In The Spirit of Halloween, here are a few tidbits to chew on:

* Americans are expected to spend $6.9 billion on Halloween costumes, candy, and decorations this year, an average of $74.34 per person. That's more than double what consumers spent on Halloween a decade ago.

-The National Retail Federation, 2015

* Halloween's origins come from a Celtic festival for the dead called "Samhain." Celts believed the ghosts of the dead roamed Earth on this holiday, so people would dress in costumes and leave "treats" out on their front doors to appease the roaming spirits. That makes Halloween more Irish than the relatively recent holiday Saint Patrick's Day.
-The Huffington Post, October 24, 2014

* "All of my life, my parents said, 'Never take candy from strangers.' And then they dressed me up and said, 'Now go beg for it!'"
-Rita Rudner