Halloween is coming in one more month so i wanted to give you a few fun facts about it.
- Originally, you had to dance for your “treat.”
2. Halloween is more Irish than St. Patrick’s Day.
3. In a few American towns, Halloween was originally referred to as “Cabbage Night.”
4. Studies have shown that Halloween actually makes kids act more evil.
5. Halloween is the second highest grossing commercial holiday after Christmas.
6. The word “witch” comes from the Old English wicce, meaning “wise woman.” In fact, wiccanwere highly respected people at one time.
7. According to popular belief, witches held one of their two main meetings, or sabbats, on Halloween night.
8. Samhainophobia is the fear of Halloween.
9. According to tradition, if a person wears his or her clothes inside out and then walks backwards on Halloween, he or she will see a witch at midnight.
10. It’s believed that Halloween has been around for 6000 years.
11. The word Halloween is an abbreviated version of the phrases All Hallows’ Eve or All Hallows’ Evening.
12. Trick-or-treating began in areas of the United Kingdom and Ireland. People went house-to-house “souling” – asking for small breads called “soul cakes” in exchange for prayer.
13. The first Jack O’Lanterns were actually made from turnips.