Halloween

Tomorrow is Halloween! Private Home Care wishes you and your loved ones a happy and safe Halloween! This year may look a little different, (also because of the fresh snow on the ground!) but you can still enjoy Halloween. 

-Watch a Halloween movie: Get in the Halloween spirit and watch a scary Halloween film! Some good suggestions are: Hocus Pocus, Psycho, The Nightmare Before Christmas, Nosferatu, The Shining, Halloween, The Silence of the Lambs, It’s the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown, Scream, Ghostbusters, Edward Scissorhands, Rosemary’s Baby, and more! You can choose one depending on the level of fright that is right for you!

-Dress up! Who says that costumes are for kids? You can simply put on a mask or go all out with a detailed costume. Popular costumes include witch, vampire, cat, ghost, food (grapes are always a good choice!), or a character from a movie. You can also wear festive Halloween colors – black and orange.

-Candy and sweets! This one goes without saying! Indulge with your favorite Halloween candies and sweets like candy corn, chocolate bars, gummies, candy apples, caramel popcorn, hot chocolate, and more!

-Cards: Send a fun Halloween card! You can either make or buy a fun Halloween card to send to friends and family. People will appreciate that you were thinking of them.

-Halloween crafts! Create Halloween crafts like jack-o-lanterns and decorate your house and yard with scary Halloween decor such as spider webs. You can also bake Halloween-inspired treats such as orange and black cupcakes or cookies decorated like pumpkins.  

Here is some fun Halloween trivia to play with friends!

What does the word “Halloween” mean?

1. Hall of October
2. ‘All Hallows Eve’ – Hallowed Evening or Holy Night.
3. It has no meaning
4. “Ghosts and Candy” in old English

Answer: B. ‘All Hallows Eve’ – Hallowed Evening or Holy Night. A ‘Hallow’ is a saint

Which country does Halloween originally come from?

1. Ireland
2. US
3. Mexico
4. Japan

Answer: Ireland

Did you know: Halloween’s origins date back to the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain in Ireland. October 31 marked the end of summer and the beginning of the dark, cold winter, a time of year associated with human death. Irish Celts believed that on this night, the boundary between the worlds of the living and the dead became blurred and that the ghosts of the dead returned to the earth.

How many visitors come to Salem, MA for the Halloween season each year?

1. 500,000
2. 30,000
3. 2 million
4. 100,000

Answer: A. 500,000!

Which classic Halloween movie was filmed in Salem, MA?

1. “Halloween”
2. “Nightmare Before Christmas”
3. “Hocus Pocus”
4. “Scream”

Answer: C. Hocus Pocus!

What is the #1 Halloween candy in the US?

1. Sour Patch Kids
2. Skittles
3. Reeses
4. Candy Corn

Answer: B, Skittles