TOP 10 Spooky Facts About Halloween
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TOP 10 Spooky Facts About Halloween :
10. Mocking The Devil :
Many Christians are disturbed by Halloween and consider it wrong to take part in it, seeing it as a celebration of evil.
However, to Christians, one of the best ways to fight the devil was to attack his greatest weakness, the pride that led him to become a fallen angel in the first place. To this effect, they would depict him with red horns and a ridiculous tail to mock him, hoping it would cause him to flee. Intent can get lost over time, so many people have an unrealistic idea of the devil, not understanding the ridiculous caricature as the mockery that it is.
9. Jack-O’-Lantern :
Irish legend has it that one day the devil himself came to take the soul of a thieving man named Jack. But Jack managed to trick the devil, making him promise to never take his soul. After eventually living a long life, Jack tried to enter the Pearly Gates, but could not, for he had lived a life of evil. He then attempted to enter Hell, but the devil kept his word, being no big fan of Jack anyway. When Jack complained of having no way to see, the devil laughed at him and threw him a glowing ember, which he fashioned into a lantern using a turnip in his pocket. He became Jack Of The Lantern, doomed to aimlessly walk the Earth with nowhere to go.
While the legends may sound incredible, they were based on a real phenomenon. Swamp gasses that interact with decaying matter will sometimes give off a strange light that seems to vanish when you get closer.
8. Realistic Decorations :
Last year, a couple days after Halloween, a mail carrier was making his rounds when he saw what looked like a fairly realistic dead body on a porch. Given the time of year, he decided that it was simply been a Halloween decoration and went on his way without reporting it. He was horrified when he later discovered it was actually the body of a man that had collapsed just hours prior; the family was distraught and felt the mailman should have done something.
7. Halloween Costumes :
Halloween is the day we can be almost anything we desire, from a giant hamburger to a hockey-masked lunatic, and many workplaces or schools take part in the fun. But one thing most people don’t think about is where this grand tradition comes from. During the Celtic festival of Samhain, the dead were said to walk the Earth, so the Celts would wear costumes as a means of either blending in, or at least not being recognized by evil spirits. Sometimes the costumes were used for more proactive purposes. Villagers believed the dead would congregate around their feasts, so masked men would try to gain the attention of the spirits in an attempt to lead them away from the village.
6. Tainted Candy :
One of the most common legends of Halloween is the oft-repeated warning that there might be poison or razor-blades lurking in your little one’s treats, presumably put there by some sadistic nutjob. Some people take it a step further and blame it on witches or cults, writing tracts full of lies about the origins of Halloween to malign Wiccans. Of the most enduring and widespread poisoning legends, one tells the story of a young boy named Timothy O’Brien. The boy had been out trick-or-treating with his father and, upon arriving home, ate a pixie stick that was laced with cyanide, leading to his death. However, in reality it turned out that O’Brien’s father had a life insurance policy on his young son, and he was convicted of poisoning the child himself and using the urban legends to cover it up.
5. Trick-Or-Treat :
The actual phrase “trick-or-treat” likely has much more modern origins. Some suggest that the phrase began in America in the early 20th century with the arrival of Irish immigrants who brought their mischief along with them. To combat pranks and other mischief by poor children, people suggested offering treats to them as a small bribe. For this reason, in its early days, Halloween was often known as “beggars’ night.”
4. Day Of The Dead :
3. Superstitions :
2. Haunted Houses :
There are sometimes dangers for haunted house volunteers apart from the customers. Customers at Creepyworld in St. Louis were walking through a bathroom scene drenched in fake blood when they saw a very realistic-looking corpse hanging from a noose—a little too realistic. As it turns out, something had gone horribly wrong. A teenage volunteer had somehow gotten up on the bathtub and become caught in the noose, ending up in a coma for three days. The creepiest part of the story is that, despite surviving the accident, she has no memory of how it happened or the days leading up to it. The only clues the police have are footprints on the bathtub and scuff marks on the walls.
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10. Mocking The Devil :
Many Christians are disturbed by Halloween and consider it wrong to take part in it, seeing it as a celebration of evil.
However, to Christians, one of the best ways to fight the devil was to attack his greatest weakness, the pride that led him to become a fallen angel in the first place. To this effect, they would depict him with red horns and a ridiculous tail to mock him, hoping it would cause him to flee. Intent can get lost over time, so many people have an unrealistic idea of the devil, not understanding the ridiculous caricature as the mockery that it is.
9. Jack-O’-Lantern :
Irish legend has it that one day the devil himself came to take the soul of a thieving man named Jack. But Jack managed to trick the devil, making him promise to never take his soul. After eventually living a long life, Jack tried to enter the Pearly Gates, but could not, for he had lived a life of evil. He then attempted to enter Hell, but the devil kept his word, being no big fan of Jack anyway. When Jack complained of having no way to see, the devil laughed at him and threw him a glowing ember, which he fashioned into a lantern using a turnip in his pocket. He became Jack Of The Lantern, doomed to aimlessly walk the Earth with nowhere to go.
While the legends may sound incredible, they were based on a real phenomenon. Swamp gasses that interact with decaying matter will sometimes give off a strange light that seems to vanish when you get closer.
8. Realistic Decorations :
Last year, a couple days after Halloween, a mail carrier was making his rounds when he saw what looked like a fairly realistic dead body on a porch. Given the time of year, he decided that it was simply been a Halloween decoration and went on his way without reporting it. He was horrified when he later discovered it was actually the body of a man that had collapsed just hours prior; the family was distraught and felt the mailman should have done something.
7. Halloween Costumes :
Halloween is the day we can be almost anything we desire, from a giant hamburger to a hockey-masked lunatic, and many workplaces or schools take part in the fun. But one thing most people don’t think about is where this grand tradition comes from. During the Celtic festival of Samhain, the dead were said to walk the Earth, so the Celts would wear costumes as a means of either blending in, or at least not being recognized by evil spirits. Sometimes the costumes were used for more proactive purposes. Villagers believed the dead would congregate around their feasts, so masked men would try to gain the attention of the spirits in an attempt to lead them away from the village.
6. Tainted Candy :
One of the most common legends of Halloween is the oft-repeated warning that there might be poison or razor-blades lurking in your little one’s treats, presumably put there by some sadistic nutjob. Some people take it a step further and blame it on witches or cults, writing tracts full of lies about the origins of Halloween to malign Wiccans. Of the most enduring and widespread poisoning legends, one tells the story of a young boy named Timothy O’Brien. The boy had been out trick-or-treating with his father and, upon arriving home, ate a pixie stick that was laced with cyanide, leading to his death. However, in reality it turned out that O’Brien’s father had a life insurance policy on his young son, and he was convicted of poisoning the child himself and using the urban legends to cover it up.
5. Trick-Or-Treat :
The actual phrase “trick-or-treat” likely has much more modern origins. Some suggest that the phrase began in America in the early 20th century with the arrival of Irish immigrants who brought their mischief along with them. To combat pranks and other mischief by poor children, people suggested offering treats to them as a small bribe. For this reason, in its early days, Halloween was often known as “beggars’ night.”
4. Day Of The Dead :
3. Superstitions :
2. Haunted Houses :
There are sometimes dangers for haunted house volunteers apart from the customers. Customers at Creepyworld in St. Louis were walking through a bathroom scene drenched in fake blood when they saw a very realistic-looking corpse hanging from a noose—a little too realistic. As it turns out, something had gone horribly wrong. A teenage volunteer had somehow gotten up on the bathtub and become caught in the noose, ending up in a coma for three days. The creepiest part of the story is that, despite surviving the accident, she has no memory of how it happened or the days leading up to it. The only clues the police have are footprints on the bathtub and scuff marks on the walls.
1. Salem :
usa, united kingdom, australia, canada,united states of america