Pumpkins are a popular Halloween decoration that are often carved and used to make foods. Americans purchase nearly 600 million pounds of candy and spend about $7 billion total for Halloween celebrations each year, with $300 million spent on costumes for pets. Halloween originated from a Scottish and Irish tradition where children wore costumes and went door-to-door collecting food, and it is now commonly celebrated with trick-or-treating by 36 million children in the US.

1. Halloween
By: Brett Beidler

2. Pumpkins
Pumpkins are a
popular decoration
for halloween and
are often carved
into different
things. People
also use them to
make foods.

3. Candy
Americans
purchase
nearly 600
million pounds
of candy a year
for Halloween.

4. Costumes
People wear
costumes on
Halloween because
in a Scottish and
Irish tradition,
children wore
costumes and went
door to door for
food.

6. Money
Americans plan to
spend around 7
billion dollars this
year for Halloween.
300 million dollars
will be spent on
costumes for pets.

7. Jack O’Lanterns
The first Jack
O’Lanterns
were actually
made from
turnips.

8. Boston,
Massachusetts,
holds the
record for the
most Jack O’
Lanterns lit at
once

9. Halloween
originated in
Ireland.
“Halloween” is
short for
“Hallows’ Eve”

11. Trick-or-Treating
There will be
around 36
million trick-ortreaters

12. Other Facts
-Samhainophobia is the fear
of Halloween.
-The biggest pumpkin ever
recorded was 836 pounds
-Halloween has been around
for over 6,000 years.

13. Sources
http://facts.randomhistory.com
http://business.time.com
http://www.diamondbackonline.com
http://en.wikipedia.org

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