Grab a Handful Of Halloween Facts

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Claire McLone

It Halloween! To get into the spirit of the holiday celebration, I researched various facts on the traditions of Halloween. Here are a few of my favorite to get you to be on the look out for Halloween superstitions. To get more of these spooky facts click on the links under this article!

         1. Owls are a Halloween symbol, thought to be witches in the medieval times. If you hear their call on Halloween night it is meant that someone has died.

2. If you spot a spider on the spooky holiday, it is said to be a deceased loved one’s soul keeping a caring eye on you.

3. The tradition of putting on masks initially started with pagans putting on animal skins and heads 2000 years ago, in order to ward off evil spirits at the time of Halloween.

4. In a similar manner, the tradition of trick or treating wearing scary costumes started because people believed ghosts would disguise themselves as humans and go from door to door asking for food or money. If their request was denied, the ghost would begin haunting the house of the one who refused it.

5. It was once believed cats protected the powers of witches, which was why they are associated with bad luck on Halloween.

6. Samhainophobia is the fear of Halloween.

7. Halloween is also known as All Hallows’ Eve, Witches Night, Lamswool Snap-Apple Night, and Summer’s End.

8. Only 6 states produce a majority of the holiday’s pumpkins. According to the United States Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service, in 2014 the top pumpkin-producing states — Illinois, California, Ohio, New York, Pennsylvania, and Michigan — produced 1.31 billion pounds of pumpkins.

9. The word witch comes from the word “wica,” an Old Saxon word that means “wise one” according to the National Confectioners Association.

10. In 2010, Belleville, Illinois became the latest city to ban trick-or-treating for kids over 12. Teens can even face fines ranging from $100 to $1,000 for going door-to-door.

https://www.ibtimes.com/halloween-facts-2018-11-lesser-known-things-about-all-hallows-eve-2728664

http://www.northwestgeorgianews.com/catoosa_walker_news/halloween-facts-and-trivia/article_40b6f790-dab6-11e8-ba5a-47873f8423b8.html