DID YOU KNOW?
Did you know that Halloween was originally called Hallowseve?
Halloween started off as a Celtic festival; the Celts would light bonfires and wear costumes to ward off the evil spirits.
Then, in the 8th century Pope Gregory III made November 1st All Saints Day because Hallowseve was on October 31st.
“Stingy Jack,” as the Irish legend has it, had a bad habit of playing tricks on the Devil. Then, when Jack died, God didn’t want him in Heaven; as a consequence, the devil, mad about the tricks he played, did not want to claim his soul either and sent Jack off to roam the earth at night with only a hot coal to light the way -- hence, the lighted Jack-o-lantern.
Fun Fact:
- The first Jack-o-lanterns were actually made from turnips!
- The largest pumpkin ever measured weighed in at 2,032 pounds and took 105 days to grow.
- A full-moon is rare on Halloween.
- Halloween is the 2nd most commercial holiday in the United States -- second to, you guessed it -- Christmas.
Adapted from: Willett, Megan. "13 Facts You Never Knew About Halloween." Business Insider. N.p., 24 Oct. 2013. Web. 30 Sept. 2015.
