Halloween is the one of the most captivating holidays due to the unknown, often celebrated by both adults and children. The element of surprise makes it fun and unpredictable.
Halloween was brought to North America by immigrants from Europe who would celebrate the harvest around a bonfire, share ghost stories, sing, dance and tell fortunes.
The ancient Celts thought that spirits and ghosts roamed the countryside on Halloween night. They began wearing masks and costumes to avoid being recognized as human.
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Halloween candy sales average about 2 billion dollars annually in the United States.
Chocolate candy bars top the list as the most popular candy for trick-or-treaters with Snickers #1.
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Halloween is the 2nd most commercially successful holiday, with Christmas being the first.
Many people still believe that gargoyles were created by medieval architects and stone carvers to ward off evil spirits.
If you see a spider on Halloween, it is the spirit of a loved on watching over you.
According to superstition, if you stare into a mirror at midnight on Halloween, you will see your future spouse.
The world's record for biggest pumpkin is currently held by a gigantic gourd weighing a whopping 1,385 pounds!
Daylight Savings Ends November 3rd at 2am Don’t Forget to FALL BACK One Hour.
Fun Facts about Daylight Savings:
· Benjamin Franklin suggested firing cannons at sunrise to help sluggish sleepers get out of bed during the change over?
· Were you also aware that in the 1950s and 1960s where was no uniform DST rules so the U.S. internal clock was thrown into complete chaos. For example, the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul were on different clocks. Imagine waking up in St. Paul and driving to work in Minneapolis only to realize that you were late for your shift.
· Here’s a fact that most of us never think about. Twins born during the switch could find that the second born twin is actually listed as being born first. For example, one twin is born at 1:50am and the next twin is born at 2:01am. Because the closed fall back at 2:00am the second twin will be listed as being born at 1:01am. The older brother or sister all of a sudden becomes the younger of the pair.
· One big positive note to mention is that the U.S. Crime Rate decreases when daylight savings time goes into effect.
· And a final and impressive note, in 1999 Palestinian terrorists forgot about daylight saving time when programming bombes they wanted to transport into Israel. Three terrorists were killed when the timer on their bombs went off one hour before they had planned.
Happy Halloween,
Carol Murphy