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What are the traditional Halloween colours?
Orange and black
The traditional Halloween colours of orange and black actually stem from the pagan celebration of autumn and the harvest, with orange symbolizing the colours of the crops and turning leaves, while black marks the "death" of summer and the changing season. Over time, green, purple and yellow have also been introduced into the colour scheme of Halloween decorations.
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What traditional activity takes place on Halloween and involves dressing children up in scary costumes and getting candies from neighbours’ houses?
Trick or Treat
When the church introduced All Souls Day, rich people gave poor people ‘soul cakes’, a small cake made with spices and raisins. It replaced the Celtic tradition of leaving food outside houses for the ghosts. The Americans kept the tradition. "Trick-or-treating" is a custom for children on Halloween. Children proceed in costume from house to house, asking for treats such as confectionery, or sometimes money, with the question, "Trick or treat?" The "trick" is an idle threat to perform mischief on the homeowners or their property if no treat is given.
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What are other names of Halloween?
All Hallows’ Eve,
All Hallows’ Day
All Saints’ Day
The term "Halloween" is shortened from "All Hallows' Even" (both "even" and "eve" are abbreviations of "evening," but "Halloween" gets its "n" from "even") as it is the eve of "All Hallows' Day," which is now also known as All Saints' Day.
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What do people in England call the night before Halloween?
Cabbage Night
A particular night, commonly the night of the 30th to the 31st of October, during which young people play pranks and do mischief in their neighbourhoods.
Cabbage Night is an old Scottish tradition. Women would use stolen cabbage leaves as a method of fortune telling on the night before All Hallows Eve.
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Is pumpkin a fruit or a vegetable?
Fruit
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Pumpkin is commonly viewed as a vegetable but it turns out that is a fruit, as it contains seeds.

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Pumpkins can be orange, white, green or what other colour?
Blue
When we think of pumpkins colors, orange first comes to mind. Certainly, orange is the most popular colour.
However, they come in many other colours, too. You can find pumpkins that are green, yellow, red, white and even blue.
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Which countries did Halloween come from?
Ireland, Scotland and England
And if you think of a country that celebrates Halloween, you probably think of the United States first. Americans and Canadians have adopted Halloween in a big way, but Halloween traditions actually come from 16th-century Ireland, Scotland and England.
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According to superstition, what particular ability does a person born on Halloween have?
The ability to see and talk to spirits
Halloween is traditionally the time when common superstitions, folklore, myths and omens carry more weight to those who believe.
It is considered a blessing to be born on Halloween. People who have Halloween birthdays are thought to have good luck follow them throughout their lives. Halloween-born individuals are believed to have a variety of supernatural powers and have the ability to see and talk to unseen spirits.
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What mammal is able to fly and is associated with Halloween?
Bat
Bats are one of the most iconic symbols of Halloween. One superstition states that if you see a bat flying around you or your home on Halloween, there may be a ghost or spirit nearby.
In modern day's Halloween, people tend to use bats as a symbol of the holiday to scare others in pranks.
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Instead of candy, what is given in some cultures when children go trick-or-treating?
Money
Trick-or-treating is a traditional Halloween custom for children and adults in some countries. In the evening before All Saints' Day (1 November), children in costumes travel from house to house, asking for treats with the phrase "Trick or treat". The "treat" is usually some form of candy, although in some cultures money is given instead.
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Which vegetable were Jack-o’-Lanterns originally carved of?
Turnip
The Irish hollowed out turnips, placed a light inside to keep away the bad and stingy Jack. As the legend says, Jack was a man who tricked the devil and after Jack had died he was allowed neither in heaven nor in hell. With a lantern in his hand he began to search for a resting place on Earth. This was the original Jack-o’-Lantern. Since Halloween came to America from Ireland (Scotland and England) people used pumpkins because they were bigger and easier to hollow out than turnips. Originally, carved pumpkins were used to frighten people in their homes by raising them as if they were peering in windows.
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What is the fear of Halloween called?
Samhainophobia
The fear of Halloween is a diagnosable disease which is called Samhainophobia. Someone suffering from this type of phobia feels extremely anxious at the time of Halloween.
Sufferers of Samhainophobia are not just afraid of hearing about or looking at the Halloween festivity, but just the mere thought of the occasion produces extreme anxiety.
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What date is Halloween celebrated?
31 October
Halloween (or Hallowe’en) is a holiday celebrated on 31 October, particularly in the United States where it has been heavily commercialized.
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What is another name for a carved pumpkin?
Jack-o’-Lantern
A jack-o'-lantern is a carved pumpkin or turnip, commonly associated with the Halloween holiday.
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According to superstition, what will you see if you stare into a mirror at midnight on Halloween?
Your future husband or wife
Some say that you can see a future husband /wife by looking into a mirror by candlelight, but a popular superstition warns that you should never stare into a mirror by candlelight alone on Halloween, as you never know what you might see.
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What time does trick or treating start?
Around 5-6 p.m.
According to TrickorTreatTimes.com, most cities “officially” kick off trick or treating around 5 – 6 p.m. It’s best to visit houses with their lights on, a sign they are ready to treat youngsters. It’s best to wrap up trick or treating by no later than 9 p.m.
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What are the traditional Halloween colours? ( Orange and black)
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What traditional activity takes place on Halloween and involves dressing children up in scary costumes and getting candies from neighbours’ houses? ( Trick or treat)
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What are other names of Halloween? (All Hallows’ Eve, All Hallows’ Day, All Saints’ Day)
What do people in England call the night before Halloween? (Cabbage night)

Is pumpkin a fruit or a vegetable? ( Fruit)
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Pumpkins can be orange, white, green or what other colour? ( Blue)
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Which countries did Halloween come from? (Ireland, Scotland and England)
According to superstition, what particular ability does a person born on Halloween have?
(The ability to see and talk to spirits)

What mammal is able to fly and is associated with Halloween? ( Bat)
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Instead of candy, what is given in some cultures when children go trick-or-treating?
( Money)
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Which vegetable were Jack-o’-Lanterns originally carved of? (Turnip)
What is the fear of Halloween is called? (Samhainophobia)