Halloween is one of the favorite holidays that we celebrate every year. It has many traditions and practices that would make it both interesting and fun and this is the reason why it is very popular among kids and even adults. Practices such as costume parties and trick or treat are just two of the few traditions that are part of the Halloween celebration. We have built several traditions and practices which have made Halloween very popular to us. There are several interesting facts that you should know about Halloween. Here are some of those blistering facts. • Fifty percent of our total population believes in ghost. Most of us believe in ghost and life after death, which is one of the primary reasons why we celebrate Halloween. It might sound awkward because of the era that we now belong to but it is really true that half of the human population still believe in ghosts. • One of most popular movie characters is Dracula. According to a survey, Dracula is the most filmed and the most popular fictional character in movies. That is one of the reasons why there are so many people who love wearing the Dracula costume during Halloween. • Chocolate is much better to give than hard candy for the people who would practice trick or treat. Hard candies could be disastrous for your teeth while chocolate would melt in your mouth which could lessen the risk of having deficiencies for your pearly whites. • The first and original Halloween lanterns were turnips and not pumpkins. Halloween was first practiced by the Irishmen and they were using turnips at that time and not pumpkins. • The second most popular Holiday is Halloween. It is even more popular than Independence Day due to the several activities and festivities that would provide much interest to kids and young adults. However, it is only second in popularity because Christmas holiday occupies the first spot. • Ninety nine percent of the pumpkins being sold are used for Halloween lanterns and decorations. This only shows on how popular Jack-O-Lanterns have become. Pumpkins have made people creative in making decorations and lanterns for such a Holiday. • The traditional colors for Halloween are black and orange. The black color symbolizes death and darkness while the orange color would often be associated with prosperity. • The famous magician and daredevil named Harry Houdini died during Halloween on 1926. • There are around 100 million potential people that would practice trick or treat per year in the US alone. This statistic would only show how popular the practice trick or treat is in America. • More than eighty percent of the Americans would decorate their homes during Halloween. • The celebration of Halloween can be dated back 2,000 years ago. It was first practiced by the Celts and was later introduced by the Irishmen to the US and to the rest of the world. • The first Halloween in America happened in 1921 in Minnesota. • We often give credit to the Irishmen for inventing Halloween; however the Celts were the first to actually practice Halloween. | 
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