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40 Halloween Facts

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1) The first Jack O'Lanterns were actually made from turnips.   2) Samhainophobia is the fear of Halloween.   3) The owl is a popular Halloween image. In Medieval Europe, owls were thought to be witches, and to hear an owl's call meant someone was about to die. 4) The largest pumpkin ever measured was grown by Norm Craven, who broke the world record in 1993 with a 836 lb. pumpkin.  5) Scottish girls believed they could see images of their future husband if they hung wet sheets in front of the fire on Halloween. Other girls believed they would see their boyfriend's faces if they looked into mirrors while walking downstairs at midnight on Halloween. 6) Halloween was influenced by the ancient Roman festival Pomona, which celebrated the harvest goddess of the same name. Many Halloween customs and games that feature apples (such as bobbing for apples) and nuts date from this time. In fact, in the past, Halloween has been called San-Apple Night and Nutcrac

My Favourite Halloween Films

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List of films I love watching at Halloween. Addams Family values The Addams Family BEWITCHED CASPER THE DOG WHO SAVED HALLOWEEN ELLA ENCHANTED  E.T. THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL GOOSEBUMPS HALLOWEEN TOWN HALLOWEEN TOWN II KALABAR'S REVENGE HALLOWEEN TOWN HIGH RETURN TO HALLOWEEN TOWN HOCUS POCUS HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA HOTEL TRANSYLAVANIA 2 MONSTER HOUSE MONSTERS INC. MONSTERS UNIVERSITY THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS THE CORPSE BRIDE THE WOMAN IN BLACK THE WOMAN IN BLACK ANGEL OF DEATH The Addams Family image: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/0/04/The_Addams_Family.jpg Addams family values image: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/e/e9/Addams_family_values.jpg Bewitched i