HALLOWEEN

31 OCTOBER

• Hallowe'en
• Allhalloween
• All Hallow's Eve
• All Saints' Eve

HISTORY

• It originated with the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain.
• This day marked the end of summer and the beginning of the dark, cold winter.

Trick-or-treat
People dress up in costumes and go house to house asking for food or money.

TOP 6 HALLOWEEN SYMBOLS

• Witches
• Jack O'Lanterns
• Masks and costumes
• Ghosts
• Skeletons
• Black cats

HALLOWEEN FACTS

• Halloween is the 2nd commercial holiday in the USA.
• Americans spend about $86 on Halloween every year.

FACTS

• The fastest pumpkin carving lasted 16.47 seconds.
• Once Jack O'Lanterns were carved out of turnips, potatoes.

COSTUMES

• The most popular children costumes are superheroes.

SWEETS!

• Candy corn is king!
• 75% of treats will be chocolate.
• The most popular chocolate treats- Reese's Peanut Butter Cups, Kit Kat Bars.

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!