Halloween… Spooky, mysterious, weird, fun and candy!
These are some words you could use to describe this day and so many are afraid of this scary but fascinating celebration.
In some countries of the world, Halloween is a huge deal. Ireland and America are some of them and the celebration is one of the things people are looking forward.
These are some spooky facts about Halloween you should know!
- Samhainophobia is the medical term for a pathalogical fear of Halloween.
- Owls are a popular Halloween symbol because in the medieval times, it was believed that owls were witches.
- Did you see a spider on Halloween’s night? Well, that means that someone who was close to you, is watching over you.
- if you put your clothes on inside-out and walk backwards at Halloween, the legend says, that you will se a witch at night!
- There is a popular Irish Christian folktale associated with the jack-o’-lantern,which in folklore is said to represent a “soul who has been denied entry into both heaven and hell.
- In some parts of the USA animal shelters do not allow the adoption of black cats on Halloween because people fear that they will be sacrificed.
- It was believed by the Gaels that on October 31, the boundaries between the worlds of the living and the dead got a little blurry and the dead would come back to life and wreak havoc among the living.
- If you want to scare a spirit you should wear a mask.
- Harry Houdini was one of the most famous magicians. He died in 1926 on Halloween night as a result of appendicitis brought on by three stomach punches. Kind weird, right?
- In colonial America, Halloween involved the baking of a special cake! Bakers would hide various things in the cake to tell the future.If a man or a woman chew on a thimble it meant that they would have bad luck when it came to love.
- It is quite common, that kids suffer from food poisoning on Halloween. Be careful.
- Some myths say that witches turn into black cats, especially on Halloween.
- Salem, Massachusetts is the self-proclaimed Halloween capital of the world.
- Some people light candles on Halloween. If the candles go out with out somebody blowing them, then a spirit just visited the house!
- On All Hallows’ Eve, Christians in some parts of the world visit cemeteries to pray and place flowers and candles on the graves of their loved ones.
