Traditions
A Celtic tradition of using hollowed-out turnips with candles inside led to these distinctive & larger Halloween gourds
Jack-o-lanterns
It's said these 2 colors trace back to the festival of Samhain, one representing death & the other the autumn harvest
Black & orange
Wow! The neighbors gave trick-or-treaters the king size of this Nestle candy bar with a noisy name
Crunch
In a forerunner to this Halloween statement, kids would ask for food in exchange for saying prayers for the dead
Trick-or-treat
This no-hands Halloween game may be related to the Roman celebration of the goddess Pomona
Bobbing for apples
Halloween goes back to Samhain, a word from this Irish language; in a Celtic festival, people wore masks so ghosts wouldn't recognize them
Gaelic