Happy Halloween! Be sure to celebrate safely and keep an eye out for trick-or-treaters if you’re driving this evening. Find some fun facts about this cherished tradition below:
- Trick-or-treating was originally known as “guising” in Scotland and Ireland and was celebrated during medieval times.
- When the Irish fled the potato famine that devastated their country in the 1840s, they brought their traditions and helped influence the popularity of Halloween in the USA.
- Halloween is the second most lucrative consumer holiday; consumers spent approximately $9 billion on Halloween in 2019.
- Illinois produces up to five times more pumpkins than any other state; 15,000 acres are devoted to gourd growing.