Fun facts and cool info about the spookiest holiday

Sources for nerds:

Dwyer, Christopher. “5 Reasons We Enjoy Being Scared.” Psychology Today, 19 Oct. 2018, www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/thoughts-thinking/201810/5-reasons-we-enjoy-being-scared.

Heckman, William. “How the Fight or Flight Response Works.” The American Institute of Stress, 21 Aug. 2019, www.stress.org/how-the-fight-or-flight-response-works.

History.com Editors. “How Jack O’Lanterns Originated in Irish Myth.” HISTORY, 21 Oct. 2020, www.history.com/news/history-of-the-jack-o-lantern-irish-origins.

“How Trick-or-Treating Became a Halloween Tradition.” HISTORY, 21 Oct. 2020, www.history.com/news/halloween-trick-or-treating-origins.

Rummel, Rachel. “Mari Lwyd.” Atlas Obscura, 12 Nov. 2018, www.atlasobscura.com/foods/mari-lwyd-horse-skull-wales-wassailing.

“Why Do We Wear Costumes on Halloween?” Mental Floss, 21 Oct. 2019, www.mentalfloss.com/article/603581/why-we-wear-halloween-costumes.

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