Funny Facts You Didn’t Know About Halloween 2019

Funny Facts You Didn’t Know About Halloween 2019

The Living Legend
Ahmad Javed Kamran Amiri
Dated: Wednesday 23rd October 2019

1.       Ireland Is The Birthplace Of Halloween As They Are Thinking.

Halloween is an ancient Celtic celebration. The Celts, who lived 2,000 years ago in what is now Ireland, England and northern France, celebrated New Year's Day on November 1. For them, it was the end of summer and the time of harvest, but it was the beginning of the colder and darker days of the year, which some saw as dead. The Celts believed that the day before the New Year, the boundary between the living and the dead would disappear. So they celebrated the night of October 31 with the belief that their dead spirits had returned to Earth.

While many people were having trouble getting through the cold season, the Celts thought the presence of ghosts would make Celtic clerics and priests better predict the future. For people who were totally dependent on such thinking, these predictions - right or wrong - made life more secure and comfortable during the dark, cold days of winter.

2.       Some People Believes That Halloween is A Great Day For Finding Your Soulmate.

Some people believes that by celebrating the Halloween on Halloween night (31^st October) you will probably find the soul that can be your soulmate  which is made for you and your soul.

3.       To Light Fire Near Their Home That Would Catch The Flame From The Great Fire They Knew Was Sacred.

At the end of the ceremony, they lit a fire near their home that would catch the flame from the great fire they knew was sacred, thereby protecting them from the cold of winter. The Celts were not yet called Halloween but Samhain. But over time this celebration has undergone some changes by Christians.

4.       Some People Believes That Once Jack-O’-Lanterns Were Made of Horseradish’s, Cabbages, Potatoes, Beets and Turnips— Not the Pumpkins.

Jack-o'-lantern: Orange pumpkins cut in different shapes and with candles inside, seen as Halloween night lanterns, are called Jack Lanterns and have a Celtic background.

5.       After Christmas the Second Highest Grossing Holiday is Halloween.

A research showed that Halloween is the second highest grossing holiday after Christmas in United States specially in North America.

6.       Some People thought that Halloween is originated around 2,000 B.C., which simply means that Halloween has been in this world around for over 4,000 years.

The date goes back more than 2,000 years, and its beginning has been very serious indeed. The night of October 31, known as Halloween (the two-word Halloween combination of Hallow which means holy and E'en, which means Evening, in Irish accent simply we can say that Halloween means Holy Evening), is rooted in Celtic customs (the earliest inhabitants of the British Isles) and its customs more than Ireland and Scotland has come.

7.       The Child who born on the Night of Halloween has the Ability to talk with dead spirits.

It is also usual that lots of people believe in this, that if a child born on Halloween; is a holy, strong and brave who has the ability of talking to the dead spirits.

8.            Halloween is the 2^nd Most Expensive Festival in United States of America after Christmas.

Although Halloween has no American roots, it has become one of the largest celebrations in America. Today, Americans spend about $ 6 billion on Halloween celebrations, making Halloween the second-most expensive celebration of Americans after Christmas.

9.            It wasn't celebrated in the United States until the second half of the 19th century, but after that the influx of immigrants from Ireland and the surrounding area to the United States soon made it an annual American celebration.

10.        One of the Hallmarks of Halloween that is still seen today is chocolate collecting.

 In the past, poor people in every city used to demand food from other people, and they also cooked and celebrated the Halloween cake they called "soul cake", believing that by helping they, the poor, pray for their dead.

11.       Almost a Quarter of all Chocolate Sold in the United States Is Bought on Halloween.

In Halloween kids are collecting lots of chocolates and candies and most impotently the chocolates and candies that they collecting is almost 12,000 calories.

12.       The Tradition of Wearing Disguises is also of Celtic and European Origin.

As it was said on Halloween night, people believed that ghosts were coming to Earth, so they disguised themselves in disguises and masks in the city in order not to be identified!

13.    On Halloween Day, People Were Putting Food Bowls Outside the House to Get the Spirits Out Of Their Homes.

They believed this would prevent ghosts and death in their home.

14.            Cutting And Shaping Pumpkins Was also an Irish Tradition.

However, they initially used turnip instead of pumpkin. They emptied the inside of the turnip and made it look like a face and used it as a lantern. They believed that they would remove the evil spirits from their homes and lives. Since the 18th century, pumpkins have been replaced by turnips, as they were found to be abundant and easier to give to their liking.

15.       Fireworks, Apples Playing, Visiting Deserted and Scary Places, Telling Scary Stories and Watching Horror Movies This Night.

Some people lighting firs in front of their homes and playing apples such as killing the apples with knifes, going sightseeing to deserts, mountains caves, grave yards and places which are scary. And some of the people who are celebrating Halloween night are telling scary stories, watching scary and horror movies.