Halloween Time Is Fun Time
I really enjoy all the spooky Halloween toys and decorations and seeing how elaborately some of the houses and yards are decorated for the season. I have to say that one of favorite things about Halloween are the clearance sales the next day. I usually get myself some cool and plenty of Halloween candy. My husband and I throw a big Halloween party every year so it is fun to stock up on stuff for the following year's party.
I hope that you like Halloween as much as I do and that you will enjoy this page dedicated to having fun during Halloween!
Table of Contents
- Trick Or Treat!
- The Halloween Jack-O-Lantern
- Pumpkin Carving Videos
- Dressing Up In A Halloween Costume
- Vintage Halloween Costumes
- Great Ghost Stories For Halloween
- Halloween Origins & Traditions
- What Is Your Favorite Thing About Halloween?
- A Family On Halloween
- Vote For Your Favorite Ghost Story
- Haunted House Photos
- Haunted House Videos
- Classic Monster Movies
- Other Fun Halloween Lenses
- Comments & Feedback
Interesting Halloween Facts and Trivia
In Mexico the people do not observe Halloween, instead they celebrate a festival called The Day of the Dead.Pumpkin growing can actually be a big money maker. "Biggest Pumpkin" contests are held at many festivals and the winning prize has been known to be as high as $25,000!
Christmas is the only Holiday that is more popular and generate more spending as Halloween. Overall we, in the US, spend more than 4 billion dollars each Halloween season on candy, decorations, costumes and throwing parties.
The very first year that Halloween was celebrated city-wide in the US was 1921 in Anoka, Minnesota.
Over 36 million Trick-Or-Treaters, including about 92% of children under 12, hit the streets and sidewalks of America every Halloween.
About 1/2 of adults will dress up in a Halloween costume and nearly 2/3 of adults will at least participate in Halloween activities.
In America about 86% of the people decorate their homes for Halloween.
More than 10% of American pet owners actually dress their pets up for Halloween fun.
This one is important! 90% of parents surveyed confessed to sneaking treats from their children's Trick-Or-Treat bags! (Kids, count that candy!)
The amount of candy corn made in one year (most of it being for Halloween) comes out to around 9 billion candy kernels!
Trick Or Treat!
How Did the Practice of Trick or Treating Get Started?
Trick or Treat!
Where did the practice of dressing up in scary costumes and going door to door for treats originate? No one knows for sure how Trick-or-Treating first got started, but it is certain that it was a very long time ago.Back in ancient times some cultures, including the Druids and the Celts, tried to appease the spirits by placing gifts of food and other items outside their doors. It is said that some of the children would dress up in costumes so they would appear to be spirits in order to sneak in and steal the gifts and treats.
Another possible origin for Trick-or-Treating may be the old practice of "Souling" observed by some ancient Christians. Participants would go from door to door asking for soul cakes (small pieces of bread) in return for promising to pray for the givers family members who have passed away.Would you like to know how Halloween came to be? Why do we celebrate it in the way that we do?
At True Ghost Tales we have loads of great Halloween stuff. Learn about the origins of Halloween.
Vintage Halloween Postcards
The Halloween Jack-O-Lantern
The first Jack-O-Lanterns were actually carved from turnips, gourds and potatoes. The custom originated in Ireland hundreds of years ago. 
The Irish people (Celts) carved their Jack-O-Lanterns and placed small candles inside them as a way to ward off evil spirits and especially a character known as Stingy Jack.
Stingy Jack, according to their mythology, succeeded in tricking the Devil so that the Devil could not lay claim to his soul. When Jack died he discovered that he was also blocked from entering heaven. Jack was forced to wander in the darkness, trapped forever between heaven and hell. The Devil brought Jack a burning ember from the fires of hell. Jack carved out a large turnip and put the ember inside of it to fashion a light with which he could see.
Later, when the Irish immigrated to America, they began to use pumpkins to carve their Jack-O-Lanterns. The pumpkin was much larger and easier to carve and could hold a bigger candle.
Pumpkin Carving Photos
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Pumpkin Carving Videos
Great ideas for your Jack-O-Lantern
Interesting Jack-O-Lantern Design
Dressing Up In A Halloween Costume
Over the years Halloween costumes have become more and more elaborate and detailed. The days of cutting eye holes out in a sheet are all but gone. Today, the different choices of styles and characters is almost unlimited.Previous generations had much simpler costumes. Sometimes our parents bought us a costume from a store, which was often just a plastic face mask. However, most parents actually created costumes for their children out of clothing, make-up and things they had around the house.
I thought it would be interesting to show you some of the old vintage Halloween costumes from yesteryear.
Vintage Halloween Costumes
Here are some pictures I have collected of old Halloween costumes:
Great Ghost Stories For Halloween
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Halloween has its origins in Ireland. When the Irish people began immigrating to America they brought their traditions and beliefs with them including, of course, the traditions of Halloween.
The ancient Celts of Ireland held an annual festival know as Samhain. It was a time to celebrate the ending of the harvest. It was also a time when the people believed that the boundary separating the living from the dead was at its weakest, which to them, meant that the dead could interact with the living to cause problems. Much of the traditions that were observed were intended to appease or ward off the dead spirits so they would not harm the living.
Over the years the Halloween holiday became "Westernized", but most of the things we do today to celebrate the holiday still have their roots in ancient Ireland among the Celts.
Some of the most popular activates people like to do around Halloween include; Trick-Or-Treating, Dressing up in costumes, Decorating houses and yards with spooky Halloween stuff, Carving Jack-O-Lanterns, Visiting haunted houses, Building bonfires, Telling or reading ghost stories, and Watching scary movies.
What Is Your Favorite Thing About Halloween?
A Family On Halloween
Here is a spooky fun family out on the town for Halloween 2007.
Vote For Your Favorite Ghost Story
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Haunted House Photos
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Haunted House Videos
Classic Monster Movies
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This Halloween keep yourself, your kids, and children trick or treating at your home safe. Below you will find some helpful tips for picking safe costumes, trick or treating advice, tips to apply costume make-up safely, ideas to keep your pets safe,...
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Halloween History
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Halloween Decorating Ideas
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This Halloween make your house the scariest and most haunted on the block! Halloween has become the second biggest yard decoration holiday of the year, just behind Christmas. So use these Halloween decorating ideas to make your house the most invitin...
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Halloween Party Invitations
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Halloween invitations let guests know what to expect at your big Halloween bash. They set the party tone and let people know whether they need to go all out and get dressed up, bring some spooky food to share, etc. If you are throwing a costume party...
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Family Halloween Costume Ideas
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Comments & Feedback
Do You Believe in Ghosts?
Tell us if you believe in ghosts and why. Or just drop a comment on this lens and let me know what you think or suggest something you would like added:
According to most recent Gallup Poll around 32% of people in the US believe in the paranormal. I think much more people than that are believers. What do you think about such things as ghosts, demons, poltergeists and things that go "bump in the night"?
OldGrampa wrote...
I certainly believe in ghosts and I do enjoy reading about them. Can't wait for Halloween!
Posted January 09, 2009
a_willow wrote...
Hi! Just to let you know: You are one of Graduates from September 2008 Class! :)
Posted November 06, 2008
JennaFischer wrote...
Hello, nice lens. This omforamtion is more helpful for me. Keep it up.
Posted October 25, 2008
Spook wrote...
Fantastic lens, never believed in ghosts but you have scared me into it.
Posted October 21, 2008
awelldressedbullet wrote...
You did an amazing job with your lens, loved it, it really shows the amount of effort you put into it. - Kathy
Posted October 19, 2008
CoCo08 wrote...
Great lens, Halloween has always been one of my favorite holidays. I really love the pumpkin carving pics you added.
Posted October 18, 2008
steimannbernard wrote...
wow very professional lens:) you know its very attractive lens and almost all the details are here. colorful and nice to read not so bore.
5 scary ghouls for you! hehehehe
Posted October 16, 2008
Matthew_Ferry wrote...
Really nice lens..I've got lot's of ideas here for the Halloween.. five tricky stars for you.. ;-)
Matthew Ferry
Life Coach
Posted October 16, 2008
real_estate_hawaii wrote...
Nice lens, Halloween is fast approaching. Thanks for sharing all those information about Halloween.
Posted October 15, 2008
The_Homeopath wrote...
I've already offered to buy any peanut M&M's off my kiddos. Yum.
Posted October 14, 2008
Great Halloween Costumes
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