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HALLOWEEN (continued): • As time went by and Christianity spread throughout Europe, customs evolved, and people in Ireland and other European countries developed their own unique ways of celebrating the end of summer and preparing for winter. Many old traditions focused on matchmaking techniques that were believed to assist eligible bachelors and bachelorettes. • On Halloween in 18th-century Scotland, an unattached young woman was encouraged to write the names of prospective husbands on hazelnuts. She then threw the hazelnuts into a fire. The nuts that burned rather than popped or exploded identified the young woman’s husband to be. Wonder what happened if more than one nut burned? • Another matchmaking technique in old Scotland was the eating of a combination of hazelnuts, walnuts and nutmeg before going to bed on Halloween night. It was thought that the young woman who did this would dream of her future mate. Isn’t it interesting that the magical meal consisted primarily of nuts? • A somewhat dangerous practice was to walk backwards down the staircase to the basement of a house while holding a mirror. At the bottom of the stairs the face of their future husband or wife would appear in the mirror. • In old England, men and women in search of a mate would count the number of puffs it took them to blow out a candle while wearing a blindfold. This number foretold the number of years it would be before they were wed. • On Halloween, young women sometimes would peel apples and toss the apple peels over their shoulders while hoping that the fallen peels would form the initials of their husbands-to-be. • When did the custom of trick or treating begin? Trick or Treating is thought to have begun during All Souls’ Day celebrations several hundred years ago in England. All Souls’ Day was a religious holiday in Pre-Reformation England. This holiday honored the lives of those who had died. The poor would go from house to house offering to pray for the dead in exchange for money or “soul cakes,” which were a type of hot cross bun.

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Today in Ireland, where the Celts lived and celebrated centuries ago, bonfires are still burned, but now children dress up in costumes and trick or treat, and often attend parties with their families and friends. They play a game called “snap-apple,” which is a kind of bobbing for an apple on a string. An apple is tied to a string hanging from a doorframe and youngsters try to take a bite without using their hands. Families play a card game in which cards are placed face down on a table with candy or coins underneath. A child chooses a card and receives the prize.

• Many in the United States look forward to Halloween every year. Businesses look forward to the increased sales of candies, costumes and party decorations, and children look forward to transforming themselves into ghosts, goblins, princesses and pirates, or other spooky characters. Families get their supply of goodies ready and prepare for happy cries of “Trick or Treat” as they answer their ringing doorbells. • Halloween comes in third behind Christmas and New Year’s Eve in the numbers of parties hosted. • More funny greeting cards are sold for Halloween than for any other holiday. Twenty-five million cards are sold annually. • Present day Halloween celebrations are exciting and fun for kids and grownups alike. Have fun, be safe and “Happy Halloween” from Tidbits! We hope you have a special time this year!

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1) Charities they patronize 2) Associations where they are members

1. What is the pumpkin capital of the world?

3. What is said to be the favorite candy treat for Halloween? 4. What is the term for a fear of Halloween? 5. What nationality consumes the most candy each year?

2. How much did the largest pumpkin on record weigh?

3) After-hours social affairs

4) Their favorite attitude adjustment pub

HOCUS-FOCUS This collapses time between the Search and the Sale.

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What candy is certainly sure to show up in Trick or Treat bags at Halloween? Candy Corn, of course! These tasty little orange and yellow confections make you think of this

Kevin Kline...10/24/1947 Pablo Picasso...10/25/1881 Hillary Clinton...10/26/1947

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while in his hometown for Halloween weekend. After looking over the menu he orders Eggs Benedict. His order comes a while laterMAGIC and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s servedMAZE on a huge, fancy chrome plate. He asks the waiter,â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s with the fancy plate?â&#x20AC;&#x2122; The waiter replies, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s no plate like chrome for the hollandaise.â&#x20AC;?

HPIOHRAOBANCA This word means: An irrational fear of spiders.

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What do witches put on their hair? Scare spray.