Fun Spooky Halloween Facts

The end of October is nearing and we all know what that means…Halloween! Dressing up, scaring your friends, and eating so much candy you get sick is what Halloween is all about. But that’s not the only thing this special occasion is about. Here are some fun facts about Halloween I bet you never knew!

• There are no words in the English dictionary that rhyme with the word “orange”
• The world record for the biggest pumpkin is 1446 lbs. That’s a lot of pumpkin pies!
• Of all the candy sold annually, one quarter of it is sold during Halloween time, making it the sweetest time of year!
• 86% of all Americans decorate their homes for Halloween
• Halloween is the third biggest party day of the year behind New Year’s and Super Bowl Sunday
• Chocolate candy bars top the list as the most popular candy for trick-or-treaters with Snickers #1.
• Twenty-two percent of Americans say they’ve seen or felt a ghost.
• The next full moon on Halloween night will be October 31, 2020
• One of the most filmed movie characters is Dracula.
• Pumpkins also come in white, blue and green. Great for unique monster carvings!
• 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.
• Halloween candy sales average about 2 billion dollars annually in the United States.
• Black cats were once believed to be witch's familiars who protected their powers.
• There are over 28 million Halloween cards sent each year
• Some so-called vampire bats do drink blood, but they're not from Transylvania. They live in Central and South America and feed on cattle, horses, and birds
• 90% of the pumpkin is made up of water
• Samhainophobia is an intense fear of Halloween
• In the city of New York, it is illegal to sell a house that is known to be haunted without telling the potential buyer.
• Halloween superstition says if you stare into a mirror on Halloween night you will see the person you are going to marry.
• About 99% of all pumpkins sold are used as Jack O’ Lanterns on Halloween.