Happy and Blessed Samhain!
Today’s blog is nothing but fun Halloween facts.
Halloween is the second grossing holiday after
Christmas.
Samhain is the last of the harvest festivals marking
the beginning of winter and the end of the harvest season. It is a time when it
is believed that spirits and fairies can easily move throughout our world. There
is a belief that souls of the dead could revisit their homes. Places at the
dinner table were often set for the dead to welcome them home for the night.
Carving
pumpkins is an American thing. In the U.K. and
Ireland they historically carve turnips and potatoes.
Did you know pumpkins come in other colors? Green, yellow, red, white, and blue are some
other color varieties other than orange.
Souling
is a tradition of going door to door offering prayers for the dead in exchange
for soul cakes and other treats.
Mumming
is a tradition of parading in costume while chanting and play acting.
Samhainophobia
is the fear of Halloween.
50 percent of children prefer their Halloween candy
to be chocolate. (Smart kids) 24 percent prefer non chocolate and 10 percent
prefer gum.
Ireland is thought to be the birthplace of
Halloween.
If a person wears his or her clothes inside out and
walks backwards on Halloween it was believed they would see a witch at
midnight.
Both Salem, MA and Anoka, MN are self-proclaimed
Halloween capitals of the world. Okay, really in my book Salem hands down! Sorry
MN you may be a “safe and family friendly” place for Halloween, but Salem has
the haunted history in my opinion.
In the U.K. people would dress up in disguise and go
from house to house singing in exchange for food. Some went house to house
threatening mischief if not welcomed.
Tootsie Rolls were the first wrapped penny candy in
America.
Snickers bars are ranked #1 for Halloween candy.
Hope you all found these facts I found on the
internet to be fun. Have a safe and Spooky Halloween!
Next week we start with scrapping the 101 stuff and
moving a little deeper with the blog.
Blessings All,
Wendy
Wendy
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