Halloween Trivia

en is the 2nd most commercially successfulenvironment.
holiday in the US calendar after Christmas .This trivia is quite interesting too—It’s
Orange and black are Halloween colors becausesaid that if you can catch a leaf as it falls below,
orange is the color of Fall, of harvest and blackyou would not catch a cold during the following
stands for death, decay and darkness.winter, and if you catch it between Michaelmas
In the United States, Halloween candy sales(September 29) and Halloween (October 31), the
average about 2 billion dollars in one year.following year would be a fulfilling and prosperous
Black cats are believed to be witch's familiars whoone.
protected their powers. It’s also believedHazel nuts were believed to have mystical
that witches sometimes move about in the guisepowers which helped one see the future. The nut
of black cats.was (or so was believed) at its strongest on
If a person has a joint brow, hairy palms, tattoos,Halloween night. For this reason, the Halloween
and a long middle finger, it indicates traces of anight was also called 'Nutcrack Night' in England.
werewolf in him/ her.Lovers often used hazelnuts to gain foresight into
The Count Dracula Society was founded in thetheir relationships.
year 1962.One very popular Halloween game for young
For many decades, the United Nations Childrens'maidens was to place a row of hazel nuts along
Fund (UNICEF) has given out boxes to children sothe edge of a hot fire grate. Each nut was then
that they can collect money on Halloween. Duringassigned a name, including the name of the
the 1950's, some US public schools prohibitedperson she wished to wed. Next the following
these boxes, because they suspected it to be arhyme was pronounced “If you love me pop
Communist plot.and fly; if you hate me, burn and die”. The
An old belief in England is that the best time torest, of course, you can pretty well guess !
spot fairies is between twilight and midnight withAmerica reserves two age-old love superstitions
the best days Halloween (October 31), May Day,for the young women. It’s believed that if
Midsummer Day (June 24), Lady Day (March 25)a young maiden looked into the waters of a
and Christmas (December 25)nearby spring at Halloween night carrying a
For more than 20 years, the town of Hancock,lantern, she would be able to see the face of her
MD has declined to assign a specific date forhusband-to-be. She can also wait until dawn to
Halloween celebrations. They hold that if they setsee this miracle. At dawn, she must place a
aside a particular date for the holiday and a kidbroken egg in a glass when she arrives at the
gets hurt during the trick-or-treating then thespring. Then she should pour some of the fresh
town might be liable for the injuries and damages.water into the glass with the egg. As the belief
The school board of Hillsborough NJ shuns allgoes, she is supposed to spot the face of her
religious observances in its premises. They havefuture husband along with the faces of children
replaced Halloween with a ‘Fall Festival’that the couple may have after some time.
and Valentine's Day with ‘Special PersonIn England a young maiden was believed to be
Day’.able to see her future husband in the candle light
A few Evangelical Christian churches offerreflection of a mirror. She should then throw an
substitute ways for Halloween celebrations. Whileapple peel over her shoulder. The initial that it
some inspire their associates to distribute Bibleformed when it landed was said to be the first
tracts along with or instead of Halloween candyletter of her true love’s name.
treats, others hold Trunk-or-Treat parties, inThis one’s real whacky for all
which members park their cars in the parking lotpumpkin-lovers across the globe—the Native
of the church, distribute treats from theAmerican name for pumpkins is
car-trunks and invite the children into the church‘isquotersquash’. The world's largest
for a Christian party. Costumes are permittedpumpkin weighed 1,061 pounds.
only if it’s in keeping with the Christian