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Halloween is a holiday celebrated on October 31. It has roots in the Celtic festival of Samhain and the Christian holy day of All Saints. Ask any questions associated with Halloween such as jack-o'-lanterns, trick-or-treating, ghosts, bonfires, costumes, haunted houses, reading scary stories, and watching horror movies, to name a few.

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What would a cook bury in mashed potatoes in hopes to bring true love to the diner?

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In 18th Century Ireland, a cook would bury a ring in her mashed potatoes on Halloween night in efforts to bring love to the person who found the ring. Some other superstitions tell of adding a three penny bit, a button, a heart shaped charm, a shell, and a key. All the lights are turned out and the party guests have to dig out the charms with a spoon or fork. The one who finds the ring will marry first; the three-penny bit signifies wealth; the button, bachelor/spinsterhood; the heart,passionate love; the shell, long journeys; and the key, great success and power.

Most popular candy to pass out at halloween?

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Kids like to get chocolate candy bars for Halloween. Some of the most popular candy to pass out are Snickers, Reese's Cups, Kit-Kats, and plain M & M's.

What is the most candy collected on Halloween?

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Any kind of suckers.

What are all the kinds of candy that exist?

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snickers, nerds, kit-kat, hersheys, m&ms, skittles, twix, Resse's,gum pop,

dum dums, toostie rolls, carmel apple, crunch, gummy bears, gummy worms, red hot gum, ring pops, push-pops, mentos, starburts, jelly beans, laffy taffy's, baby ruth's, milky way, three musketeers, now and laters, pixy sticks, jolly ranchers, ice breaks gum, bublelicious gum, rich chocolates

You forgot swedish fish. I know this becuz im eating them right now......mmmmmmmmm

What is the most popular candy for Halloween?

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There are many popular Halloween candies. I would stay away from peanuts/tree nut candies because many people have allergies. I would recommend Blow Pops, Kit Kat, Twix, Tootsie Pops, Starburst, Hershey's, and Skittles. There are tons of popular candies out there!

Why do you call it candy?

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Because it's candy and it's shaped like a corn kernel!

A pillow case full of Halloween candy is a example of what mixture?

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A pillowcase full of Halloween candy is a heterogeneous mixture

How many pounds of candy does the average American eat on Halloween?

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24.7 pounds-per capita of candy is consumed by Americans on average on Halloween.

How much candy is sold for Halloween?

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there is no real answer to this because it varies

598 million pounds

1 billion pounds

1.9 billion pounds

746 million pounds

American consumers purchase approximately 598 million pounds or $1.9 billions worth of candy during the Halloween season. Nearly 90 million pounds of the candy sold during Halloween week is chocolate.

Why is the pumpkin synonymous with Halloween?

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The Irish brought the tradition of the Jack O'Lantern to America. But, the original Jack O'Lantern was not a pumpkin.The Jack O'Lantern legend goes back hundreds of years in Irish History. As the story goes, Stingy Jack was a miserable, old drunk who liked to play tricks on everyone: family, friends, his mother and even the Devil himself. One day, he tricked the Devil into climbing up an apple tree. Once the Devil climbed up the apple tree, Stingy Jack hurriedly placed crosses around the trunk of the tree. The Devil was then unable to get down the tree. Stingy Jack made the Devil promise him not to take his soul when he died. Once the devil promised not to take his soul, Stingy Jack removed the crosses and let the Devil down. Many years later, when Jack finally died, he went to the pearly gates of Heaven and was told by Saint Peter that he was too mean and too cruel and had led a miserable and worthless life on earth. He was not allowed to enter heaven. He then went down to Hell and the Devil. The Devil kept his promise and would not allow him to enter Hell. Now Jack was scared and had nowhere to go but to wander about forever in the darkness between heaven and hell. He asked the Devil how he could leave as there was no light. The Devil tossed him an ember from the flames of Hell to help him light his way. Jack placed the ember in a hollowed out Turnip, one of his favorite foods which he always carried around with him whenever he could steal one. For that day onward, Stingy Jack roamed the earth without a resting place, lighting his way as he went with his "Jack O'Lantern". On all Hallow's eve, the Irish hollowed out Turnips, rutabagas, gourds, potatoes and beets. They placed a light in them to ward off evil spirits and keep Stingy Jack away. These were the original Jack O'Lanterns. In the 1800's a couple of waves of Irish immigrants came to America. The Irish immigrants quickly discovered that Pumpkins were bigger and easier to carve out. So they used pumpkins for Jack O'Lanterns.

How much does the average US household spend on Halloween candy?

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About $2 billion is spend on Halloween candy each year in the United States. The number one favorite trick-or-treat candy is the Snickers bar.

Where can I find ways to decorate for Halloween with pumpkins?

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One of my favorite Halloween crafts and decorating go-tos is www.hgtv.com. You may also look at magazines during the fall season for pumpkin decorating ideas. Better Homes and Gardens, Crafting, and Good Housekeeping are some good magazines to look into.

What halloween words begin with the letter U?

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Umpire is a Halloween costume. It begins with the letter u.

What is a Carved pumpkin with candle called?

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A carved pumpkin with a candle is called a jack-o-lantern. It used to be a turnip with a candle in it. The Celts and Irish invented it but for different reasons.

What halloween words begin with K?

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Kit Kat candy is a popular candy distributed to trick-or treaters. King is a Halloween costume.

What is a jack-o'-lantern?

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The Jack-o-lantern custom probably comes from Irish folklore. As the tale is told, a man named Jack, who was notorious as a drunkard and trickster, tricked Satan into climbing a tree. Jack then carved an image of a cross in the tree's trunk, trapping the devil up the tree. Jack made a deal with the devil that, if he would never tempt him again, he would promise to let him down the tree.

According to the folk tale, after Jack died, he was denied entrance to Heaven because of his evil ways, but he was also denied access to Hell because he had tricked the devil. Instead, the devil gave him a single ember to light his way through the frigid darkness. The ember was placed inside a hollowed-out turnip to keep it glowing longer.

The Irish used turnips as their "Jack's lanterns" originally. But when the immigrants came to America, they found that pumpkins were far more plentiful than turnips. So the Jack-O-Lantern in America was a hollowed-out pumpkin, lit with an ember.

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Halloween words that begin with the letter B?

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· baby

· bag

· ball

· balloon

· banana

· baseball

· basketball

· bat

· bath

· bear

· bed

· bee

· bike

· bird

· boat

· book

· bottle

· boy

· bread

· bug

· butterfly

What might you receive in your trick or treat bag that starts with the letter I?

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You might receive an Idaho Spud Candy Bar. It has a dark chocolate coating and a marshmallow center with a light cocoa flavor.

In Animal Crossing City Folk on Halloween where is the wishing well?

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