Still preparing for that big Halloween Bash? Don’t run short on treats! Sweet Services, your one stop candy shop still has many items available at great prices! Simply visit the “Halloween” section on our website. Some of our popular Holiday items are Hershey or Mars Miniature Mix, Miniature Heath Bars, Jr Mint Snack Boxes, Hershey Kisses or those yummy Milky Way Simply Caramel. Buy in bulk… ya can’t beat the price!
Here are just a few Halloween facts you may find interesting…
- Halloween was originally a Celtic holiday celebrated on Oct. 31st. The ancient Celts thought that spirits & ghosts roamed the countryside on Halloween night. They began wearing masks & costumes to avoid being recognized as human.
- Orange & black are Halloween colors because orange is associated with Fall Harvest & black with darkness & death.
- Jack-o-Lanterns originated in Ireland – candles were placed in hollowed-out turnips to keep away spirits & ghosts on the Samhain holiday.
- Chocolate candy bars top the list as the most popular trick-or-treat candy with SNICKERS being #1
- There are no words that rhyme with orange.
- October 30th is National Candy Corn Day.
- Black cats were once believed to protect witch’s powers.
- According to folklore, the jack-o-lantern got his name from a man named Jack.
- Mexico celebrates “The Day of the Dead” instead of Halloween.
- “Samhainophobia” is an intense fear of Halloween.
Have a Spooktacular Holiday!!!!
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