This is Halloween! This is Halloween!

So it's nearly Halloween peeps. Awesome!
I am throwing a Halloween party tonight which should be fun.

One crap thing though: trying to convince people in Dubai to dress up is like trying to make a bear bark like a dog and then break dance. Seriously. Why? Tell me why? It's meant to be fun!

Hopefully my incessant nagging will pay off and more than five people will come dressed up. Will let you know. Anyway enough of my bitching now. Here are ten top (weird) myths (and sometimes facts) about Halloween:

1.) Orange and black are the colours of Halloween because orange is associated with the fall harvest and black is the colour of darkness.

2.) Turnips and beets once served as the original Jack O’ Lanterns.


3.) According to superstition, if you stand in front of a mirror at midnight you’ll see the reflection of your future spouse just over your left shoulder. (I don't know how this works if you're married...)


4.) You can sprinkle salt and oatmeal on your child’s head to keep him or her from being possessed.


5.) In England, white cats instead of black ones are thought to be bad luck.


6.) Burning a candle inside a Jack O’ Lantern on Halloween is believed to keep demons and evil spirits at bay.


7.) To meet a witch on Halloween night put your clothes on inside out and walk backwards.


8.) Gazing into the flame of a candle on Halloween night will allow you to see into the future.


9.) If you hear footsteps behind you on Halloween night don’t turn around, for it may be Death himself! If you look him in the eye you'll hasten your demise!


10.) If a bat flies around a house three times, it is considered a death omen.

Happy Halloween! Take pictures!