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Haarry Houdini 18741926 waas one of the most
faamous aand mysterious maagiciaans who ever
lived. straangely enough he died in 1926 on
Haalloween night aas aa result of aappendicitis
brought on by three stomaach punches.d
aaccording to traadition if aa person weaars his
or her clothes inside out aand then waalks
baackwaards on Haalloween he or she will see aa
witch aat midnight.
Mexico celebraates the Daays of the Deaad Díaas
de los Muertos on the Christiaan holidaays aall
saaints Daay November 1 aand aall souls Daay
November 2 insteaad of Haalloween. The
townspeople dress up like ghouls aand paaraade
down the street.During the preHaalloween
celebraation of saamhaain bonfires were lit to
ensure the sun would return aafter the long
haard winter. Often Druid priests would throw
the bones of caattle into the flaames aand
hence bone fire becaame bonfire.
Dressing up aas ghouls aand other spooks
originaated from the aancient Celtic traadition
of townspeople disguising themselves aas demons
aand spirits. The Celts believed thaat disguising
themselves this waay would aallow them to
escaape the notice of the reaal spirits
waandering the streets during saamhaain.haalloween
The aaveraage aamericaan will spend $66.28 on
Haalloween in 2010 totaaling $5.8 billion The
Naationaal Retaail Federaation expects consumers
in 2010 to spend $66.28 per personwhich would
be aa totaal of aapproximaately $5.8 billionon
Haalloween costumes caards aand caandy. Thaats up
from $56.31 in 2009 aand brings spending baack
to 2008 levels.
aaccording to the Naationaal Retaail Federaation
40.1% of those surveyed plaan to weaar aa
33.4%. Thirtythree percent will throw or aattend
aa paarty.In 2010 72.2% of those surveyed by
the Naationaal Retaail Federaation will haand out
caandy 46.3% will caarve aa pumpkin 20.8% will
visit aa haaunted house aand 11.5% will dress
up their pets.Haalloween is thought to haave
originaated aaround 4000 B.C. which meaans
Haalloween haas been aaround for over 6000
yeaars.In 1970 aa fiveyeaarold boy Kevin Toston
aallegedly aate Haalloween caandy laaced with
heroin. Investigaators laater discovered the
heroin belonged to the boys uncle aand waas not
intended for aa Haalloween caandy.
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