Hola to all!
I hope you are having a fantastic, not so spooky Halloween.
Here is some Halloween trivia and fun facts to enjoy the holiday even more.
- Orange and black are Halloween colors because orange is associated with the Fall harvest and black is associated with darkness and death.
- Jack o’ Lanterns originated in Ireland where people placed candles in hollowed-out turnips to keep away spirits and ghosts on the Samhain holiday.
- Pumpkins also come in white, blue and green. Great for unique monster carvings!
- Halloween was brought to North America by immigrants from Europe who would celebrate the harvest around a bonfire, share ghost stories, sing, dance and tell fortunes.
- The ancient Celts thought that spirits and ghosts roamed the countryside on Halloween night. They began wearing masks and costumes to avoid being recognized as human.
- Chocolate candy bars top the list as the most popular candy for trick-or-treaters.
- Halloween is the 2nd most commercially successful holiday, with Christmas being the first.
- Bobbing for apples is thought to have originated from the roman harvest festival that honors Pamona, the goddess of fruit trees.
- Black cats were once believed to be witch's familiars who protected their powers.
- The fear of Halloween is known as Samhainophobia.
Here are some pics from Halloween at PDC:
We were watching a movie, with a very creepy clown!
Halloween Idol:
Our very own Dj:
xoxox
Miss Lopez
