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Halloween Tale...
Hans and Stein were playing in their yard in Zurich when
one of the boys accidentally swallowed a coin and started
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Halloween Holiday Trivia...
Orange and black are Halloween colors because orange is associated with the Fall harvest and black is associated with darkness and death.
Halloween was brought to North America by immigrants from Europe who would celebrate the harvest around a bonfire, share ghost stories, sing, dance and tell fortunes.
Tootsie Rolls were the first wrapped penny candy in America.
The ancient Celts thought that spirits and ghosts roamed the countryside on Halloween night. They began wearing masks and costumes to avoid being recognized as human.
Halloween candy sales average about 2 billion dollars annually in the United States.
Chocolate candy bars top the list as the most popular candy for trick-or-treaters with Snickers #1.
Halloween is the 2nd most commercially successful holiday, with Christmas being the first.
Bobbing for apples is thought to have originated from the roman harvest festival that honors Pamona, the goddess of fruit trees.
Black cats were once believed to be witch's familiars who protected their powers. |
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Jane Pauley is 59 today October 31, 1950
American television journalist NBC's Today program, Dateline NBC |
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"Demons are a Ghoul's best Friend" |
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Friends of Dawg
Ksue's Korner Store |
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Saturday, October 31st, 2009 is Halloween 
