Fun facts about Halloween

Angie Moss, Trending Editor
October 26, 2015

  1. Be glad you don’t have to dance for your treat anymore.
    1. According to Huffington Post, most experts trace trick-or-treating back to the European practice of “mumming,” or “guysing.” Participants had to go around performing choreographed routines, skits or songs — that’s right, they mapped these routines out in order to ensure their delectable treats.
  2. Maybe Halloween really is the Devil’s holiday?
    1. This day was in fact dedicated to the devil, according to List Verse. However, it was meant to mock the devil, not worship him. It was believed that the best way to attack the devil was to address his greatest weakness — his pride. The traditional costume you see floating around now of the devil with a tail and horns is meant to cause him to flee and ultimately rid the world of him.
  3. Be careful around “fake” dead bodies…
    1. There have been a few incidents in previous years when actual corpses were mistaken for a dummy. In 2012, a mailman mistook the body of a man that had just collapsed for a realistic dummy. Before that, people saw a body hanging from a tree and assumed it was just a Halloween decoration when it was really the body of a woman who had committed suicide.
  4. Hold off on adopting black cats.
    1. Most shelters won’t allow black cats to be adopted around Halloween time for fear that they may be sacrificed.
  5. The Movie “Halloween” had a really low budget.
    1. Okay so this may not be about Halloween itself, but it’s about the movie. According to Mirror, the movie had a desperately low budget and needed to dress Michael Myers up in the cheapest way possible. The mask used for Michael Myers’ face was a William Shatner mask. Obviously the producers touched it up with spray paint to make it scarier, but still. Can you ever look at Michael Myers the same way again?
  6. Jack O’Lanterns weren’t originally made from pumpkins?
    1. Apparently Jack O’Lanterns were made from turnips in the beginning. This tradition began in England. The Irish took the tradition to America and began using pumpkins instead of turnips because they were cheaper. Thankfully. Imagine a turnip spice latte. No thanks.
  7. World Wars make Halloween difficult.
    1. Sugar rations due to the two World Wars meant that kids didn’t get candy until the 1940s. That’s unimaginable.
  8. Check yourself before you wreck yourself.
    1. Candy that you get while trick-or-treating could be poisoned or drugged. Check out the candy or treats you get before you eat it. Keep yourself safe.