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Approximately half of parents admit to doing this on Halloween.
What is eating some of their kid's Halloween candy?
This is the percentage of Americans who dress up for Halloween each year.
What is 50%?
Halloween is believed to be based on this Celtic tradition.
What is Samhain?
The similarly-themed holiday in Mexico and central America, celebrated on November 1st, to honor the dead.
What is the Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead)?
Prior to its spread the United States, where pumpkins are more plentiful, people carved faces onto these vegetables.
What are turnips?
This much Candy Corn is sold during Halloween.
What is 24.5 million pounds?
The most popular costume for adults.
What is a witch?
The term Halloween is derived from which day before the Christian holiday All Saint's Day.
What is All Hallow's Eve?
While growing in worldwide popularity, Halloween was largely celebrated in these three countries.
What are the United States, the United Kingdom and Ireland?
Americans spend approximately this much on pumpkins every Halloween.
What is $770 million?
The average American spends this much on Halloween candy each year.
What is $34.79?
The most popular costume for kids.
What is Spider-Man?
This is how the Celts blended in with the wandering spirits on Halloween.
What is by wearing costumes?
The Hungry Ghost Festival is a similarly-themed holiday celebrated in late summer in this Asian country.
Where is China?
This was the original purpose of the Jack O'Lantern.
What is to scare away wandering evil spirits?
A dentists make this much in emergency dental visits as a result of Halloween.
What is $800 million.
It is estimated that Americans spend this much on costumes for their dogs every year.
What is $920 million?
The medieval traditions of "souling" and "guising" - both involving children in costume performing for treats - lead to this modern practice.
What is trick-or-treating?
Pangangaluluwa is a celebration on October 31 in this country, where children visit houses singing songs associated with All Saint's Day.
Where is the Philippines?
This state is the largest producer of pumpkins in the United States, at over 500 millions pounds.
Where is Illinois?
Americans spend this much on candy during Halloween.
What is $3.9 billion?
Americans spend this much on Halloween costumes every year.
This fall activity was originally a courtship ritual built around the Roman goddess Pomona - the goddess of fruit trees, gardens and orchards.
What is bobbing for apples?
This home to the legendary Vlad the Impaler - the inspiration for Count Dracula - has only recently begun celebrating Halloween, though it is still frowned upon by the Catholic church.
Where is Romania?
The amount of pumpkin (in pounds) that is thrown out rather than eaten every year.
What is 1.5 billion pounds?