Happy Halloween!

Posted by Benji Riggins on October 28, 2009 under Interesting Info | Be the First to Comment

Remember, when you carve your pumpkin this Halloween, that by
rights it should be a turnip.

The tradition of carving a Halloween lantern came to America with
Irish immigrants, who traditionally hollowed out a turnip. But in
those days turnips were hard to find in America, and so they
started using pumpkins instead.

But why put candles in pumpkins or turnips?

Witches are supposed to be frightened by candle light and so
putting a lantern at your door on the night they prowled, was
intended to prevent them getting in and eating your children.

You should never kill a spider on Halloween – it is said that the
spirits of dead loved ones comeback and inhabit spiders for that
night.