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Halloween 2025: Check Out THESE Not-So-Spooky Facts About the Holiday

Because there’s more to October 31st than jump scares and candy highs. So here we are again - pumpkins on porches, skeletons dangling from balconies, and that faint smell of cinnamon (and possibly burnt caramel popcorn) floating in the air. Halloween lands on a Friday this year, which basically means double trouble for parents, party-lovers, and sugar-sensitive dentists alike. But beyond the haunted houses and banana costumes, this centuries-old festival carries stories that are way more fascinating - and sometimes weirder - than anything you’ll stream on Netflix this weekend. Once Upon a Time in Ancient Ireland (@greenwitchcom/Instagram) Long before Freddy Krueger or fun-sized candy bars entered the chat, Halloween started as Samhain, a Celtic festival marking the end of harvest and the start of winter. Imagine ancient Irish villages gathering around roaring bonfires, dressed in animal skins (primitive cosplay, really), believing the boundary between the living and the dead ...

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