Halloween Experts

Traditions, superstitions, legends and facts; the following are interesting tidbits about our favorite holiday. Since Halloween is the third biggest party day of the year, right behind New Year’s Eve and the Super Bowl, you might be able to use some of these facts for your own Halloween party trivia contest!

22% of Americans believe that they have seen or felt the presence of a ghost.

The next full moon on Halloween Night will occur in 2020.

The first Jack O’Lanterns were hollowed out turnips, and originated in Ireland.

Believe it or not, experts say that chocolate is better for your teeth than hard candy.

“Trick or Treat for UNICEF” began in Philadelphia in 1950, when a group of trick or treaters and their pastor collected $17 for needy children overseas.

At least one third of all adults in the U.S. dress up for Halloween.

The most filmed movie character of all time is Dracula.

Albert Einstein ate six bags of candy corn per day!

90% of parents admit to sneaking goodies from their kids’ Halloween trick-or-treat bags.

Wearing costumes on Halloween night originated during the Celtic celebration of Samhain. Costumes were worn to keep the spirits of the dead from recognizing the living.

Pumpkins are native to Central America, where natives used them as food, dried the skins for weaving into mats, and snacked on pumpkin seeds.

Early American settlers believed pumpkin seeds to be a cure for freckles.

To meet a witch, put your clothes on inside out and walk backwards on Halloween night.

The correct spelling of Halloween is Hallowe’en.

Tootsie Rolls were the first wrapped penny candy in America.

Of all the pumpkins marketed in the U.S. each year, 99% are used as Jack O’Lanterns.

In the movie “Halloween” the mask worn by Michael Meyers is actually the mask of William Shatner painted white