5 Things You Never Knew About Halloween
5 Things You Never
Knew About Halloween The spookiest night of
the year is almost upon us. Here are five Halloween
facts you might not have known. 1 The 2,000 year-old pagan festival —
known as "Samhain" — began in Ireland
to mark the end of fall's harvest. 2 The Celtic legend
of "Stingy Jack" 3 It's the second-largest
holiday industry after Christmas. 4 Known as
"mumming"
or "guysing," 5 Before it was
tamed in
the 1950s,
Knew About Halloween The spookiest night of
the year is almost upon us. Here are five Halloween
facts you might not have known. 1 The 2,000 year-old pagan festival —
known as "Samhain" — began in Ireland
to mark the end of fall's harvest. 2 The Celtic legend
of "Stingy Jack" 3 It's the second-largest
holiday industry after Christmas. 4 Known as
"mumming"
or "guysing," 5 Before it was
tamed in
the 1950s,