- Jack-o’-lanterns were once made out of turnips, beets, and potatoes
- The next full moon on Halloween will occur in 2020
- After dying out during WWII due to sugar rationing, trick-or-treating was once again popularized thanks to the children’s magazine “Jack and Jill,” radio program “The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet,” and the “Peanuts” comic strip showing children dressing up in costumes and asking for candy door-to-door
- About 99% of all pumpkins sold in the U.S. are carved into jack-o-lanterns
- More than 93% of American children under the age of 14 go trick-or-treating
- An average Halloween loot bag contains 11,000 calories
- 64% of American households give out candy on Halloween
- Samhainophobia is the fear of Halloween
- Halloween is the second largest commercial holiday in the U.S. (behind Christmas) and the third largest party day (behind New Year’s Eve and Superbowl Sunday)
- More than twice as much chocolate is sold for Halloween as for Valentine’s Day
