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The world record for the most lit Jack-o-Lanterns, 30,581, is held by the City of Keene, New Hampshire. It was achieved October 19th 2013. Bobbing for apples is a fun Halloween activity which was originally done in Europe hundreds of years ago. It was done by young women as a courting ritual (an activity performed to find their soulmate). If a woman was able to bite an apple on the first try it meant that the “stars aligned” and she was destined to be with her crush. If she got it on the secon...
1. Halloween originates from the ancient Celtic Festival known as Samhain that was celebrated around Ireland and the UK. October 31st was the eve of their new year. The Celts lit bonfires and wore costumes to protect themselves from spirits. They believed ghosts returned to earth on Samhain.
2. Jack-o-Lanterns come from the Legend of Stingy Jack. The legend goes, Jack tricked the Devil into not taking him when he died and he was certainly not being accepted into heaven. This left Jack wanderin...On Saturday, October 28th, Medford will be having their annual Halloween Parade on Main Street. This parade is so popular it usually brings around 30,000 spectators each year. It consists of 10 marching bands, 40 handcrafted parade floats, and hundreds of marchers dressed in costumes. Anyone can be a marcher in the parade; marcher registration is in front of St. Mary of the Lakes School.
It starts at St. Mary of the Lakes School and ends at Maurice and Everett Haines School. The parade starts at...
