Because of the unknown, Halloween is the one of the most captivating holidays, often celebrated by both adults and children. The element of surprise makes it fun and unpredictable. Enlighten yourself with Halloween trivia and fun facts to enjoy the holiday even more. Take the trivia and make a quiz for your next party!
1. Orange and black are Halloween colors because orange
is associated with the Fall harvest and black is associated
with darkness and death.
2. Jack o’ lanterns originated in Ireland where
people placed candles in hollowed-out turnips to keep away
spirits and ghosts on the Samhain holiday.
3. Pumpkins also come in white, blue and green.
Great for unique monster carvings!
4. 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.
5. Tootsie Rolls were the first wrapped penny candy
in America.
6. 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.
7. Halloween candy sales average about 2 billion
dollars annually in the United States.
8. Chocolate candy bars top the list as the most
popular candy for trick-or-treaters with Snickers #1.
9. Halloween is the 2nd most commercially successful
holiday, with Christmas being the first.
10. Bobbing for apples is thought to have originated
from the roman harvest festival that honors Pamona, the goddess
of fruit trees.
11. Black cats were once believed to be witch's
familiars who protected their powers.
Monster Trivia & Folklore
12. Signs of a werewolf are a unibrow, hair palms,
tattoos, and a long middle finger.
13. Vampires are mythical beings who defy death by
sucking the blood of humans.
14. In 1962, the Count Dracula Society was founded.
15. To this day, there are vampire clubs and societies
with people claiming to be real vampires.
16. 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.
17. Many people still believe that gargoyles were created
by medieval architects and stone carvers to ward off evil spirits.
Creepy Snippets
18. If you see a spider on Halloween, it is the spirit
of a loved on watching over you.
19. Worldwide, bats are vital natural enemies of
night-flying insects.
20. The common little brown bat of North America has the
longest life span for a mammal it's size, with a life span
averaging 32 years.
21. In about 1 in 4 autopsies, a major disease is
discovered that was previously undetected.
22. The Ouija Board ended up outselling the game of
Monopoly in its first full year at Salem. Over two million
copies of the Ouija Board were shipped.
Halloween is on October 31st, the last day of the Celtic calendar. It was originally a pagan holiday, honoring
the dead. Halloween was referred to as All Hallows Eve and dates back to over 2000 years ago.
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