
A lot of people hate candy corn, but even more love it. More than 35 million pounds of candy corn are produced every year.
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This Halloween the most popular Halloween costume for 2010 is…Lady Gaga. Snooki comes in a close second.
Pumpkins don’t just come in orange, folks. They also come in blue. How badass is that?
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The most popular candy bar given out on Halloween is..dun dun dunnn…Snickers.
Samhainophobia is the fear of Halloween.
Pumpkins, while they look like they would fit in the vegetable category, are actually fruits.
More than 10 percent of pet owners dress their cats and dogs in Halloween costumes.
People spend a lot of money on Halloween. Christmas is the most commercially successful holiday in the U.S., but Halloween follows close behind in second place.
The world record for the largest pumpkin is held by a gourd weighing in at 1,285 lbs.