Hello Campers!
How are you today? How was your weekend?
I worked all weekend--- which is a lot for me, and I am completely exhausted from it. I plan to do nothing all day but read and write fic, listen to Bobby Long....and maybe drink a pot or two of coffee.
Are you ready for Halloween yet? It's so weird, here where I live... Beggar's night is Thursday. I don't know why they just can't do it on a weekend.
Share your costume ideas!
Share your fun Halloween stories!
Some Halloween Facts for you~~
~Jack o’ Lanterns originated in Ireland where people placed candles in hollowed-out turnips to keep away spirits and ghosts on the Samhain holiday.
~Halloween was brought to North America by immigrants from Europe who would celebrate the harvest around a bonfire, share ghost stories, sing, dance and tell fortunes.
~Tootsie Rolls were the first wrapped penny candy in America.
~The ancient Celts thought that spirits and ghosts roamed the countryside on Halloween night. They began wearing masks and costumes to avoid being recognized as human.
~It is believed that if you see a spider on Halloween, it is the spirit of a loved on watching over you.
~Growing big pumpkins is a big time hobby. Top prize money for the biggest giant pumpkin is as much as $25,000 dollars at fall festivals.
~There really are so-called vampire bats, but they're not from Transylvania. They live in Central and South America and feed on the blood of cattle, horses and birds.
~Halloween is the 2nd most commercially successful holiday, with Christmas being the first. People spend as much as over $2.5 billion during Halloween on candies, costumes, decorations and parties.
~Samhainophobia is an intense fear of Halloween.
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Halloween is such a fun holiday and many people love it for many different reasons.
Tell me why YOU love Halloween!