Neat Halloween Facts!

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In honor of today being Halloween (aka the Night of the Phantoms) here are a few neat facts about this spooky celebration:

1. If you use (or sell) Silly String in Hollywood on Halloween, you'll either have to pay a massive fine of 1,000 dollars or spend six months in jail. Yikes! o.o

2. The Irish brought the tradition of Halloween to America, but it died out considerably after sugar was rationed for World War 2. Afterwards, it was brought back to life by various TV shows and comic strips, making the holiday popular again! :D

3. Originally, instead of pumpkins being carved for Halloween, TURNIPS were carved!

4. The next full moon on Halloween won't occur until 2020. So much for the spooky theory that Halloween often brings full moons! X3 Also, next year, Halloween will be on a Saturday.

5. Originally, Halloween was a Celtic festival known as Hallow's Eve! Spooky name, huh? ^W^

6. People think that long ago, the tradition of "souling" would occur when the poor would knock on doors and ask for food in exchange for prayers for the dead.

7. Even wonder where the 'trick' in 'trick-or-treat' comes from? Well, believe it or not, people used to play pranks on Halloween! This included egging houses, opening farmer's gates, and even tipping over outhouses! Yikes! :O

8. Pumpkins, such as the kind we carve for Halloween, are perhaps the oldest domestic plants on Earth! British colonists used to rely on them to survive once they arrived in North America.

9. Wearing costumes on Halloween originally started because the Irish believed in spirits. From this, the custom of dressing up as ghosts and witches arose.

10. The largest pumpkin in the world was grown by a Californian man. At 2,032 pounds, it was nearly the size of a small car!

Hope you've enjoyed, and have a hauntingly AMAZING Halloween! ;D