Fancy That!
Facts to make you go“WOW!”
While pumpkins are typically orange, they can also be green, white or grey Pumpkin flowers are edible Casper, the friendly ghost, first appeared in a series titled Noveltoons in 1946 Pumpkin is actually a fruit, and is often used in both sweet and savoury dishes
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◆ HALLOWE’EN COMES FROM THE CELTIC FESTIVAL FOR THE DEAD CALLED SAMHAIN, WHEN PEOPLE DRESSED IN COSTUMES TO CONFUSE GHOSTS AND LEFT OUT TREATS TO APPEASE SPIRITS.
◆ Salem, Massachusetts has become the selfproclaimed Hallowe’en capital of the world.
◆ GERMANS HIDE ALL THE KNIVES IN THEIR HOUSE ON HALLOWE’EN – FOR FEAR RETURNING SPIRITS MIGHT HURT THEMSELVES!
◆ Pumpkins originated in Mexico about 9,000 years ago and are rich in vitamin A, beta-carotene and potassium.
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JACK-O’-LANTERNS ORIGINATED IN IRELAND AND WERE MADE OF TURNIPS, NOT PUMPKINS.
◆ MICHAEL MYERS MASK IN THE HALLOWE’EN MOVIES WAS MODELLED ON THE FACE OF WILLIAM SHATNER, STARTREK’S CAPTAIN KIRK, AS IT WAS THE CHEAPEST MASK IN THE LOCAL FANCY DRESS SHOP!
◆ Hallowe’en retains elements of the Roman festival of Pomona, the harvest goddess with games like bobbing (or dooking) for apples.
◆ IT’S VERY RARE FOR A FULL MOON TO OCCUR ON HALLOWE’EN – THERE’S ONE PREDICTED TO HAPPEN ON
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◆ In Italy a traditional Hallowe’en treat is a macaron type cookie called Fave dei Morti, which translates as Beans of the Dead.
◆ SAMHAIN IS ROUGHLY PRONOUNCED “SAH-WIN” AND MEANS SUMMER’S END.
◆ THERE IS A MYTH THAT IF YOU SEE A SPIDER ON HALLOWE’EN IT IS THE SPIRIT OF A LOVED ONE WATCHING OVER YOU.
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During Hallowe’en Americans buy 90 million pounds of chocolate – about 930,000,000 Hershey bars, which is enough to circle the globe 3.25 times!
◆ 112 OCEAN AVENUE, THE FAMOUS HOUSE IN THE AMITYVILLE-HORROR, HAS HAD FOUR OWNERS SINCE THE INFAMOUS MURDERS, AND WENT UP FOR SALE IN SUMMER 2016, RENUMBERED 108 – NONE OF THE OWNERS HAVE REPORTED ANYTHING PARANORMAL.
◆ An average pumpkin contains over 500 seeds.
◆ There are more than 45 different varieties of pumpkin.