In an effort to make sure that all attendees have a chance to become the KING/QUEEN of the featured state, we have decided to give all former Kings and Queens a deficit of “-200” points for each time they have previously won 1st place.
This should give those who haven’t won before a better chance
Provide some additional challenge to those who have won before
Here are our previous winners and their current deficits.
Looking for your #StateChallenge article for Halloween and don’t see it? Link it in the comments below!
Some Fun Facts
Let’s try something NEW!Do you want your contributions in the meet-up trivia quiz? Do you know a fun fact or a piece of information you would like to share about Halloween? Fill out this form and we’ll pull them all together for a final article or integrate into the Study Guide.
In the United States in a non-Covid year…
Shoppers will spend $86.27 on average celebrating Halloween
72% of parents admit to stealing candy from their kids
68% of people will celebrate Halloween
172 million people plan to celebrate Halloween
U.S. confectionery and nut stores that sell candy, employ over 23,000 people
Skittles are the top Halloween candy- followed by Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups, MM’s, Snickers, and Starburst
The most popular children’s costume is princess, with 7.9% of children going as a princess for Halloween
Following princess in popularity is Superhero, with 6% of children choosing to go as their favorite superhero
8.9% of adults who dress up go as a witch
17% of people dress up their dog for Halloween
What do those dogs dress as? Pumpkin (9.3%), Hot dog (7.2%), and Superhero (7.2%)
1927 is the year when the phrase “Trick or Treat” first appeared in the United States
The word “pumpkin” showed up for the first time in the fairy tale Cinderella
Halloween in 2020 will have the first full moon since 2001- watch out for werewolves!
The most Jack O’Lanterns ever lit at once were 30,581
A billion pumpkins are grown every year in the United States
The world’s largest Halloween parade is New York Village’s Halloween Parade which draws 2 million spectators and more than 60,000 people in costumes
2 Billion lbs of pumpkins are grown in the US every year
Trick-or-treating has existed since medieval times.
Back then, it was known as “guising” in Ireland. Young people dressed up in costumes and asked for food or money in exchange for songs, poems, or other “tricks.” Today, the tradition has morphed into children getting dressed up and asking for candy.
The potato famine and the mass immigration of the Irish into the United States helped spread Halloween in the United States.
Sugar rationing during World War II halted trick-or-treating.
Consumers spent approximately $9 billion (!) on Halloween in 2019.
Some shelters adopt out black cats for the month of October.
More than twice as much candy is sold for Halloween as Valentine’s Day.
The haunted attraction industry makes between $500 and $800 million a year in ticket sales.
Owners of haunted attractions spend more than $100 million annually on props, such as fog machines, lighting equipment, costumes, and more.
ALL Local Guides around the world are welcome to participate in the Halloween traditions around the world #StateChallenge!!
Everyone is invited to participate, whether they have visited the state themselves, or are daydreaming about what Halloween traditions around the world have to offer.
If you write an article, make sure to link to it in the comments of this post AND put #StateChallenge in the title!
Submit your article by NOON Pacific Standard Time the day before the meet-up.
500 words or less is best
Link your article in the comments so we can add it to the #StudyGuide
@Denise_Barlock@Kwiksatik and others, I can’t wait to see you guys next week with costumes for halloween for the meetup. I know not every country celebrates it, you guys can paint your face or get a mask or just be creative
Halloween is slowly gaining popularity here in Australia @Denise_Barlock we decorated our house for the first time this year, Chris really loved how the houses in Brooklyn looked when we stayed in New York last year so dressed up our house a bit.
@PaulPavlinovich Oh, that’s very cool!!! The decorations are so much fun everywhere! Do the children dress up? Is there any trick or treating for candy?
It happens a little bit @Denise_Barlock very few houses have anything for the kids. I wonder if I should warn the people who rent our old house because the neighbourhood kids were certainly used to coming to us each year :).
Trick or Treat doesn’t really happen - they just want the candy!
The paraphernalia is becoming more available in stores with most of it being available in discount chains. Even then its junk quality and quite expensive.
@PaulPavlinovich after the fun we had wandering around San Francisco that afternoon, I have to say - I would love to celebrate Halloween with you. I can’t even begin to imagine all the fun that would happen!
#StateChallenge Halloween around the World traditions
#StateChallenge Halloween around the World
