Oct. 31 is the night that reminds us that the light days of summer are long gone, and the darkness of winter will soon arrive.
Can we all agree that Halloween is the creepiest night of the year? It's the eve when bats fly, dogs howl, and spooky energy perfumes the air. Houses decorated with spiders and skeletons beckon costumed children to fill their bags with candy as their anxious parents pray they don't slip on wet leaves or break a tooth on hard candy.
Readers will learn many Halloween fun facts, including how much people spend on Halloween, the top costumes for children and pets, the state that harvests the most pumpkins, and the original name of the Disney movie "Hocus Pocus." Grab your bucket of candy corn, click through Stacker's list, and let the fun begin.
In one state, a clergy costume is a misdemeanor. Alabamians donning clergy costumes are considered to be breaking the law and may be subject to a $500 fine and up to a year in jail. Note to self, when in Alabama on Oct. 31 do not dress up as a priest, rabbi, or nun. Halloween sales expected to reach $8.8 billion. Shoppers are reported to spend an average of $102.74 for Halloween 2022. In 2021, they spent $92.12. Total spending in the U.S. is projected to be $10.6 billion, up from last year's $10.1 billion.
Some Halloween rituals involved matchmaking. In 18th-century Ireland, a matchmaking cook may add a ring to her mashed potatoes on Halloween eve hoping to inspire true love to the lucky diner who discovers it. Fortune tellers in Scotland advised eligible lasses to name a hazelnut for each of their suitors. They should then toss the nuts into a fireplace and see which one burned to ashes to identify their future husbands.
The origin of the word bonfire is quite creepy. Did you know that word bonfire is derived from Middle English "bonefire," which literally means "fire of bones?" An earlier citing of the word is ignis ossium, which is Latin for "fire of bones."
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