Do you know some cool fun facts and information about Halloween? If not this is what I will be discussing in my article. Halloween takes place on October 31st every year. People believe that on this day the souls of the dead people return to their homes, so people dress up in costumes and lit bonfires to ward off spirits. Halloween has a big meaning behind it that not everyone knows about. Halloween in the 19th- century was popularized by immigrants in the U.S.
My next information about Halloween is some of the meaning behind stuff. Did you know that ¨Trick or Treating” involved a tradition called souling? I do not think everyone knows this kind of information and it is good that we learn from it. Another thing is Jack-Õ- Lanterns come from an Irish folk tale about “Stingy Jack.¨ Did you also know Candy Corn used to be called chicken feet? It was not till the 1970s that candy was handed out to trick-or-treaters.
Here are some more interesting facts about Halloween and stuff around it. Around $3 million dollars Americans spend on Halloween candy. That is a lot of candy and a lot of money. This fact is creepy. Michael Myers face mask is the face of a well known celebrity. The celebrity is from William Shatner as Captain Kirk in Star Trek. Another fact is Des Moines has a unique tradition called Beggars´ Night. I can see why it would be called that cause on Halloween kids beg for candy going house to house. A fun fact is the record for the fastest pumpkin carving was 16.47 seconds. In this article I hope you learned more about the meaning behind Halloween and some fun facts about this holiday.
