21 Cool Halloween Facts

Facts from the original

• Hocus Pocus was originally a bedtime story that David Kirchner invented for his kids. It was later submitted to Muppet Magazine where it eventually gained attention.
• Dressing up in costumes was once a way to hide from ghosts.
• The first Jack O’Lanterns were made from turnips, beets, and potatoes.
• The word witch in the old English language is Wiccan which means “wise women”. The Wiccan were seen as respected and it is believed that they held their meetings on sabbats (Halloween night).
• Samhainophobia means the fear of Halloween.
• On Hocus Pocus, Multiple Cats were used to play Binx.
• The owl, a popular Halloween decorations and image were thought to have been witches. To hear an owl’s call meant that someone was going to die.
• Hocus Pocus was released in July 1993, not around Halloween time because of this Hocus Pocus did not do well in the Box office.
• “Bon” in Bonfire is a reference to Bones.
• Priests used cats in rituals to predict the future during the ancient Celtic Festival of Samhain.
• Skittles are the most bought Halloween treat.
• Shelters use to suspend black cat adoptions in fear of them being used as sacrifices to the dark lord by cults on Halloween.
• Michael Myer’s mask is originally a William Shatner mask.
• Candy Corn was originally called chicken feed.
• It was believed that If a person wears their clothes inside and out then walks backward on Halloween, he or she would see a witch when the clock strikes midnight.
• As the old Irish tell says, The Jack O’Lanterns was named after a man named Jack, who tricked the devil on several occasions. He was then banned from heaven and hell. He was made to roam the Earth, waving a lantern to lead people from their destined paths.
• Hocus Pocus was originally brought under the name Halloween House when bought by Walt Disney pictures in 1984.
• When a child is born on Halloween it is believed that the child will have the ability to talk to spirits.
• In some places, the night before Halloween is called Mischief Night.
• For the medieval Christine precursor version of trick or treating, the poor would go door to door offering prayers for the deceased in exchange for soul cakes.
• Ireland is believed to be the birthplace of Halloween.