Halloween Trivia

The name Halloween comes from "All Hallows Evening" Over $2 billion is spent on Halloween candy every year in the US People used to give out soul cakes instead of sweets at Halloween The Jack o'Lantern was originally carved from a turnip or large potato Pumpkins grow in colours other than orange - if you're lucky you an even buy blue-green ones! The largest pumpkins can weigh up to 75 pounds (34 kilos) Halloween originates from the Celtic Samhain festival People used to eat a Halloween meal in total silence - a dumb supper - in order to encourage spirits to visit Apple bobbing is thought to relate to the Roman goddess Pomona Some people believe that at Halloween the veil between this world and the spirit world is at its thinnest, allowing spirits to cross over In commercial terms, Halloween in the West is second only to Christmas The Michael Myers mask in the original Halloween movie was based on a cheap Captain Kirk (William Shatner) mask from a costume store