Eeeeek!

Halloween is upon us - tomorrow, to be exact.

Some shockingly useless facts:

• Halloween is one of the more strange holidays celebrated in the United States. Although American parents discourage talking to strangers and worship of the occult, parents allow their children to visit stranger's homes and accept candy and even allow children to dress up as ghosts and ghouls. The holiday and the way of celebrating has changed over the years because of the merging of cultures and celebrations.
• The name Halloween derives from the older form Hallowe'en, a contraction of 'All Hallow's Eve', so called as it is the day before the Catholic All Saints holy day, which used to be called 'All Hallows'.
• The Celts believed that souls of the dead visited the earth every October 31, which was the end of the old Celtic calendar year.
• In Mexico, they celebrate El Dia de los Muertos or the Day of the Dead starting the evening of October 31. Any resemblance to George A. Romero's classic zombie-flick of the same name is purely coincidental.
• The world's record for biggest pumpkin is currently held by a gigantic gourd weighing a whopping 1,385 pounds.
• Each year 2 billion dollars is spent on Halloween candy. Rumors that Halloween was started in the late twenties by a group of dentists are, as of yet, unfounded.
• The movie Halloween was made in just 21 days in 1978, on a very limited budget.
• It's not uncommon for people to be afraid of Halloween. In fact, there's even a name for it - Samhainophobia.

Some ridiculous costumes:

• The 'Holy mother of god!' Wacko Jacko Halloween mask.
• The 'Whoops, my tit fell out!' Janet Jackson costume.
• The 'Ok, who cut the cheese!?' whoopie cushion costume.
• The 'Look, that shark is wearing sneakers!' shark-eating-man costume.
• The 'I have no idea what OTT means!' Cellphone costumes.

I think it goes without saying that I'm more than happy about the fact that I don't live in the U.S.

Oh, and by the way, carve your very own pumpkin right here. If you manage to carve one as scary as this one, you've got talent.

Cheers