I am a Halloween scholar with a PhD.
in witchology, and I want to share my knowledge with you.
These 12 Halloween facts and didya knows?
cover everything you ever wanted to know about the holiday: pumpkins, black cats, and novelty music.
Isnt that what Halloween is all about?
A nice story, but is it true?
It’s a mess.
you could read more about it in myReal History of Halloweenif you’d like.
Trick-or-treating was born in Canada
Canada, America’s hat, is the birthplace of trick-or-treating.
From there, it spread over the continentslowly.
In the early days of candy-begging in Canada, kids tried a variety of phrases to get candy.
Here are some of the also-rans, ordered from worst to best:
“Halloween apples!”
who wants an apple on Halloween?
“Charity, just!”
I like the appeal to pathos.
Right to the point.
Or thank the rebellious kids who stomped on her flowers, I guess.
But its not actually something worth worrying about.
(There was one case that was close: back in 1959,Dr.
Do witches/satanists sacrifice black cats on Halloween?
Satanists dont adopt or catnap black kitties at this time of year either.
The belief probably stems from reports of witches with black cat familiars that date back to medieval times.
They are lying to you about pumpkins
The pumpkin is not a vegetable.
It is a fruit.
Technically, the pumpkin is aberry.
Pumpkins are a product of the seed-bearing structure of a flowering plant, hence a fruit.
Botanically, berries are defined as simple, fleshy fruit that usually has many seeds.
(I attend this festival yearly.)
(Okay, maybe Rockwells Somebodys Watching Me comes close.)
Pickett continued recording novelty records until the 2000s but never recaptured the original magic.
Spending on costuming for pets is approaching a half-billion dollars per year, according to the National Retail Federation.
Dogs and cats in costumes are delightful to almost everyone, but some veterinarians warn agains the practice.
On the other hand, its adorable and your catloveswearing a funny hat, I promise.
