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Posted: Sun Oct 16, 2011 9:05 pm
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6. The largest pumpkin pie ever made was more than five feet in diameter and weighed more than 350 pounds. It used 80 pounds of cooked pumpkin, 36 pounds of sugar, and 12 dozen eggs, and it took six hours to bake. - False
7. Halloween had its beginnings in an ancient, pre-Christian Celtic festival of the dead. - True
8. All Hallows Eve is the evening before All Saints Day which is celebrated on November 1 - True
9. Only one species of bat out of almost 950, drink blood. It is the Vampire Bat that lives in Central and South America. And the blood it prefers is NOT human blood, but blood of cattle and birds. - True
10. El día de los muertos(Day of the Dead), a fiesta observed in Mexico and other Spanish-speaking cultures on Nov. 1 shares some of its history and roots with Halloween. - True
11. A haunting is a kind of 'recording' of a past event on an environment, such as a house, building or a battlefield. - True
12. In Ireland, it has been frequently claimed that gems and crystals possess the power to hold curses. - True
13. Once a celebrated luxury ocean liner, when it ended its sailing days the Queen Mary was purchased by the city of Long Beach, California in 1967 and transformed into a hotel. The most haunted area of the ship is the engine room where a 17-year-old sailor was crushed to death trying to escape a fire. False
14. Bram Stoker's novel, Dracula, published in 1897, was based loosely on the real-life Vlad Dracula (1431-1476). He was a prince who actually did live in Transylvania in the Carpathian Mountains of Romania. - True
15. Trick-or-treating developed during the 1930s as a means to control young people's Halloween night pranks. - False
16. Tootsie Rolls were the first wrapped penny candy in America. - True
17. Halloween is the 2nd most commercially successful holiday, with Christmas being the first. - True
18. Black cats were once believed to be witch's familiars who protected their powers. - True
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Posted: Sun Oct 16, 2011 9:07 pm
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19. Green is another color in which pumpkins can be found in.
20. Orange and black are Halloween colors. The Celtics were given credit for beginning the holiday as a festival of harvest. Harvest time is when things look orange in autumn, hence the importance of the colour orange.
21. Black represents the other aspect of Halloween, corresponding with death.
22. Vampires are the mythical beings who defy death by sucking the blood of humans called?
23. A unibrow, hairy palms, tattoos, and a long middle finger are signs that would mark a person as being what common Halloween creature called the Lycanthorpe or Werewolf.
24. Samhainophobia is the phobia you suffer from if you have an intense fear of Halloween.
25. The first Jack-o-Lanterns were made out of hollowed-out Turnips in Ireland.
26. If you see a spider on Halloween, it means that a dead loved one is watching you.
27. According to superstition, if you stare into a mirror at midnight on Halloween, you will see a glimpse of your future husband.
28. Traditionally folk "bob" for apples at Halloween parties.
29. Male witches called warlocks.
30. Michael Myers is the name of the serial killer in the film "Halloween".
31. Samhainophobia is the fear of Halloween.
32. Halloween is the day before what Christian holiday of All Saints Day.
33. Linus sat in the pumpkin patch waiting for the Great Pumpkin in the classic "It's The Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown".
34. Candy corn invented around 1880.
35. Transylvania is a historic region in Western Romania.
36. Witches brew potions in a cauldron.
37. Pumpkins can be determined to be a fruit or a vegetable depending on the criteria that enunciates their classification. For example, in a botanical perspective Pumpkins are considered a fruit, however in a culinary perspective it is a vegetable.
38. Holy water is water that has been sanctified by a priest for religious purposes such as baptism or warding off evil.
39. A child who is born midnight and 1am (or during Twilight) is said to possess the ability to see ghosts.
40. Silk is worn everyday by many people to ward off potential ghostly visitations.
41. A Khu is (in ancient Egyptian mythology) a part of the soul or spirit which left the body after death
42. Jinn is the name of a spirit that is supposedly born from fire, or created by crafty magicians.
43. Salt is a common household seasoning which is a classic defense against evil spirits.
44. The Werewolf (1913) was the very first werewolf movie.
45. Werewolf hunters believe that you can obtain sanctuary from a predatory werewolf by climbing into an Ash Tree.
46. In addition to the word, 'lycanthrope,' shapeshifter is another term which is most often used when referring to a werewolf.
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Posted: Sun Oct 16, 2011 9:11 pm
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47. Did you know that it is widely believed that ghosts loathe holy water and are unable to cross any water running over ground? No
48. Did you know that ghosts are fond of silver? No
49. Did you know that the ancient Egyptians believed that the spirit left the body when it died, and were considered responsible for illnesses and misfortune of the deceased person's family? Yes
50. Did you know that the Irish would bury the corpse of a person suspected of being the victim of a vampire, face down? No
51. Did you know that in Italy, there is a belief that anyone born at a particular time of day is prone to become a werewolf? No
52. Did you know that in Argentina as late into modern times as the 20th century, the seventh male child was always thought to become a werewolf? No
53. Did you know that for this reason, dozens of newborn children were murdered and their bodies disposed of? No
54. Did you also know that in the 1920's, to prevent this belief from festering further, the Argentine President gave a reward to parents who preserved the life of their seventh born male child? No
55. Did you also know that in Belgium, black cats are considered unlucky on ships? Yes
56. Did you know that in China, the Halloween festival is known as Teng Chieh? No
57. Did you know that until the last 20 years France didn't celebrate Halloween at all? No
58. Did you know that in Germany, they put away all their knives for Halloween? No
59. Did you know in Hong Kong the name for Halloween is "Yue Lan" (Festival of the Hungry Ghosts)? No
Wow I don't know a lot about Halloween. sweatdrop
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Posted: Sun Oct 16, 2011 9:21 pm
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Posted: Sun Oct 16, 2011 9:28 pm
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Posted: Sun Oct 16, 2011 9:32 pm
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Posted: Sun Oct 16, 2011 9:32 pm
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117. Warts.
118. Werewolves are known to come out at the full moon.
119. Monsters with one eye are known as the Cyclops.
120. Edgar Allen Poe wrote a poem with a dark mood about The Raven.
121. Ghosts that do pranks are known as poltergiests.
122. Bodies that are wrapped in cloth and stored in tombs are known as mummies.
123. A witch's familiar is usually an animal, and in the Western world associated with the black cat. The purpose of the witch's familiar is to serve the witch, providing protection for them as they come into their new powers.
124. Vampires are known to dislike the smell of garlic.
125. I you see a spider on Halloween, it could be the spirit of a dead loved one who is watching you.
126.If you want to see a witch, you have to put your clothes on wrong side out and you had to walk backwards on Halloween night.
127. The girl has to walk up a flight of stairs backwards, holding a candle and a hand mirror, in a darkened house. As they gaze into the mirror, they were supposed to be able to catch a view of their future husband's face.
128. If you hear a hooting owl, you could quickly pull your pocket out and leave it hanging and you’d be safe from the diving owl.
129. It was believed that on Halloween, spirits and other evil creatures roamed the earth. You protect yourself by wearing a mask and costume so the evil spirits won’t recognize you as human.
130. Mexico Day of the Dead starting at midnight Oct. 31.
131. The ancient Celts began the tradition of wearing masks and costumes on Halloween, to decieve the evil spirits into thinking you were not human, which they believe to roam the earth.
132. According to superstition, the jack o'lantern serves to ward off evil spirits.
133. Trick-or-treating resembles the late medieval practice of souling, when poor folk would go door to door on Hallowmas (November 1), receiving food in return for prayers for the dead on All Souls Day (November 2). It originated in Ireland and Britain.
134. The 1978 “Halloween” movie was filmed in 21 days.
135. No "witches" were burned at the stake in the Salem Witch Trials, the were all hung.
136. A coven is a group of witches.
137. Dracula is the most filmed character of all time.
138. At the end of "It's The Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown", Snoopy is revealed be the Great Pumpkin.
139. From the movie Silence of the Lambs came the line, 'A census taker once tried to test me. I ate his liver, with some fava beans and a nice chianti.'?
140. Bela Lugosi - Dracula
Boris Karloff - Frankenstein
Lon Chaney, Jr. - The Wolfman
Christopher Lee - The Mummy
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Posted: Sun Oct 16, 2011 9:34 pm
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Posted: Sun Oct 16, 2011 9:35 pm
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Posted: Sun Oct 16, 2011 9:37 pm
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