This Friday, October 1, 2021, the so-called ‘spooky season’ begins . The period between October 1 and October 31, the night of Halloween, is known as such. Throughout this month, the cold and rains will begin to take center stage as autumn progresses, and little by little we will begin to see pumpkin-shaped chocolates, horror movies or amusement parks decorated with Halloween motifs.
But what exactly does ‘spooky’ mean? It is an English word that means “creepy .” At this time, with the Halloween party getting closer and closer and in the middle of the digital age, social networks are filled with images, memes and GIFs to celebrate the ‘spooky season’.
SHINee – View pic.twitter.com/xeib5p4MGd
— dancing pumpkin (@pumpkinmankpop) October 1, 2015
Jade Jolie on Dragula pic.twitter.com/ko5YeMWu0A
— Joey Nolfi (@joeynolfi) September 9, 2021
Halloween curiosities that will surprise you
To celebrate the start of the ‘Spooky season’ as it deserves, we have selected the most surprising fun facts about Halloween :
- Origin: there are those who believe that Halloween was born in the United States. Nothing could be further from the truth. It is a Celtic festival of more than 6,000 years ago. On October 31 they celebrated “samhain” for the end of the harvests. The Irish who emigrated to the United States in the mid-nineteenth century, moved the party to the North American country.
- Name: one of the great curiosities about Halloween has to do with why it is called that. It is an evolution of “All Hallows Eve”, which means “All Hallows Eve” in Old English.
- Decorated pumpkin: one of the most representative elements of the night of October 31 is the decorated pumpkin. It has its origin in the legend of “Jack O’Lantern” of the United States. Previously, naos and beets were decorated.
- Phobia: and, finally, there are those who have a phobia of Halloween. It is called Samhainophobia and those who suffer from it cannot bear the decoration, the costumes and, above all, the scares.
- Pumpkin Record: And finally, the world record for the largest number of pumpkins lit at the same time was set in the state of Massachusetts. 30,128 pumpkins were lit at once.
