Happy Halloween 2024: Best wishes, interesting facts, quotes, status, and more

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Halloween is one of the biggest occasions celebrated in the United States and other parts of the world, and serves more like a run-up to the Christmas season and the New Year celebrations. With 2024 ending soon, Halloween this time should be even more special, and the trick and treats should be even more 'ghouly'.

Happy Halloween facts to share with family and friends

• Halloween traces its roots back to the Celtic festival of Samhain, which is celebrated on November 1st. The Celtics believed that on this very day, the bridge between the living and the dead blurred, and that allows spirits to roam the earth.
• The practice of trick-or-treating by children and young ones can be traced back to medieval Europe, that has now extended to the US, and other parts of the world.
• The old-time tradition of carving pumpkins into jack-o'-lanterns is believed to have originated in the country of Ireland. But, instead of pumpkins, turnips were used initially.
• The colors orange and black are strongly associated with Halloween. This is because orange symbolizes harvest and autumn, while black represents darkness and death.

Happy Halloween wishes to send on WhatsApp

Here are some of the most interesting Happy Halloween messages you can drop to your friends and colleagues on Halloween, and even spook them with some scary GIFs, to go along with them.

• Wishing you a whole night of spooky fun and plenty of treats!
• May the jack-o'-lantern of yours shine bright this Halloween!
• Happy Halloween! Enjoy the treats and may you avoid the tricks!
• Sending you ghostly greetings on this auspicious occasion of Halloween!