Ghostly greeting everyone! Halloween is almost here and I'll be telling you all some fun facts about Halloween (but Number 6 is the origin of Halloween)! 1. "Jack o'lantern" comes from the Irish legend of Stingy Jack. 2. Candy corn was originally called Chicken Feed (Me: No wonder most people hate it). 3. The most lit jack o'lanterns on display is 30,581. 4. Halloween folklore is full of fortune-telling and magic. 5. The most popular Halloween costume is the Witch (second is the Rabbit, and third is the Dinosaur). 6. The origins of Halloween date back 2,000 years to the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain, which was celebrated on October 31 on the eve of their new year, according to the History Channel. The Celts believed that the dead returned to earth that night, and so they lit bonfires and donned costumes to ward off the ghosts.
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Those facts are so cool!!
Cool! Thank you for sharing!
Very cool!
Did you read the it's weird but true Halloween?
Since Halloween is almost here, I'll be telling some Halloween jokes! Please tell me the answers!! 1. What do you call a wood that is scared? 2. Why didn't the coffee bean go to the Halloween party? 3. What did the baby ghost eat for dinner ? 4. What kind of food would you find on a haunted beach? 5. Why didn't the ghost dance at the Halloween Party?
Wow, @nitira! This is not easy jokes but I will give it a try: 1. IDK 2. Because he was jumping off the wall? Please don't make fun of me, I am trying! 😁😂 3. Goblins? 4. Brains? 5. He was invisible. Okay, I think I got every single one wrong but 🤷🏾♀️. I tried and it was fun. Thank you!
lol!!!!!
lol!
I know five! Because he had no BODY to dance with!!!
Ooohhh...So I was nowhere close..😏
i seriously don't know the answers to any of the jokes...
LOL! Welcome to the club!
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Yes, they all look great!
Happy Halloween to you too!
Halloween Quiz time! 1. On Halloween, do you trick-or-treat, hand out candy, or go to a party? 2. Do you have a costume (if so, what is it?) 3. What is the weather usually like in your area on Halloween? 4. Fav chocolate candy? 5. Fav non-chocolate candy? :)
I just want to say...you know when I said I love Laffy-Taffys? This was the first year I never got any. That could be because I did not trick-or-treat but still!
1. Neither 2.No 3. Usually a little warm ,but most of the time it's cold. 4. All but Hershey
5. All but Swedish fish
1. Trick-or-Treat. 2. Yes, something that I don't want to talk about. 3. Cold or chilly b/c it's near the night. 4. Hershey's Cookies N' Creme (but it's pretty rare to get).🍪🍫 5. Skittles (and it's the most popular too)!!!
1. I usually go trick or treating and go to a family and friends party. 2. I am being a autumn huntress. 3. Usually it is snowing or around 30˚ degrees Farenheit, so pretty cold!! 4. Probably Twix 5. Starburst, Skittles or Sweet Tarts
1. This year on sunday I'm not actually doing anything, but I'm going to a party on Saturday and I dressed up to go to school on Wednesday. 2. I'm a cowgirl with a bunch of my friends 🤠 3. Snowing, but this year it seems like it'll just be a frost. 4. do peanut butter m'n'ms count? Love those!! But also either Reeses or KitKat... yeah I like everything really :) 5. Honestly anything as long as its not too chewy/sticky. Happy Halloween!!
But for 1, I usually do trick-or-treat with a group of friends, I didn't last year bc of covid and same goes for this year :(
1) Not sure 2) No 3) We usually go at night, so it's dark? 4) Snickers? 5) Something called a rockaleta
1. trick or treat and handout candy 2. vampire or unicorn 3. chilly 4.snickersss 5. starburst
1. Trick-or-treat 2. Yes I'm being a ninja 3. Pretty cold and windy but usually no snow 4. three musketters or hersheys 5. anything sour :)
1. Trick or treat 2. Cheshire Cat 3. Warm 4. Almond Joy 5. sweetish fish!
1. I'm trick or treating and going to a school dance~ 2. Yup, I'm being an angel this year~ 3. Really cold, trust me- I wanted to wear short sleeve but I can't xd~ 4. Either Kit Kats or Reese's Peaunut butter cups~ 5. Candy corn~ Thanks for the questions!
I love your costume! An angel is a good idea...😇
1. trick or treat and hand out candy 2. yes but idk what 3. humid 4. Milky Way 5. Nerds (the candy)
1. I usually trick-or-treat and then hand out candy when I get home. 2. A black cat 3. around 60 degrees 4. Reese's or peppermint patties 5. swedish fish and twizzzlers. Thanks for asking :)
1. This will be my first year going trick-or-treating, so i'm super excited! 2. A balloon garland 3. Kinda cold 4. I like pretty much all! 5. Maybe Jolly Ranchers?
I just realized I spelled usually wrong. Sorry! 🙃
Alright, here we go: 1. I am going to a party. 2. No, I do not have a costume. 3. It is usally very cold. Like, 32 decrees. Last year, there was snow! 🥶 4. Kit-Kat (If that counts. I don't really like chocolate.) 5. I LOVE Laffy- Taffys. Thank you for the quiz, @dream_beyond!
My answers: 1. I always trick-or-treat with friends 2. I do! I'm going as Velma from Scooby Doo 3. It is usually warm (around 70- 80 degrees) so I always have to find a costume that won't make me too hot 4. York or 3 Muskateers 5. Twizzlers
Velma is good one to be! She is my favorite character in that show. Have you watched Scoob? It is a movie about Scooby Doo. It features Zac Efron!
Yes i have watched that! It was so cute!
I know, right!
btw happy halloween everyone
Thank you! Happy Halloween to you too! Are you doing anything fun this Halloween?
Thx!