Interesting Facts About Halloween
By celticeagle
@celticeagle (189957)
Boise, Idaho
October 12, 2022 8:45am CST
* In the United States there are about 3,000 charity-run spookshows, 1,200 professional haunted houses, and 300 theme parks.
* Anoka, NJ is advertised as The Halloween Capitol of the World.
* Almost 20000 tons of pumpkins are sold in the US and UK during the Halloween season.
* USA Today estimated that in 2021 $10 Billion would be spent by consumers on decorations, candy, and costumes.
* An intense or persistent fear of Halloween is called Samhnainophobia.
* Halloween is the second highest-grossing commercial holiday with Christmas being the first.
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@celticeagle (189957)
• Boise, Idaho
13 Oct 22
I'm not either. My daughter used to get some but they cost so much nowadays and we don't do the carving anymore either.
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@celticeagle (189957)
• Boise, Idaho
13 Oct 22
You're welcome. I enjoy compiling these.
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@DaddyEvil (174699)
• United States
13 Oct 22
Did you ever go and visit any of the spook houses set up for Halloween? Or did you ever help set one up in your area?
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@celticeagle (189957)
• Boise, Idaho
13 Oct 22
I've done both over the years. The schools have had them and I have helped out a few times.
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@celticeagle (189957)
• Boise, Idaho
14 Oct 22
@DaddyEvil ......They had the usual spaghetti for brains and peeled grapes for eye balls. All of the needed stuff.
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@DaddyEvil (174699)
• United States
13 Oct 22
@celticeagle I see... Were they any good?
I helped set one up when I was a teen but didn't get to go through it. Mom didn't like the idea of scaring people on purpose. *shrug* I've actually never gone through a "haunted house" at Halloween.
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@LindaOHio (222739)
• United States
13 Oct 22
Interesting post. We don't get any Trick or Treaters; so hubs will eat the candy himself!
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