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• Halloween originated as a Pagan holiday. Dating back to 2,000 years ago, it has always been celebrated on October 31st since it is the last day of the Celtic calendar.
• Trick-or-Treating originated when the poor would beg the rich for food. If the rich refused, the poor played rude pranks on them. The rich would hand out sweet treats in an attempt to avoid the rude tricks. The tradition continues today.
• The world wide known Halloween colors of orange and black are represented by the fall harvest and darkness.
• Jack-o-Lanterns first originated when people in Ireland, in an attempt to ward off ghosts and evil spirits from their home, placed candles inside turnips.
• Not all pumpkins are orange! There are variations of the fruit in blue, green, and white.
• What was the first wrapped penny candy in the United States? The first thing that may come to mind is butterscotch or another type of hard candy, but in all reality the first wrapped penny candy in the U.S. was the Tootsie Roll!
• Costumes began with the old Celtic belief that spirits roamed the countryside on Halloween night. In order to not be recognized as humans, they put on masks and costumes as a disguise.
• Sales from Halloween candy in the United States make a profit of about 2 billion dollars every year.
• Black Cats were once believed to have been protectors of witch’s magic ability.
• Founded in 1962, the Count Dracula Society was formed and is now only one of the millions of Vampire clubs around the world. These Clubs have members that actually claim to be real vampires.
• The number one candy of choice on Halloween is Chocolate. Snickers Bars being the top choice and Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups coming close in second.
• One quarter of all the candy sold annually is sold in the Halloween season (from September to November).
• All Americans decorate their homes at Halloween right? Wrong! Only about 86% of the homes in the United States get decorated on this sweet holiday.
• On Halloween of 1926, Harry Houdini, the famous illusionist, died in Detroit, MI.
• 48% of all Americans believe in ghosts.
• 22% of all Americans claim to have seen or felt a ghost or spirit.
• More than 78% of all Americans believe in life after death.
• About 1/3 of all adults in America grab a costume and join the children in the festive activities.
• Halloween is the second most commercially popular holiday coming in second only to Christmas.
There are many more facts about the Halloween holiday that many people “claim” to know but in all reality, it’s just another dark mystery!
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