Halloween is coming up at the end of this month and the National Retail Federation says that this year Americans will spend a record $10.14 BILLION dollars on costumes, candy and other Halloween celebration essentials. 

U.S. residents are expected to buy around 600 million pounds of Halloween candy this year.

The latest numbers from the U.S. Census Bureau shows that around 73.1 million children in the United States celebrate the spooky holiday.

Halloween is reportedly “celebrated alongside traditional holidays” in 13 countries, including, Colombia, Germany and China, and Halloween is reportedly “gaining in popularity in 23 countries, including Australia, Japan and Sweden, according to World Population Review.

The tradition of wandering the streets and asking strangers for a hand-out dates all the way back to the Middle Ages. Back then it was known as “mumming”, and people would dress as demons and ghosts, then go knock on doors and perform a song or a dance in exchange for food or drink.

Halloween is always celebrated on October 31st because it is based on the Christian liturgical calendar and proceeds November 1st, which is All Saints Day.  This year, Halloween falls on a Monday.

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