Tuesday, October 28, 2014

Why We Eat Candy...and Other Awesome Halloween Origin Stories You Should Know.

If we didn’t know about Halloween while growing up, as adults we’d find it pretty weird. …that’s because it is.


Trying to explain Halloween to someone from a different culture is hard. Why do we dress up like dead people…but also prostitutes? Why do we knock on strangers doors…and beg for candy? What is the correlation between tricks and treats?


According to our research? Halloween is cool, but it’s even cooler once you know its spooky origins.



Why is it called “Halloween?”


Why is it called Halloween?


What’s with the candy?


What




Where did trick-or-treating come from?


Where did trick-or-treating come from?


Jack O’Lanterns? WHY?


Jack O


Where’s the meat?


Where


What’s with all the gourds?


What


Why must we dress like this?


Why must we dress like this?


I don’t know about you, but the next time a stranger tries to talk to me at a Halloween party, I’m just going to list off this trivia.



Why We Eat Candy...and Other Awesome Halloween Origin Stories You Should Know.

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