Halloween Facts!

rHALLOWOON FACTS The Jack 6' Lantem was originally carved out of turnips. That's because the legend has it that when Jack (the one who had tricked the devil several times) died, God didn't allow him into heaven. Instead, he was sent to the night only with a burning piece of coal, that he had placed in a carved-out turnip to light his path. He has been roaming the earth since then! The Beggar's Night is another tradition Apart from the popular ones like Jack-o-lanterns, trick-or-treat and putting on scary costumes, children, on the night before Halloween, hit the streets. The event is quite similar to trick-or-treat; kids either crack a joke or perform a trick to get a treat. fortune-telling & other superstitions Halloween folklore involves a number of superstitions and fortune-telling customs; these practices have lingered on till the present day! Here's one: if a bachelor or a bachelorette moves down the stairs backwards holding a mirror in hand, the face that appears on the mirror will be his or her fiancée! www.garnersupply.com