With the second week of October upon us, Halloween is right around the corner. Halloween is a holiday dating back to what most historians agree is around 2,000 years ago, originally called All-Hallows Eve. It is celebrated all around the world with many traditions. Some of these traditions include carving pumpkins, dressing up, watching scary movies, but the biggest one meant for people of all ages all around the world is Trick- or Treating. Trick-or-Treating is a tradition where people dress up in their Halloween costumes going door to door asking people Trick-or-Treat. In exchange the owners of these houses often hand out candy. Over the years people have given out many different kinds of candy.
Here are the most popular Halloween candies in the US today:
Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups
Peanut M&M’s
M&M’s
Kit Kat
Snickers
Sour Patch Kids
Hershey’s Milk Chocolate
Milky Way
Twix
Hairbo Goldbears
Dee-Mack students and staff answered a pull asking out of which of these candies and more, what were their favorite. Here’s what they voted:
Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups
Sour Patch Kids
Twix
Kit Kat
M&M’s
Hershey’s Milk Chocolate
Milky Way
Candy Corn
Snickers
Haribo Goldbears
With Halloween right around the corner, make sure to look out for these Dee-Mack students favorites in your Halloween bowls and bags. Everyone have a safe and fun Halloween!!
https://www.history.com/articles/history-of-halloween