Scary Halloween Facts!

Halloween is finally here so here are 3 spooky facts:

1. A study once showed that Halloween can actually make children naughtier! According to APA (American Psychological Association) children between the ages of 9 and 13 wearing Halloween masks were considerably more likely than the unmasked children to take more candy than they were told to when left alone in a room with a bowl of sweets!
2. Jack o’ Lantern’s used to be made out of turnips, beetroot and potatoes not pumpkins, see the picture below to see just how much creepier these looked.
3. The tradition of dressing up on Halloween originated with the Celts during Samhain. During the festival they dressed up as ghosts and evil spirits to hide from real demons and spirits that they believed to wander and roam their streets.