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  • why do we wear costumes in Halloween?
    The wearing of costumes at Halloween may come from the belief that supernatural beings, or the souls of the dead, roamed the earth at this time.
  • What does the name Dracula mean?
    Son of Devil
  • WAIT, WHERE DO PUMPKINS FIT IT?
    Making vegetable lanterns can be traced back to Great Britain and Ireland, where carving turnips, beets and potatoes had been a fall tradition for many century.
  • What was the name of Dracula’s sidekick?
    Renfield
  • Which fruit do we carve and use as lanterns on Halloween?
    Pumpkin
  • Halloween was first celebrated by which ancient priests?
    Druids
  • HOW DID WE GET FROM BONFIRES AND DEAD SAINTS TO PLASTIC MASKS AND CANDY CORN?
    Why, the Americans of course! But it didn't happen right away. Puritans in New England suppressed the superstitious holiday.
  • In which country did Halloween originate?
    Ireland
  • how did Samhain become Halloween?
    The tradition originated with the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain, when people would light bonfires and wear costumes to ward off ghosts. ...
  • How many people were hanged during the Salem Witch Trials?
    First Lady Dolly Madison
  • WHERE DOES CANDY CORN COME FROM?
    Like Christmas and the candy cane and Easter with its marshmallow Peeps, Halloween, too, has a signature sweet: the mysterious candy corn.
  • Pumpkins can be orange, white, green, or what other color?
    Blue
  • According to superstition, if you stare into a mirror at midnight on Halloween, what will you see?
    Your future husband or wife
  • Which vampire said, “Don’t be afraid. I’m going to give you the choice I never had.”
    Lestat (Interview with the Vampire)
  • What was Dracula’s real name?
    Vlad the Impaler
  • WHY DID PUMPKINS BEAT OUT TURNIPS, BEETS AND POTATOES?
    Pumpkins abounded in America and were much better for carving and illuminating than any of the aforementioned veggies.
  • What day is Halloween?
    31 October
  • Which animal is a witch’s best friend?
    Black cat
  • who started Halloween?
    festival of Samhain