Some Interesting Halloween Facts

I Love Halloween

Halloween is a great time of year, with so many opportunities for so many good times. I love it – not only because I get to cram candy into my face without abandon – but because it is just so much fun to decorate and entertain with the intent to frighten. But have you ever stopped to wonder just how Halloween came to be. After all, it’s not exactly “normal” to for adults to dress-up as devils, werewolves or other creatures of the night – is it? How did this holiday work its way into our subconscious anyway, that we all seem to love it so much?

Some Interesting Halloween Facts:

• The Celts believed that souls of the dead visited the earth every October 31.
• All Hallows Eve was the evening before All Saints Day which is celebrated on November 1.
• In Mexico, they celebrate El Dia de los Muertos or the Day of the Dead starting the evening of October 31.
• Halloween also marks the end of harvest season. The end of October marks the time that pastures and fields dry up. The animals were brought in from the pasture to be butchered and the remaining vegetables left in fields and gardens were left to rot. This part of the season often brought about reminisce of loved ones that were lost.
• In 1800's people started to have parties. Part of the celebrations included costumes, fortune telling and games such as bobbing for apples.
• At the turn of the century, cities were overcrowded and Halloween marked the time to let off steam by playing practical jokes such as turning over out houses. By the 1930's things had gotten out of hand and serious damage was being done on Halloween. There was a movement to have children go door to door and ask for candy as an alternative to vandalism.

Halloween Fun

 Here are some nice Halloweenie items ...

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	Halloween Tree (Video) Spock (Leonard Nimoy) waxes spooky as Death personified in this video retelling of Ray Bradbury's classic Halloween adventure. A Hanna-Barbera animated presentation, The Halloween...more Average Customer Rating: 4.5 out of 5 (See the reviews) List Price: $14.98 Lowest Used Price: $11.95 (as of 8/30/2008@6:43 AM) Lowest New Price: $93.79 (as of 8/30/2008@6:43 AM)

Your Ideas of Halloween Fun

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