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Halloween Trivia
Halloween Trivia
& Fun Facts
& Fun Facts
Orange and black are Halloween colors because orange is associated
Fall harvest and black is associated with darkness and death.
Jack o’ Lanterns originated in Ireland where people placed candles in hollowed-out turnips to keep away spirits and ghosts on the Samhain hol- iday.
Pumpkins also come in white, blue and green. Great for unique monster carvings!
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.
Tootsie Rolls were the first wrapped penny candy in America.
The ancient Celts thought that spir- its and ghosts roamed the countryside on Halloween night. They began wearing masks and costumes to avoid being recognized as human.
Halloween candy sales average about 2 billion dollars annually in the United States.
Chocolate candy bars top the list as the most popular candy for trick-or- treaters with Snickers #1.
Halloween is the 2nd most commer- cially successful holiday, with Christmas being the first.
Bobbing for apples is thought to have originated from the roman har- vest festival that honors Pamona, the goddess of fruit trees.
Black cats were once believed to be witch's familiars who protected their powers.
The fear of Halloween is known as Samhainopobia.
In the United States, the first city- wide celebration was in Anoka, Minnesota in 1921.
More than 93% of children, under the age of 12, will go out trick-or-treat- ing.
Over $1.5 billion is spent on cos- tumes each year and more than $2.5 billion on other Halloween parapher- nalia
About 50% of adults dress up for Halloween, while 67% take part in the activities, such as parties, decorating the house, and trick-or-treating with their children.
86% of Americans decorate their house for Halloween.
Over 10% of pet owners dress their pets in Halloween costumes.
The first Halloween card was made in the early 1920’s. These days, over 28 million Halloween cards are sent each year. U.S. consumers spend about $50 million on Halloween greet- ings.
Halloween candy sales average about $2 billion annually in the United States and it is the largest candy-pur- chasing holiday.
90% of parents admit to sneaking goodies from their kids’ Halloween trick-or-treat bags.
More than 35 million pounds of candy corn will be produced this year. That equates to nearly 9 billion pieces – enough to circle the moon nearly 4 times if
Signs of a werewolf are a unibrow, hair palms, tattoos, and a long middle finger.
Vampires are mythical beings who defy death by sucking the blood of humans.
In 1962, The Count Dracula Society was founded by Dr. Donald A. Reed.
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