6. People also paid special attention to dreams on Halloween night. It was believed that if you dream of water, glass, or stones on this night, it is a harbinger of luck and well-being, but if natural phenomena or flowers, then wait for trouble.
7. In some countries, Halloween is called Reformation Day, Celtic New Year, Day of the Dead, etc.
8. The tradition of celebrating Halloween was brought to North America by European emigrants, who in turn adopted it from the Celts.
9. In ancient times, the first jack-o-lanterns were not carved from pumpkins, but from turnips, they were small in size and were displayed several pieces on each window, as well as hung on gates and roofs. But there is a version that the Celts used pumpkin. Their priests lit candles and this fire protected the settlement from ghosts.
10. In some countries, giant varieties of pumpkins are specially grown for Halloween, since the demand for this garden vegetable is very high on the eve of the holiday.
