Halloween 2022
October 31, 2022
Most people know that Halloween is a contraction for All Hallows’ Eve — a celebration observed in numerous countries on the evening before All Hallows’ Day (also known as All Saints’ Day).
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This Could Be Scary: A Halloween Candy Shortage
August 8, 2022
If geopolitics, inflation, and climate change aren’t enough to worry about, there are now warnings that there could be a shortage of Halloween Candy. The first company to sound the alarm was
Día de los Muertos and the Pandemic
November 1, 2021
Deaths related to the COVID-19 pandemic have now surpassed those associated with the 1918 Spanish Flu pandemic. It is estimated that around 675,000 people died in the U.S. during that latter pandemic
Happy Halloween 2021
October 29, 2021
One sure sign that autumn has arrived is the ubiquity of pumpkins in fields, stores, and roadside stands. Have you ever wondered how pumpkin carving — especially the carving of jack-o’-lanterns —
Halloween 2021 Predictions
October 20, 2021
In her book Welcome To Rosie Hopkins’ Sweetshop Of Dreams, author Jenny Colgan (@jennycolgan) wrote, “[Halloween] is the crack between the last golden rays of summer and the dark of winter; the
Halloween 2020
October 30, 2020
It will be interesting to see what kind of masks trick-or-treaters wear this Halloween — if they venture out at all. Party City is betting people won’t be celebrating as much this
Halloween 2019
October 31, 2019
Retailers have come to view Halloween as an indicator of how good sales will be during the coming holiday shopping season. Kimberly Amadeo (@KimberlyAmadeo), President of World Money Watch, explains, “Record Halloween
Forget the Tricks; Halloween is all about the Treats
October 31, 2018
Tonight many a little goblin will knock on neighborhood doors and loudly ask, “Trick or treat?” Few of them will actually have tricks up their sleeves waiting to be revealed should a
Halloween 2017
October 31, 2017
Some people (even some communities) take Halloween very seriously. “Halloween has become a destination holiday,” writes Anne Marie Chaker (@AnneMarieChaker). “Gone is the obligatory meet-and-greet of neighbors who live close by. Now,
Don’t be Afraid — Halloween 2016 Could be a Record Year
October 31, 2016
Halloween has become big business and, in recent years, has also marked the beginning of the holiday shopping season (a place once reserved for Thanksgiving). Every year for over a decade, the