A Trivia Book on Halloween

Introductory
Halloween evolved from the ancient Celtic holiday of
Samhain, but Halloween today is less about the fear of
ghosts and ghouls and more about costumes and candy. The
Celts, who used the day to mark the end of the harvest
season and the beginning of winter, also believed that the
change of seasons was a bridge to the world of the dead.
They thought that spirits and ghosts roamed the countryside
on this night, so they began wearing masks and costumes to
avoid being recognized as human.
Halloween is celebrated on the last day of October each year.
Orange and black are Halloween colors because orange is
associated with the Fall harvest and black is associated with
darkness and death. There are many activities during this
celebration that children and adults can enjoy together.
Such events include apple bobbing, which has a person
trying to bite into an apple while it is floating on water. It is
not that easy to do! Some prefer to tell ghost stories around
a campfire or at home. The most important event for children
is to dress up as something scary and knock on doors in the
neighborhood to scream trick-or-treat and hope to get some
candy or chocolate.
In America, many spend the time to decorate their yards and
houses with models of ghosts, zombies, ghouls and carved
pumpkins that have candles in them to look spooky at night.
They are called Jack O’Lanterns. The idea of such lanterns
on Halloween dates back to 18th-century Ireland when a
mean and nasty blacksmith named Jack was denied entry
into heaven. He was so rotten that the devil didn’t want Jack
in hell either - too much competition for him! So, Jack’s