Did You Know???

Pumpkins

Did you know...

...the name "Jack O'Lantern" came from an old Irish myth about a man named, Stingy Jack?
...pumpkins are considered a fruit and not a vegetable?
...the largest pumkin ever grown was in 1996? It was 1061lbs and grown by Paula & Nathan Zehr of New York State.
...the largest pumpkin pie ever baked was 350lbs and 5ft in diameter?

Ghosts

Did you know...

...one of the most famous haunted houses in the United States is the White House?
...the ghost of Abraham Lincoln has probably been the most reported ghost seen at the White house?
...the city of New Orleans,LA is famous for its haunted history?
...that there have been reports of ghosts roaming around many castles in England?
...that the Civil War battlefield site at Gettysburg has been known to be famous for it's ghostly residents?

Witches

Did you know...

...the religion of witchcraft, also called Wicca, is a recognized religion by the United States Government?
...Wiccans do not believe in a devil or satan? It is a nature based religion.
...the Salem Witchtrials of 1692, (Salem, Massachusetts), originated from a children's prank?
...Nathanial Hawthorne, author of such books as House of the Seven Gables, was a descendent of one of the judges of the Salem Trials? He added the 'w' to his last name to separate himself from his family's past.

General Halloween

Did you know...

...halloween is celebrated in many countries around the world?
...according to the Celtic Calendar, Halloween or Samhain, (pronounced sow-en), is the Celtic New Year? Samhain actually means, "end of summer".
...that over $3million was collected for UNICEF last year by kids 'trick or treating'? (Amazing!)

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