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12 Thrilling Facts We Bet You Didn’t Know About Halloween

10. The Owl Is a Popular Halloween Image.

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In Medieval Europe, owls were thought to be witches, and to hear an owl’s call meant someone was about to die.

11. Halloween Is the Second Highest Grossing Commercial Holiday After Christmas.

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Halloween has become one of the most expensive holidays for Americans. It ranks just after Christmas for money expenditures, with American spending about $6 billion (that’s billion with a “B”) every year. This includes the costumes, decorations, and fun fall attractions.

12. Want to see a real witch at midnight?

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According to tradition, if a person wears his or her clothes inside out and then walks backward on Halloween, he or she will see a witch at midnight.

Credits: vintag.es

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